When to first take ACT?

Test Preparation
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<p>I am a current freshman and I'm thinking when to take the act. I have already taken the sat this year and got a 1550 (pretty bad). I heard from sophomores in my school that it's pretty easy so what should I do. Btw, I have never studied for it or took a practice test before</p>

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<p>You should definitely start taking the ACT after the end of your sophomore year, preferably the start of your junior year. This is because you should have completed advanced algebra and trigonometry by that time, which the ACT tests. And you can spend a lot of time practicing the other parts during the year & over the summer!</p>

<p>Make sure you get “The Real ACT guide”, it’s a big red book made by the ACT themselves. Learn the strategies and take the practice tests - just don’t do them all at once, take your time. Take all of them timed and under similar conditions as you would during the real ACT (no distractions, quiet place, etc.) The most important part of taking these tests is learning from your mistakes. </p>

<p>Another guide which I highly recommend is the “Kaplan ACT 2014 premier”, this book was very helpful. Make sure you do the workouts, learn the strategies and keep the tips in mind (these helped a lot, especially because they were by 36ers). Take the tests too. Once you develop a strategy, and you take many ACT tests, you’ll be good to go. </p>

<p>Ideally, you should be taking the ACT a max. of 3-4 times, and making improvements along the way (if you end up taking it more than once). So start strong!</p>

<p>I scored a 32 on the ACT btw. :)</p>

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<p>Ok thanks. I know a sophomore who took the test freshman year and got 33. I’m thinking of preparing over this summer and then taking the test once during sophomore year to see how I do</p>

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<p>Ideally, you finish taking SAT1/ACT/SAT2 by the end of Junior year. There is no point to take it too early unless you are totally ready for it.</p>

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<p>Yeah I wouldn’t recommend taking them until junior year. Start studying summer before junior year and you’ll be fine. Otherwise you’ll spend your entire high school experience worrying about test scores and GPA and college admissions. You really only have to worry during junior year and the summer before senior year when you write essays. So don’t stress now, underclassman.</p>