<p>um...the math shouldn't be that much of a problem, even as a freshman. Besides, chances are that the person that thinks of taking the ACT freshman year is already a pretty bright kid...</p>
<p>very good point^ not too many kids thinking about their future that much in 9th grade..</p>
<p>I was thinking about my future in 9th grade. I just didn't have any of the knowledge to open of all the doors so that I could take things like the ACT. barely knew what the SAT was.
I wish schools would acquaint kids earlier with this stuff. Not just the ACT and so on, but everything. I would have loved to be in the clubs i'm in now in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade, but I never knew of any of them till mid 10th grade.</p>
<p>Honestly, I wish I knew more about the PSAT, and that there were study books. I think I could have easily, with study, hit the mark for a NMS finalist.</p>
<p>I don't think 9th grade kids know all the math... I mean they're gonna be missing all the alg. 2 and trig questions (even though i'm in 9th grade and made a 34 in math :))</p>
<p>um, wayy too much testing. how desperate are y'all lol.</p>
<p>"I mean they're gonna be missing all the alg. 2 and trig questions."</p>
<p>i was in geometry and algebra 2 in 9th grade, and i got taught a little trig then (enough to get 1/2 of the trig questions on the ACT)</p>
<p>From where I live, if you are in geometry for 9th grade, you'll be ahead. Just because your state has a lot of smart kids... that doesn't mean that other states are as advanced in education as your state.</p>
<p>my friend began taking the ACT in 7th grade. scored a 28.
he only scored an 18 on the math but for some reason he is a GENIUS on the science. he scored a 36 on science in 7th grade. and every year since</p>
<p>It's all about reading early and often, I believe. My son took the ACT in 8th grade and got a 32, with no special prep, and no accelerated courses or anything. We just had him take it so he'd know what the test was about when he got to high school. His math scores were a bit lower, as you would expect, since he had never taken most of the math covered by the ACT. But he has been a voracious reader since he was very young, and he was very strong on those parts of the test that had to do with English and reading. </p>
<p>Reading is intellectual exercise just as running is physical exercise. I wish more kids would read, more. That starts with the parents.</p>
<p>"I wish more kids would read, more."</p>
<p>I agree. I was not much of a reader (still am not), and when I took the ACT in 7th grade, I got an 11 on reading and an 18 overall. Granted it's 7th grade, but the reading should have not been like that. But, me not being much of a reader hurt me a lot.</p>
<p>I had to study my butt off in April to get the 32 in reading that I got, and I still had to work my butt off for this ACT in order to keep it at 32+.</p>
<p>i like to read =D or used to</p>
<p>Its worth it to do every year and my son took practices for two and half and scored a 34.</p>
<p>that 1000 bucks or however much you spend on the tests will be a small fee to pay for a big scholarship with a good score</p>
<p>^It's $1000 over a long period of time, which is feasible. </p>
<p>For example, Apple reduced the Price of the iPhone to $200 even though they increased the monthly price by $10, but now people can buy it and pay the extra money over a long period of time. </p>
<p>I would think that $1000 would be great enough for top universities, as in it's worth it. I would definitely have my children get used to the test from an early age. Now I'm not talking about having them take the test every week, but when they're in the summer after 8th grade, introduce it to them, have them look over it a little every day, and when they start 9th grade, they'll get exposed to it and eventually they'll get a 34+ if you teach them the math concepts early on, and those math and science concepts will help them in school.</p>
<p>haha. the things people will do to get into college..</p>
<p>yeah, but it's better to pay $1000 now vs. paying $10,000 extra or so EVERY YEAR later on in college</p>
<p>exactly^^^^^^</p>
<p>Yeah, I'm going for the ACTs every single time from soph onwards. How many times is that?</p>
<p>But don't just take it one month and treat it like something you have to do. Take a few practice tests in between, learn new material before each one, pay attention in your math,english, and science classes. I would get yourself very familiar with the Princeton Review book.</p>
<p>I think 14 if you're applying ED about.</p>
<p>it's offered 6 times a year.</p>