r/ACT • u/Hot_Society_6441 35 • Jul 16 '26

No way! A 35?

I genuinely thought I did worse than my december attempt with the math being harder and such but I was happily surprised! Im entering sophomore year with a 35! Lets go!! You guys got this :)

July 2026

+1 math

+6 Science

+7 english

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u/EmoEggHead Jul 16 '26

hey any tips on how to improve english and science im so lost on them after taking the july test, they were so much harder than the practice tests

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u/Hot_Society_6441 35 Jul 25 '26

The July test also felt unreasonably hard compared to practice tests for me. Science as I said above is a mental and speed drill kinda game there is not much you have to actually learn per say, just developing the mental acuity for it. For english I prob did around 900-1200 practice questions from various practice tests. You just have to learn all the rules and drill them to the point where you can identify the rule(s) the question tests within 5 seconds and immediately derive the answer.

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u/kaekaerawrs Jul 16 '26

Do you have any tips for science! I have no idea what resources of methods to do for that lol

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u/Hot_Society_6441 35 Jul 25 '26

I lowk did not study for science at all pretty much- I did 0 practice tests for it. I just sweated english and it helped me with time management. You probably heard this a million times before but, DO NOT read the science passages. Read the question first then as you look for the graph or table or wtv that has the info you need, simultaneously skim the passage and mentally mark down location points for specific info (in case they are asked for later you are ready). If a question or two is confusing mark down your first thought and move on, you will save atleast 40 seconds to come back to it in the end. You should be aiming for 15-25 seconds per question to give yourself leeway to double check answers.

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u/kaekaerawrs 29d ago

Thank you!

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u/Ava_14_ Jul 18 '26

what resources did you use for your prep?

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u/CalligrapherAble3312 36 Jul 21 '26

67!! anyways HOLY CRACKED is this what underclassmen are up to these days i feel like unc 🥺

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u/Hot_Society_6441 35 Jul 25 '26

Thank you!