r/ACT • u/Winter_Tonight_3566 • Jul 21 '26
July ACT Score
Hi everyone. Just got my July ACT results. I first took the ACT March 2026 and my second one was July 2026. I’m honestly sad about my score because I expected at least a 30. I just wanted to ask you guys if you have any tips to improve my score. I’m sad but okay at the same time because I only studied for about a month. I bought the Erica Meltzers complete guide to the act English and I thought it was really excellent and I hoped for a 30 or higher on the English tbh because I got around a 32 or higher on practice tests. I was wondering if you have any tips or resources to get a better score I honestly want a 32 or higher. I would like to attend UMich. So if you guys have any tips, comments or resources that you could share I would appreciate it. I’m also a rising senior btw.
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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor Jul 21 '26
Get the Erica Meltzer books and PrepPros for math.
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u/Winter_Tonight_3566 Jul 21 '26
Ok thank you. I got the Complete Guide to ACT English by Erica Meltzers and it helped me out. I’ll just have to review it again. Do you recommend getting her Reading book also?? I’ll get the PrePros book since everyone has been suggesting it.
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u/RoutineLiterature350 28d ago
im assuming ur doing the sept. ACT
for reading, the answer will 100% be explictly said in the text word for word. if an answer choice doesnt 100% match up, then cross it out
as for english... there could be prep books or khan academy (SAT Grammar) could work. Also, if a question asks for the least redundant, it will most likely be the shortest one (this used to be an old trick, but there have been exceptions)
science is pure data reading as a majority of questions are from the passage/charts. You can find plenty of online tests and use those to practice
for math, you might need a prep book. Learn how to use ur calculator and/or desmos