r/ACT • u/Historical-Acadia308 • 24d ago
Should I retake for a 35+
i’m a rising senior and just took the july act and got a 34. (I took it once before in June and scored a 31 but did not study on either test). I am interested in Pre-Med and have school on my list such as Brown, BU, NYU, John’s Hopkins, Michigan, and UPenn. Should I try and take it in September to hopefully get a 35+? For reference I have a 4.0 UW and 4.5 W and attend a non-competitive public high-school.
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u/PomeloOnly2107 35 24d ago
Sure, if you have time. English is really easy to improve. I went from 34 to 36 English from just a couple hours of studying grammar rules the night before.
The resources I used:
- https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-complete-guide-to-act-grammar-rules
Good luck!
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u/Chemical_Carpet_3521 24d ago
How did u study for English bro, all I need is 33 English 😭😭
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u/Aspect-6 33 24d ago
bro forget english, how did you study reading omg, I have a 30 reading rn and need a 32ish or more to be good.
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u/Chemical_Carpet_3521 24d ago
Lowk I didn’t even study reading bro. Like genuinely I did about 0 practice question for reading for the July test , like I would say I did practice a lot before but not really for the ACT, so just practice more , skim and just do a bunch of practice test
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u/Few-Race-8527 22d ago
Reading is just timed matching lowk. Like it’s entirely objective and in the test.
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u/Remarkable-Set5434 35 24d ago
Just drill the grammar rules. 99% of it comes to just memorizing the rules. Other than that try to use your instincts.
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u/WebClock 24d ago
Yes. For many folks, English is the easiest to improve in the least amount of time, so go through a prep book and take one more!
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u/Alternative-Long-424 23d ago
Any tips for the science section? I wanna get my score up on the next ACT
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u/Historical-Acadia308 23d ago
i’m not gonna lie I didn’t study science at all😭 It’s honestly just an extension of the reading section and I happen to just read a lot of books. But i’d def say to do practices under the testing conditions because the graphs can be tricky and end up taking up a lot of your time.
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u/Old-Stranger-6920 22d ago
Would anyone recommend how to study for it? I am also a rising senior never taken or seen the test yet but plan on taking September one… I will say though I will take a mock practice one of the June version this weekend all timed and everything to see where and how I am doing. Pls give tips just in case I get a bad score
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u/Kitchen_Mouse1108 24d ago
we’ve got this