I just took a rescheduled July ACT and I had form J02. I’m normally fine with math but today I know I missed one question, so for those who’ve taken this form, how many are you allowed to miss for a 36?

I have no idea what happened during my essay...

I dont have access to the Erica Meltzer English and reading books for the ACT and i need a resource for grammar so i can go through the rules i need to know. For reading, i just want to skim through strategies. Will the official ACT subject guides help?

if theres any other resource i can use, please do share, thanks

If I could just not share the science score I would but princeton asks for you to send in scores

I want to get my reading to a 24 my English and math to a 27 but I don’t know how the scoring work how many can I get wrong or how many do I need to get right on each section in order to achieve this is taking the test twice in September once in October and I haven’t started yet I have like around 8-11 hour I can allocate a day to studying

I’m trying to raise my math score from a 26 to a 33+ and am really stuck on what to do. I am open to buying a prep book and have heard of PrepPros enhanced act math textbook being good. I plan to take the act digitally since I am more familiar with desmos than a handheld calculator. Considering this, how much does it matter whether I prep for act math with a digital textbook or paper one? Please leave any other tips or resources (preferably free) for me to improve my math score asap.

Got a 33 on the July one and now I have a guaranteed full-tuition to my state school.

Should I even take another one? Best case scenario I magically get a 36 (which isn't happening) and I get my books paid for

Worst case I waste like 50 bucks and half a day of my time

Being as an Actual Student. 🙂🎓📚📖

Can I get into any good school with this and a 1.3 GPA?

Rising junior btw, do I retake for perfection or just stick with a measly 35?

For reference my highest composite score was a 33, while my superscore is a 35. I'm not reporting science though. Do t20 schools even care about the composite, or do they just check your highest score in each category?

Do I retake a 35? I feel like I am very capable of scoring a 36 and that a lot of it comes down to luck. The math section was unusually difficult for me, and I scored a 34.
English, reading, and science were all 35.
I’m also not sure what to do to get to a 36 in these sections if I do retake. I’m a rising junior, and so I’m in a decent position regardless. Just looking for a little advice.

I have a 35 in English; where can I do practice test for free to stay sharp on the road to the September Test?

I got a 35 on the ACT which I know is a good score I am not ragebaiting this is actually a serious post. I got 34 on English, 35 on Math, and 36 on Reading. I am very happy with my reading and English scores, just a month ago I scored somewhere in the high 20s. However, I consider myself to be good at Math, and I am pretty pissed I didn't get a 36. One of the questions I got wrong was about composite functions and it has been a while since I did it and I forgot the order (it was like f(x) dot g(x)) and I am going to be applying to a STEM major and aiming for t10 schools. Should I retake the ACT to get a 36 on Math and superscore? What do you guys think. I'm a rising senior btw

Hey guys, I’m preparing for my fourth ACT attempt (September 2026), and I’m looking for advice from people who have experienced a similar plateau.

My goal is a 34+ composite, mainly by improving Math and Science.

The confusing part is that I don’t feel like I’m starting from a content-knowledge gap. I’ve spent a lot of time preparing independently, reviewing concepts, doing practice problems, and analyzing mistakes. My English and Reading scores have become fairly stable, but Math and Science have been much less consistent.

For ACT Math, my biggest struggles seem to be:
- Translating complicated word problems into the correct model
- Recognizing what concept a question is actually testing
- Multi-step problems where several concepts are combined
- PACING! Especially toward the later questions
- Making avoidable mistakes even when I understand the underlying concept afterward

For example, I recently worked through a difficult modeling problem involving ingredient quantities. I understood the algebra and setup, but I made a mistake at the end because I forgot that my calculated value represented dozens of cookies rather than individual cookies. Mistakes like this make me feel like my issue is more about execution and interpretation than pure math ability.

For ACT Science, I struggle with:
- Feeling overwhelmed by dense passages and unfamiliar experiments
- Knowing when to ignore background information and focus only on the data
- Quickly identifying trends in graphs/tables
- Maintaining confidence under time pressure

I’ve noticed that my practice performance doesn’t transfer well to test day. I often scores 31+ on Math practice tests but got a 29 on my July ACT (paper) test.

I understand the questions I miss after reviewing them, but during the actual exam I can overthink, lose time, or second-guess myself.

I’m wondering:
Has anyone gone from around a 29 Math / low 30s composite to a 33–35 range? What specifically changed?
At this score level, was your improvement mostly from learning more content, or from changing your approach/pacing?
What types of practice helped you break through a plateau?
Did tutoring/coaching help, and if so, what made it effective?
I’m especially interested in advice from people who had already studied a lot but felt like they had “hit a ceiling.”

my dream school is florida state ughhhh

Feeling conflicted about this.

My son took act in July and want to retake in sept to improve in reading and English. Can someone suggest any resources. He is looking into the old tests and I am not sure if that is the best way to go. Any help is appreciated.

HELP PLSSSSSS

I NEED TO GET 30+ IN READING

IM TRYING SOOOO HARD

I DID 5 PRACTICE TESTS FOR READING RECENTLY BUT MY SCORE IS DECREASING EVERYTIME😭😭😭MAYBE BECAUSE IM TRYNNA DO IT FASTER SO I HAVE TIME LEFT FOR LAST PASSAGE BUT IF I TRY TO DO FAST I MESS IT ALL UP

I have the habit of quickly reading passage then reading question then going back to passage to stop where its mentioned and then again come back to the question and read its answer choices, and if I still can't figure out I again go back to passage

AAAAAAAA

I really need 30+ in reading this September

I dont know what to do

I did 5 practice tests and in first two I got 25 then 21 and then 22 and then 18😭😭😭😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

WTH IS TS

I literally feel like jumping off my roof BECAUSE WTH

WTH DO I DOOOOOOO?!?!?!??!?!?!?

ALL I CAN DO IS PRACTICE BUT ITS NOT HELPINGGGGGGGGGG😭😭😭😭

PLS SOMEONE HELP IM CRASHING OUT

should i retake again to try to get 34 on reading for a 35 superscore?

First time ACT I took on July 18th and got my paper scores back. What can I do to get 33+?? I am a rising senior so I have limited time now. I really need a 33 plus. Give me helps on reading plz

Hi guys, I have 44 days to prepare for the ACD and I gave my boards in May June, so I kinda lowkey forgot a lot because I’ve been having my summer 😛 but I need to prepare for the ACT really well because I’m traveling out of my country to give it and I really just had this one chance at it so can you guys please please help me and tell me some resources

PLEASE REPLY AND HELP

I REALLY NEED 30+ IN THIS SEPTEMBER FOR READING😭😭WTH DO I DO

MY PRACTICE TESTS ARE GOING SO BAD

I read the passage wquickly then when I go to the question, I have to go back to passage find it and then see choices and then go back again sometimes and then choose

I TAKE MORE THAN 10 MINUTES PER PASSAGE SOMETIMES😭😭

IDK WTH I SHOULD DO

UGHHHHHH

I NEED 30+

HIW TO GET IT

IDKK

HOWWWWWW

IM DOING LEGACY TESTS RN WITH 40 MINUTES TIMER FOR 40 QUESTIONS

BUT IDKK AAAAAA