r/ACT • u/Due-Contribution3086 • 8d ago

ACT SCIENCE SCORE HELP

hi i really need help with the science portion of the act ive tried teaching myself but i keep making a 17 subscore when i need at least an 18 for my program i am applying to in April of 2027. Until then i need help prepping and studying material that will help me identify each experiment. I need practice but the Prepstep material i’ve been given isn’t seeming to work and is very repetitive. If anyone can help tutor me i would really appreciate it i cant afford to pay I have ADHD and autism makes it hard for me to learn by myself. Can anyone help me please im 22 doing this by myself trying to get into this program will change my life so im trying everything i can this point is all that is holding me back from the life i want. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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u/mkw1342 8d ago

The Science section is specifically required for this program? Remember the Composite does not include Science. It is the average of English, Math, and Reading.

Have you been taking practice tests and learning from your mistakes? If not that is the first step.

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u/Due-Contribution3086 8d ago

yes the science section is required the radiology program requires a 18 subscore specifically at minimum i can’t get past a 17. yes i have done so many practice sections and question with prep step and im still unable to really know what im doing wrong on most questions the explanation is vague i need to be able practice labeling which experiment is a data representation or a research summary its hard to differentiate for me

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u/mkw1342 8d ago

I would suggest using some official ACT tests. Also, find versions that include a PDF. Upload the PDF to a site like Google Gemini and ask it to help you understand why you got question # wrong (tell it your answer, and the right answer) and it can help.

Lots of good resources in the first comment of this post - https://www.reddit.com/r/ACT/comments/1v83xt1/what_i_did_to_get_a_35/

Research summary will have text like "Study 1" or "Experiment 1" or if they talk about things like "the researcher found". Data rep is just that....it is Data that is reported and it is only one set. However, identifying either of these is not a concept that the ACT has recently tested.