<p>Anyone else take the ACT today? I think it was only in the state of Michigan (I could be wrong).</p>
<p>How do you think you all did?</p>
<p>English and reading were very easy. I probably got one or two wrong at the most. Math killed me (as usual), and science was alright I guess.</p>
<p>I'm expecting around a 30-32.</p>
<p>yea i thought math was tougher than normal. Reading and english weren’t too bad. essay was pretty easy too</p>
<p>I agree that the English was pretty straightforward and i actually thought the reading was a bit easier than most of the practice tests i’ve done. </p>
<p>BUT, the math section was significantly more comprehensive and time consuming than usual. Since math is my strong suit, I usually have anywhere from 20 to 10 minutes to check over my answers and do the one or two questions that i skipped. For this test, however, I finished bubbling in all the answers with less than 5 minutes left, and I only had time to check over one of the questions I wasn’t totally sure of.</p>
<p>The science test was also, more difficult, in my opinion, than the tests I’ve taken in the past. This time, I was having trouble with the first passage and spent precious time trying to understand those stupid lions. Then I was in a bit of a frantic mode to finish the rest of the passages. I finished bubbling with just 2 minutes left, which is a lot less time than usual. Several of my answers were shaky, which is again not typical for me >_<.</p>
<p>Predicting a 34-35, but because the science and math were harder than usual, IMO, it could drop down to a 32-33. :(</p>
<p>The essay was also interesting…</p>
<p>I’ve only taken the ACT once prior to this, and I only got a 29. Anyway, English seemed pretty straightforward, though I did rush at the end. The same goes for math, last 5 I had to go quick, and the last 2 I absolutely had to guess (down to the last few seconds). Reading I totally bombed on, I didn’t do well on the Feb 6th one either. I was halfway through the 3rd passage when my proctor called 5 minutes left… Hopefully I manage around the same score as my last one. Lastly science… was extremely easy till the last passage. Again, I was rushed and went quick, honestly I had to do a no look guess on the last 4. Hopefully I can get a 30 or higher this time, but it doesn’t seem likely.</p>
<p>I live in Michigan and took the ACT too today.
I didn’t think math was AS hard… it was pretty much average for me.
Science was KILLER. It was way harder than it normally is. I felt more rushed than usual.
English was easy breezy. Reading was good.</p>
<p>OH MY GOSH SCIENCE. On practice tests I usually got a 36, but I filled in C for 5 today. It was insane. And the worst part is that the “curve” is still going to be terrible. Math was pretty rough but still bearable. English and reading were pretty good. But science is going to WRECK my score.</p>
<p>what do you mean you filled in C for 5?</p>
<p>I mean I guessed on 5 questions because I ran out of time.</p>
<p>Hmm, well I did not see it as particularly hard. Maybe there will be a 1 or 2 question curve?</p>
<p>There was only one question I wasn’t sure of on the English and now that I think about it more I know I got it wrong…</p>
<p>It was the one like:</p>
<p>“We live in the Piedmont region of eastern North Carolina and we don’t travel very often.”</p>
<p>Stupid me put the commas after region and Carolina. I don’t know what I was thinking…</p>
<p>Oh well… One wrong won’t kill me.</p>
<p>Yeah that may ave been one of the more difficult questions overall, but I thin the section was easy. Probably a -1 curve for each successive score (35 is -1, 34 is -2) until about 32. Reading probably is -1=35, so a harsher curve. Math is probably normal curve even though it was much harder than usual, and Science probably still has the same curve even though it was significantly harder. Sigh… My friends in AP Physics said they just learned the stuff in the science section yesterday so it was easy for them.</p>
<p>@GeddyLeeRulez and hahalolk: how is that one of the most difficult questions on the test? I understand some are more difficult to others than myself, and vice versa, but how was it difficult? I’m interested because I could have underestimated it. The answer was to leave it without commas, right?</p>
<p>Overall, compared to the February test, I thought math was most difficult, but then again, it is my weakness…English and reading went well and the only thing in science that caused concern was the one about alleles. And I actually enjoyed writing the essay. </p>
<p>Expecting a 28-32.</p>
<p>Kevin,</p>
<p>Yeah, I don’t know why I struggled with it. For some reason it just got me stuck. </p>
<p>The answer is without commas…I think. At least that’s what I decided on after I got home and thought about it a little bit more.</p>
<p>Kentucky also had every junior take the ACT today</p>
<p>Yeah I definitely agree with hahalolk in that science was rediculous. I got a 31 last time in science and i honestly think that i got mid 20’s on this one. English was on the easier side…nothing too tricky and the reading test, which is usually my weakness, went quite well. Overall, math was pretty manageable, but a few questions got me i.e)factors of (4d-4cd+4)-a^2 or something like that…help anyone? </p>
<p>On a sidenote, does anyone know roughly when scores come in the mail?</p>
<p>TN here. This was my first real ACT, but I’ve taken many practice tests before.</p>
<p>English: I thought this was about the same as normal. I’d never seen the “replace the word” or “which word doesn’t fit” questions before, though, so that threw me for a loop. Overall, I think I did quite well, which is normal for me on the English section.</p>
<p>Math: Ok, compared to every practice test I’ve ever taken, this math section was as hard, if not harder, than any other. Maybe it’s just me, but they seemed to deviate from the ACT feel this time. I actually felt more like I was taking the SAT math for a while, because instead of the standard know-it-or-you-don’t problems, there seemed to be a lot more logic problems. I wasn’t prepared for all the logic stuff, so I ran out of time, which has never happened to me before on a practice test. It’s not that I wouldn’t have been able to figure out the problems, I just didn’t have enough time to think them through. Math is my best subject, but I don’t feel too great about this one.</p>
<p>Reading: Reading and Science have caused me the most trouble in the past. Today, I actually thought the Reading wasn’t too bad. I dedicated a lot of time last week to figuring out how to balance my time reading the passage vs answering the questions. This time I was able to finish with about 2 minutes left. Overall, I thought it was easier than most tests I’ve taken before.</p>
<p>Science: I think the difficulty that everyone’s talking about came from the lengthy passages at the beginning of EVERY section. I realized that I was spending waaaay too much time reading them and started just skipping to the questions after a quick glance. It wasn’t too bad once I started ignoring the useless crap at the beginning until the questions actually called for it. I usually do pretty bad on the science section, so I’m hoping today will be different. I had to guess on the last two, but I’m quite confident with my answers for every question prior to those.</p>
<p>Writing: As far as I know, TN doesn’t pay for the writing part, which really irritates me. Since I’m looking at top schools that require the writing test, this entire ACT was basically a practice test for me. If your state pays for it, be very thankful.</p>
<p>@kevinnni: I know I got it right, and I had the right answer when I first bubbled it in, but I wasn’t 100% of my choice until the end. That’s just my opinion. I won’t say what the answer is, but tha question too me longer than most others until I was comfortable with it. It wasn’t especially difficult, just one of the harder ones on the test.</p>
<p>any one have specific questions from any sections at all. can ppl post some questions they remember i forgot the questions</p>
<p>but for the english one where you had to replace the word
who chose hulking???</p>
<p>also was it patchwork or collection in english</p>
<p>what about the prime number question in math 70?</p>
<p>also the last problem in math I put E ran out of time</p>
<p>i had from 67 E let me know and post other questions</p>
<p>Be careful about asking specific questions.</p>
<p>I live in Ann Arbor Michigan and I took the ACT today. I was given extra time because of my ADD. I did really well on the Plan ACT with out the extra time. I missed omitted fewer questions and I feel much more confident about how well I did this time.</p>