<p>Ok, well right now I am trying to enhance my ACT score to get into a decent college (preferably Rice or Notre Dame = D). Anyway, on the April ACT, I got 35s on both the english and math sections. However, I was not as successful on reading and science. I am not that concerned with reading bc on past tests I have gotten 34s and 35s, but I just can't seem to win on the science. The HIGHEST score I have ever gotten on a practice test was a 31 and when I try to skip right to the questions (which is what many CCers seem to advise) I just find myself not understanding like a question or two per passage. So, can you guys give me any advice on how to improve this section..bc it seems like the studying that I am doing on this section isn't helping at all.</p>
<p>The science section is insane. Lemme tell you, I didn’t get higher than a 28 on my practice tests in preparation for April and I aced science on the actual test… I don’t know if it’s a fluke or if I was just really out of whack when I took the practice science sections… I would just study harder, I guess…</p>
<p>if you come to part of a question you dont understand, like a term or a fact that is not displayed in the graphs or tables, it might be wise to skim the literature for that information. otherwise, i would continue skipping right to the questions</p>
<p>this is coming from someone who has never gotten higher than a 26 on practice tests, but whipped out a 31 on the april exam</p>
<p>I think that it is just the luck of the draw because I got a 35 on the ACT Science Section in April with no prep… just one practice test that I got a 31 on Science =)</p>
<p>I got a 36 in the science section. (science is kinda my thing)</p>
<p>Tips:</p>
<p>1) Do not read the experiments. Total waste of time that you really need to understand what the questions are asking. (unless its the compare and contrast science articles… duh)
2) If a question requires info not on the graphs, skim the info until you find it
3) Think rationally and stepwise. Everything on this test can be reasoned.
4) Learn genetics. They say you don’t have to understand any science to do it. That is so not true. They ahve a prunette square on basically every genetics section.
5) Have a basic understanding of physics <— I’ve heard the terminology and concepts can throw people off even if they give you all of the information. </p>
<p>Hope this helps! you are definately not alone though =/</p>
<p>i’ve got the same problem. the science section is impossible for me. i have a 32 composite with a
english-35
math-31
reading-36
science-25
an 11 point difference between my top and bottom subtest scores seems weird. i’ve taken lots of science practice tests but never hit over 27. i must be doing something really wrong but i don’t know where to start. its the time that gets me. when i look back over the questions i get wrong i understand them – its just i don’t have time to figure them out during the test.</p>
<p>Science is easy, as long as you know how to take the test.
Don’t ever read the entire passages. You will not get higher than a 30 if you do. You will run out of time. Only read the questions, then refer to the graphs/paragraphs for the answers. Always pace yourself so that you have an adequate amount of time for the conflicting viewpoints section (the only section that is actually necessary to read the entire passage.)
This test is in no way a science test, but a speed reading comprehension test. You can score a 36 without understanding any of the science behind the graphs, but just by understanding the graphs. I was able to score a 36 on the science section, you can too.</p>