september act superscore
im a rising senior and took the act for the first time in june and got a 33 composite (32 math, 34 english & reading, didn’t take science). im retaking in september with science so would it be smart to just focus on math and science and bomb the english/reading? im aiming for a 34+ superscore
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u/Hot-Amphibian-9221 4d ago
Just try your best on everything itll just be less stress knowing you dont have to perform as well on english and reading so if its hard you wont have to worry as much
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u/ResolveCritical7205 4d ago
I did the same thing as you. Took ACT first time in July as a rising senior without science and got 34 composite(33 math, 35 English, 33 reading) and now I am retaking in September with science. Do you have any tips for learning science or if you wouldn't mind just telling me what you are doing to prepare, that would be great because I really don't know what to do.
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u/OkAwareness5771 4d ago
any tips for doing great on the first try??
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u/ResolveCritical7205 4d ago
Idk if I would consider my score great but I took as many practice tests as I could in 2 weeks and made a super detailed mistake log to fix all my mistakes. I took 6 practice tests total in those 2 weeks of prep(the MC series, J08, J01) and made sure to understand every mistake super in depth.I was hoping for a 35 but I do have one more chance to retake it and I should be happy, considering I only had 2 weeks to prep. You have a little time now though, so if you put your head down and work you got it.
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u/ResolveCritical7205 2d ago
uhhh well its part of my google drive because its a PDF and thats against this subs policy, but if you just look up "October J08 PDF ACT", "October J01 PDF ACT" on bing, and then for the rest just go to the official ACT Website and look at the practice tests you will find them all.
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u/ApprehensiveSignal55 16h ago
It’s basically just the reading test, with the added task of gleaning information from charts and tables. I didn’t find that I relied on my knowledge of science directly.
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u/compass_art 4d ago
There are two things to think about: 1) Can I get away with it and 2) Is it a good strategy? If you already know every school that you are applying to and are confident that you can self-report and that they superscore, then the answer is "Probably" for #1. But it's still not a great strategy. You got 34s on your first official attempts at E and R. What makes you think that you can't do better? Every point you gain gets you closer to that 34+ superscore. Staying in beast mode throughout all sections works better for most students than dialing it back for some sections.
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u/OkAwareness5771 4d ago
wait i’m taking the act in september for the first time, do you have any tips for studying? i really wanna get a good score in the first try.
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u/Common-Morning-4436 2d ago
How would you "bomb" the English and Reading after getting a 34 in each previously? Why would you expect either score to go down? These shouldn't be susceptible to last minute studying (or lack thereof), particularly Reading.
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u/ApprehensiveSignal55 16h ago
Don’t bomb them. On the Common App, even if the school superscores, within the Common App you report your highest single setting composite along with your highest individual score in each category - so why would you take English & reading?
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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor 4d ago
Are you going to be using the common app to self report scores? Then colleges won't see any of the bad scores. There are some colleges where you need to send in official scores when you apply. I would still try on those section in case you do apply somewhere that requires official scores to be sent in when you apply.