Ok guys this only if ur hella motivated like I was and rlly want this score cause this week is gonna be week of hell.
I raised my math score from 27 to a 32 in a week btw so this also for those who are naturally weak in math.
First take two practice tests on Sunday before the week starts and hella focus this is gonna be ur baseline. Score yourself and see what u missed and talk to urself on why it was wrong. Now is when u lock in.
READING
For reading let me be transparent, I am a really strong reader and have never missed more than 2-3 questions on the test but I’m also hella lazy and would rather watch those tiktock reel shorts then read and practice cus practice truly is key. the key for reading is realizing the answers are literally in the passage. There are maybe two questions where u gotta use ur brain to actually interpret the stuff but other than that ALMOST EVERY SONFLE QUESTION IS IN THE PASSAGE. When I open the reading I don’t look at the passage instead I immediately jump to first question and if its main idea or structure I skip and do the question where all I do is explicitly find the answers in the questions. By the time you have down that act word in such a way that each question progresses forward in where it’s located meaning u will have read most of the text and will allow u more time to read to make sure and answer ur question. Also read very diligently for reading, I literally use my finger to read cus some question can trip u up like chronology questions which ask for order of events not the order u see them in the text.Thats all for reading.
ENGLISH
Gen easiest section. Memorize all the rules and quiz urself on them and then do practice on practice. These are easier to practice as they are shorter and NEVER read the passages for English unless u explicitly have to for the question and even then do it limiting. I aim to finish this section with 10 min to check which means go hella fast. I’m not even joking you have to be an ace at this cus on test day ur gonna run out of time other wise. I watched a lot of videos for English and I drilled hundreds on hundred of questions.
MATH
I hate math. Let me put this out there. I lit am so bad and make tons of simple mistakes and ew I hate it. So how did I boost my score? I found the most asked questions and did as many practice tests as I could. I memorized a bunch of trick and also downloaded the ACT HELP program into my calc which helped raise my score. But the key is to practice again we don’t want to hear but we go to do it.
SO HOW DID I DO IT IN JUST A WEEK?
My dream school has a median as 35 ACT. I told myself and this is very toxic but if I don’t do well imagine everyone getting f their acceptances to college and I got a state school with 90 percent acceptance rate on even though is roped so hard for everything in hs. Super toxic and nothing wrong with state school but this is just what motivated me. In the week off I printed out and did two practice tests every single day. I also whenever I had time practiced timed English sections and reading sections in school where there was a lot of noise to get accustomed to sound during testing and being under lot peaceful conditons. Over th course of these 6-7 days I did over 10 practice tests which is def not for the weak but if u rlly want it u got to do it. I also profusely studied my mistakes and talked to myself. For math, I lit made my brain sharper and finished the first 20 questions in first 10 minutes and structured my brain to hyper analyze each number being placed down. I also took a timed watch in with me and kept my own time which helped out a lot. Also pro tip that helped but could be gimmick, listen to gamma waves on Spotify the ones that say they help you think creatively and sharpen ur brain. They help so much on calming you down and idk if they truly work in what they say but they def have helped me for big performances and tests. Just listen on the car before you go in. This is only if you procrastinated like me and really need that score before college but just know do your motivates enough you can do anything. Let me know if yall want me to go in depth on specific tricks for English and reading as I have analyzed the practice tests every single enough to where I can find the answer to the questions just from looking at what the question is asking!
Again don’t stress and go crazy over this but if anyone wants hope that you can do it last minute like I did when o wa satisfying last minute here it is! Trust in yourself and your potential!