<p>My ACT subscores are all over the place, but they're all around 32-34. Except Science. </p>
<p>I've gotten like 25,27,25 on practice tests, and a 25 on the actual ACT back in march or whenever. </p>
<p>Does anyone with a high science score want to share their secrets? Is it just practice? Is it to not waste time reading stuff and just to analyze the graphs?</p>
<p>T-2 days.</p>
<p>As long as you know how to read graphs and analyze data quickly, you should have no problem. Just read the mini paragraph above to know what the experiment is on. The science section is so short, so it’s more of how quickly you can analyze data.</p>
<p>bump
Science is a killer, i’m not sure how to get better @ the time management. I feel like i’m forced to rush through each passage and I always miss details, causing me to miss questions…</p>
<p>Last ACT (April) I practically got straight 33-36s but science’s 28 brought my composite down to a 33…</p>
<p>Does anyone have any strategies that work to perfection?</p>
<p>I would say practice. You’ll get used to the times. I think calling it a science test is laughable. It’s more of a reading test.</p>
<p>33 is really nothing to sneeze at. we would be happy with a 33!</p>
<p>well, I’m taking the ACT for the first time tomorrow, but I have improved my science score from a 29 (the first practice test administered by PR I think) to a 35 (practicing at home). My main issue was the time limits though, because I would always have to rush/guess on the last two passages…</p>
<p>Basically, I don’t read any of the paragraphs except for the opposing viewpoints. Just go straight to the questions, and then look at the graphs/tables relating to the questions. Usually you can figure out the majority of the questions that way. If a question asks about the procedure or something, then read the small paragraph relating to the procedure. DO NOT read the intro, unless your really confused about it. </p>
<p>I usually skip the opposing viewpoints, and do that section at the end. Read the opposing viewpoints carefully though, and underline their main points/disagreements. Then refer to those when answering questions.</p>
<p>also, practice does help alot. try just doing the section by itself. hopefully that’ll help a bit :)</p>
<p>I have the same issue, 34+ on the other 3 sections, 26-28 on science! :(</p>
<p>fff guys one more day. i’m off to borders to take like 5 practice science sections.</p>
<p>i agree with what nith901 says, don’t read the intro! just go straight to the questions.
this has worked for me all the time. the practice tests i took in the red book for science were 35,35,36 so i’m pretty sure this is a valid strategy.</p>
<p>on the other hand, this doesn’t seem to work with reading…(especially prose:-( )</p>
<p>I took an ACT prep class offered by my school (for free, ftw!). When we studied the science section, the best thing to do is to know what to expect on the science section. If you’ve been reading those prep books, we know that there are three types of sections that they’ll present to you. Just know how to react to each of them. Such as, for the section that has a lot of graphs, you basically don’t need to look through them too much before going to the questions. Just look at the questions and use the graphs. Some graphs and charts are not even used in the questions (correct me if I’m wrong :P). </p>
<p>For me, the hardest is the conflicting scientists–thus, a lot of reading and analyzing/generalizations.</p>
<p>Anyway, just know how to react and be quick about it.</p>