Took ACT first time in February and got a 26...

<p>Composite: 26
Subscores:
English - 31
Reading - 28
Science - 23
Math - 22</p>

<p>Obviously, I'm more of an English/literary person. I'm planning on hooking up with a good friend of mine on the weekend(s) to practice. He happens to be awesome at math, but not too good in the English department while I'm exactly the opposite. So we were thinking of getting together one weekend and running through an English practice test and a math practice test. I'd let him try to do each english problem on his own, and if he got it wrong, I'd show him why it's wrong and what to look for, etc. He'd do the same for me with math. </p>

<p>We plan on doing that a couple of times as well as getting out of our final period a couple of days to work together.</p>

<p>So, I hope to see a 3-4 point improvement for math. As for science, I thought I did much better than that. I was thinking a 28 at the minimum. For reading I was thinking I'd get a 28 at the minimum but I thought I may have gotten a 30+. </p>

<p>I plan on getting higher on the English next time, too. Not a lot I have to work on, but just review some of those subtle details/tricky rules.</p>

<p>I felt really confident when I finished this ACT. I really thought I might have landed a 28+. I was a little disappointed when I saw the 26, but I thought about it and realized that it was a good starting point.</p>

<p>Anyways, I plan on taking the ACT atleast two more times, but probably even three more. I plan on upping my overall composite by 2 points each time I take it, so a final score of 30-32 is what I'm aiming for. Is that pretty realistic?</p>

<p>It's definately realistic, but it's no sure thing either. I think you have a good chance with your attitude, but even if you don't, so what?</p>

<p>I am in a similar prediciment, with a 26 Composite.
Composite: 26
English - 23
Reading - 29
Science - 25
Math - 28</p>

<p>I really need to get a 28 composite, which means increasing 5 points total for any combination of sections. I'm shooting for:</p>

<p>Composite: 28
Subscores:
English - 26
Reading - 29
Science - 27
Math - 28</p>

<p>I'm not sure how I did so poorly on the english section, but I got a 570 on the CR section of the SAT (640 Math). I took the ACT in October and they lost the test, and then I took the SAT in January and they mistimed it and my scores are still delayed. I will see how I did on the Jan. SAT and then make a decision. Is it more feasable to improve 60 pts on the SAT, or 2 points on the ACT? (I need a 1270/28 for bright futures).</p>