wow, i love how no one likes to answer :/

<p>I moved my thread in search of help but I'm obviously not getting any. Im trying again with my question...but the odds of somebody answering seem slim.</p>

<p>anyway,</p>

<p>I know that this book is one of the more beneficial books to enhancing your score. Although these tests are exhausted act tests from the past, are they more harder than the actual test that we all have to take? </p>

<p>I was doing well on practice tests before....but my score dramatically dropped after taking a test from this book.</p>

<p>My first test is in september and I am extremely worried.</p>

<p>please let me know.</p>

<p>I have no clue what “this book” is. Are you taking about the Real ACT Prep Guide Booke (the big red one)? If so, it will be an accurate representation of a test you will take come September. It should be about the same difficulty. If you are taking about another book such as Kaplan/Barrons…then no, it isn’t going to be accurate. The September test might be easier/harder than the Kaplan’s/Barron’s tests.</p>

<p>I was talking about the Real ACt Prep Guide.
I found the red book to be much more difficult than any other test I took this summer. And I didnt do well on it.
However on the Mcgraw Hill books, I was doing much much better - in the 30 range. </p>

<p>My friend only studied from the Mcgraw Hill and got a 32. However, she had been preparing for the SAT for 2 years. I dont know if that helps or not.</p>

<p>My score in the red book was not good at all.</p>

<p>The score you got in the Red Book is indicative of how you will do on the real thing. After all, the tests in the red book are all previously given tests.</p>

<p>ya the red book is a very good indication of how well you would do on a real test</p>

<p>mcgraw hill is infamous for being easier than the real thing…I don’t recommend that if you want a good score as it can lure one into a false sense of security</p>

<p>that is true. mcgraw hill is a lot easier than the actual test in the red book.</p>

<p>what other books are similar to the actual test in difficulty?</p>

<p>I highly recommend that people prepare for the ACT test, however, I think it should be pointed out that the idea of tests such as the ACT and SAT are to test what the student already knows - and not their ability to take a test. Sadly, this is not the case. I found that the ACT practice test was more an excercise in deciphering their testing method than it was testing my skills in reading, writing, math, and science. I did quite well, but I can imagine how a lot of students would be confused by the test if they had not prepared for it.</p>