<p>* Do you know if UA takes the highest score for each section or is it just whatever the total score is for that test?*</p>
<p>Bama doens’t superscore, so it will take the best M+CR from the best sitting.</p>
<p>Yes, have him practice those 2 sections - don’t worry about practicing the Writing. He could also take the ACT in case he does better on that. </p>
<p>It’s not that hard to increase a score by 40 points with practice. At first, don’t use a time restriction. Just go thru a test section, answer, mark any questions where answers were guessed, then when done and answers checked, look over the explanations of the incorrect answers. Also, look over the guessed answers - even if the guess was correct to see why the other possible guess was incorrect. </p>
<p>If he’s struggling in the CR section, then have someone who’s good in that section sit with him while he’s doing a section. They can discuss each unsure question as he goes along.</p>
<p>Later, do timed sections. If he’s running out of time (has that been a problem?), then there are strategies for that as well. </p>
<p>It’s ok to guess if you can narrow the guess to 2 possible answers. Mathematically, it shouldn’t hurt you in the long run, and can help.</p>