Why do I suck at the ACT?

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Why do I suck at standardized testing? I cannot, for the life of me, score high on any of the PACTs I’ve taken so far. I’m currently taking a prep class, but my scores are dropping (I started at a 29, now I’m hitting 27). I always clump three scores together and one score drops signficiantly lower than the others. For example, on my last PACT I scored a 27: 31 English, 28 math, 27 science, and 23 reading. I’m not an idiot, my GPA is a 3.93/4.3, I have multiple volunteer hours, and I’m the leader of several activities. I’ve been building my resume for an Ivy school, but I can’t get a good score on the ACT and SAT.

I have no idea what to do. I’m watching my dreams slip away. Help, please. I’m freaking out.

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How did you do on the PSAT? What’s your experience with other standardized tests? I can’t explain why your practice test scores are dropping, but talk to your test prep class tutor and ask him/her what the issue might be. Also, be sure to take both the ACT and SAT, as some kids do significantly better on one than the other.

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Your scores are probably dropping because whoever is tutoring you is giving you the wrong advice/techniques regarding the test.

You might want to consider getting different view points on how to take the ACT. This website has a lot of really good advice on how to handle each of the sections.