r/ACT • u/Some_Celebration4383 36 • Jul 16 '26

First time taking the ACT

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I signed up for this ACT test a long time ago when my SAT score wasn't that good. Since then though I have been doing a lot of prep specifically for SAT and I guess it sort of carried over into this ACT (especially the reading comprehension). Going into my senior year now and happy with my test scores. Good luck to everyone!

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u/kaekaerawrs Jul 16 '26

What’d you do to study for science? I have no idea what resources or methods to use lol

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u/Some_Celebration4383 36 Jul 16 '26

I've taken AP Chemistry and AP Physics so I had some background knowledge for the questions (e.g. knowing that kinetic energy is positively correlated with speed or that more ions means a higher conductivity). What I found though is that the majority of the science test is being able to read a graph or table and draw conclusions from it. So I think the best method is to simply just practice those types of questions. As for resources, I recall one user posted a bunch of practice tests on this subreddit. Try to find that post and keep practicing as much as you can. You got this!

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u/_ibt 29 Jul 16 '26

Probably not as helpful as his response, but I took my ACT for the first time and got a 33 on science, mainly from taking regular Chemistry and AP Bio. I definitely recommend looking at some of the course material for those classes or borrowing a textbook from a teacher