<p>Copy/pasted from the ACT section; still awaiting a response.</p>
<p>Hey fellow CCers. I'm currently tutoring my friend on the ACT and emphasizing the science section, as it's his lowest. However, after getting past the basic tips, we seem to have hit a plateau.</p>
<p>I'm oriented toward science; I got a 34 Comp and a 36 science, and a disgusting SAT score. Therefore when I look at the data in the Science section, I can automatically visualize the experiment, predict outcomes, and reason my way through questions. When I try to explain my thought process to him (not exactly science-oriented), he simply gets lost.</p>
<p>TL;DR: what are some good coaching methods for the ACT science section for someone who's oriented towards English?</p>
<p>Currently using two different Princeton Review ACT study guides, supplemented by online practice tests. Thanks</p>
<p>hey science is my worst section also (which is ironic because I am a math and science person,( took honors chem, taking honors physics near, did AP Computer Science, and doing AP Stat and AP Calc) but I blow at science. I get 25-29 on practice tests.
Right now I get 25’s to 29’s and I have been using the barrons act book and the mcgraw hill’s book. (I also have the read book)
Should I buy anymore?</p>
<p>Princeton’s 1296 has a ton. I normally recommend Princeton review for most standardized tests. </p>
<p>My tips for science:
Hardly anyone is prepared for the actual content in the data sets; we don’t all have full knowledge of electromagnetism under our belt, or how to go about conducting a chromatography experiment.
It’s about RECOGNIZING SIMPLE TRENDS.</p>
<p>Complicated data and unheard of units will induce stress; however, the majority of the questions rely on noticing whether numbers increase or decrease.</p>
<ul>
<li>Skim over the experiment very quickly for a visual, skip data, straight to questions</li>
<li>Don’t second guess yourself or over-analyze; more often than not, your gut feeling is correct</li>
<li>Have an understanding of functions; don’t be confused when they assign some data to variable B, and in the chart it’s written as B(T). same thing.</li>
<li>Don’t be disheartened if you feel as if you’re staring at hieroglyphs. It’s the simple numbers that count</li>
</ul>
<p>Bump. Any successful tutors out there?</p>