<p>I've only taken the ACT once...in April. I'm retaking it
on June 13.</p>
<p>In April my composite score was 30.</p>
<p>Reading 35
English 34
Math 26
Science 26</p>
<p>So, the improvement will need to come in math and science. What's the best
way to improve those scores between now and June 13?</p>
<p>Thanks
Steve</p>
<p>The #1 thing to do is GET AN ACT BOOK!!! You need material to work with that covers the topics of the ACT, so definitely get one. </p>
<p>MATH
-For math, I honestly don’t have too much advice. Just go over the math review of the review book to look over topics you have the most trouble on. Take a diagnostic test, and look at the sections you had the most incorrect questions.
For example, if you missed all the problems dealing with triangles, definitely look into reviewing trigonometry. </p>
<p>SCIENCE</p>
<p>The science portion is quite honestly the easiest section of the test, although most people will disagree with me. And the reason I say this is because YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE GOOD AT SCIENCE TO GET A GOOD SCORE!!! </p>
<p>For Reading, you either can read or you can’t, for English, you either can figure out a sentence or you can’t, for Math, you either know the exact answer or you don’t. </p>
<p>For ALL OTHER subjects, you pretty much need to know the subject to do well. However, not in science (which is to your benefit!!!) </p>
<p>1) The #1 tip that will guarantee raise your score AT LEAST 3 points is to…(drumroll)…</p>
<p>not read the experiments. I REPEAT, DON’T READ THE EXPERIMENTS. In this test, the primary concern is a race against time, and you just can’t be wasting minutes reading useless info. ACT loves to throw in a bunch of miscellaneous info. Whenever you get a
graph, just look for the primary numbers that match the corresponding question. Believe me, you’ll know what I mean when you take a practice test. </p>
<p>2) The #2 tip is…</p>
<p>read only what you need to. On the science portion, you ONLY need to read the experimental design when there are two opposing viewpoints in the passage. Skim the passage to see if it’s a “opposing viewpoints” or “graph analysis” passage. Similar to the reading “opposing viewpoints”, you need to read the information quickly and analyze the results. Pretty straight-foward. </p>
<p>On the April ACT, I got a 35 in Math and a 36 in Science. These tips will definitely help…of course, with a bit of practice, you’ll definitely see your score skyrocket!!! It’s statistically true that 55% of all students who retake the ACT improve their composite score. GOOD LUCK!!!</p>