The people that got 30+, any tips?

Test Preparation
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<p>For all the people that got composition (overall) scores of 30+, can you please tell me some tips on test taking and such? All tips are greatly appreciated. Thank you.</p>

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<p>Practice. I recommend the official ACT prep book.</p>

3

<p>Use PR for additional practice. On science, don’t look at the graphs first, go straight to questions.</p>

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<p>What is PR?</p>

5

<p>Go 3, 2, 1, 4 on the reading passages. Or 3, 2, 4, 1 if literature is your strong suit.</p>

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<p>Princeton review. And to DarkDwarf, I have tried changing the order I read the passages, but it’s really up to you as an individual. I simply find it easier to go in order. Most people like prompt 1 the best because it is prose. I really hate prompt 4 because its science. =(</p>

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<p>Always go with the one you hate the most first. Trust me. From least liked to most liked. This does a couple of things:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>You will concentrate more at the start of the test (even if you’re a good very concentrated student. Small lapses in concentration can spell the difference between above and below a certain goal)</p></li>
<li><p>You will be more interested as you go on (increasing concentration).</p></li>
<li><p>The more you know about a subject the more likely you will get a problem right if you guess - this applies best if you like science the best because sometimes you literally know the answer without reading but it works with some of the others as well.</p></li>
</ol>

8

<p>For science and reading, skim the passages first, read the questions, and then go back and find the answers.</p>

9

<p>^That. </p>

<p>For English, read a lot of books prior to the test. It works, trust me.</p>

10

<p>Do the reading passages you hate first? I think doing the most comfortable type of passage first helps you get into the “reading mode” which may help you get rolling on the other passages. JMO, but it sure worked really well for me.</p>

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<p>I definitely agree with physicsnut1. Do the ones you like first. It works well. And I wouldn’t just skim the passages unless you’re really good at picking info up that way. Speed read and you won’t have to constantly refer back to the passage. Skimming the questions and the passage takes too much time IMO.</p>

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<p>practice, practice and practice, the more you practice the better. I also suggest the red book; it’s most accurate to the real test. Also find the strategy that works for you, other’s methods may not suit you.</p>