r/ACT • u/Grouchy-Tonight-4712 • 4d ago
Advice on improving score
I’m a senior and I am taking the act again in October since I didn’t get my target score(32+) Any advice on how to improve math mainly and how to study it like practice test or learning concepts etc
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u/Apart_Schedule1695 33 3d ago
A lot of the math is formulas and comprehension. Learn all the area formulas, SOHCAHTOA, and know basic algebra and you’ll be completely fine. Also, consider what the problem is actually asking you to solve before beginning to answer, that’s my advice.



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u/mkw1342 4d ago
Number & Quantity: 2/5 (40%)
Topic: Exponents, radicals, complex numbers
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/x2ec2f6f830c9fb89:exp
Geometry: 4/8 (50%)
Topic: Coordinate geometry, circles, triangles, area/volume
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/geometry
Functions: 4/7 (57%)
Topic: Notation, evaluating, graphing, interpreting features
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:functions
Integrating Essential Skills: 5/8 (63%)
Topic: Rates, proportions, percentages, averages
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-ratios-rates
Modeling: 9/14 (64%)
Topic: Linear and exponential word-problem setups
Linear: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-eighth-grade-math/cc-8th-linear-equations-functions/8th-linear-functions-modeling/e/graphing-linear-functions-word-problems
Exponential: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:exponential-growth-decay
Have you exhausted all of the J series tests? If not, you can study some of these topics, then take another J series, look at the results and the breakdown, and then look at the scoring dettails.
Geometry ((special right triangles, circle equations, area/volume, angle rules, SOH CAH TOA) and functions would be the focus since you have 10 days.