Will ACT tutoring help me out?

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<pre><code> I am studying for the ACT and planning to take it in June (Yes, that may seem very far from now, but it's worth it in the end.) and I have been running out of helpful resourced to help me make progress. I am a young overachiever, only in eight grade. The last time I took the ACT (in September 3 months ago) I got an overall score of a 22. I got a 23 in all three subjects but Reading (my worst topic). I felt pretty good about it and now for the next time I take it I plan on getting roughly a 28. That is a huge score improvement but if I could pull it off it would be crazy amazing. So I have been using the Red book and previously used the Barrons ACT book 2010 edition (not sure if any newer edition is really much different) for the last time I took it. I am done with the Barrons ACT and gave it to a friend and got a new book for this next time titled Barrons ACT 36. I have went through in detail the blue book and I am at my 3rd practice exam in the red book. I am getting around the 25-26 mark in those exams (ALTHOUGH for the first practice exam I got a really high score on my english, math, and science especially but I think it was one of those easy-biased tests even though it was from the test creators.)

ANYWAY past the background information, I have used pretty much all online resources to help me out so I have pretty much run out of what to do. Just today morning I came up with the idea that I could start tutoring if it would help me out. Now my question is if it would be efficient for me? As a young 7th grader I think I may have used the other sources inefficiently but now I can't go back because I know the problems and everything. I mainly have to increase my reading as it is always my lowest score. But anyway I am not sure on where to go for more help. Should I subscribe to an online website (if so, leave links to the best websites that will help out). Or should I get tutoring help.

So pretty much, like the title states, would getting tutored for this exam be helpful for me in this situation? If not, what would be the MOST efficient way to help me increase my overall ACT score up 6 points.
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<p>Some extra questions:</p>

<p>1.) Like I questioned in the first paragraph, are the newer editions of the Barron's ACT Books any different? I am talking about the Barron's books that are literally titled "Barron's ACT"</p>

<p>2.) What are some really good books besides the Red Book and Barrons ACT 36 to help me increase my score? Also what about the best ACT books that have the most actual-like ACT tests not easy-biased or anything.</p>

<p>3.) Any extra tips for helping reach the best score out there?</p>

<p>OKAY, I realize that this whole post may be a mess as I probably repeated some things, but I hope you can make sense out of everything and give me the best possible advice! Thanks for bearing with me in this SUPER LONG post! :) </p>

<p>Deferno54 </p>

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<p>1) Barron’s is crap.
2) Go online and look up the ACTs from the old student guides. Take those tests.
3) LEARN WHY YOU GOT EACH QUESTION WRONG / STRUGGLED WITH A PARTICULAR QUESTION! Taking several practice tests will help you identify which types of questions you tend to have trouble with. During the test, circle the questions you guessed on or spent a lot of time on to get the right answer.
Personal anecdote:
I have never been very good at the reading section. I realized, however, that the questions I got wrong were almost always “As stated in the passage…” questions. Instead of looking back in the passage to find the answer, I would fear losing time and instead make a pseudo-guess at the answer. I resolved this mistake by simply taking the time to find the answer before moving on, and spending more time reading the passage (about 3-4 minutes). I got a 36 on reading for the Decembr ACT. </p>

<p>To directly answer your main question, tutoring is largely inferior to practice alone. After all, you should know what you struggle with more than a tutor will, who will “perscribe treatment” for you based on some diagnostic assessment. I never used tutoring, just dedicated individual work.
Tutors are like doctors. Once they spot a symptom, they perscribe the standard remedy instead of the best remedy FOR YOU. This couldn’t be more true for golf…</p>

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<p>@1golfer1 Spot on. Couldn’t have said it better myself. </p>

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<p>@1golfer1‌ Wow… you truly got it spot on. Thank you so much for the advice. </p>

<p>Though I am planning on getting a new book. Could you recommend any of the best besides Barron’s 36 and the Red book?</p>

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<p>Not sure if I should make another thread discussing books…</p>