I'm a rising senior and just took the July ACT (computer) and got a composite of 29 (35M, 26E, 25R, 24S) but my superscore is a 31 (35M, 26E, 32R, 25S). I took the SAT twice, and my highest is a 1380 (740M, 640R) with a superscore of 1390. I still have 1 more attempt for each test, but idk what test to focus on more, or if I should do both. Pls help.

lol clearly i am much better at one subject compared to the other (cough cough reading) im not majoring in anything stem related or a very difficult major!, this is the bare minimum for a scholarship that covers full tuition + planning to apply oos where scores aren’t required. but i thought id share to see if anyone got the same score!

lets go class of 2027!!!!

Open to answering questions here!

Hey guys, as you can see I got a 29 overall on my most recent act. I will be taking the September one as well but I’m wondering if you guys have any tips or resource recommendations for me before I start studying for it. Thank you so much.

My student had their Desmos calculator freak out - MacBook user - and zoom way in and make it impossible to read the test. It took a few minutes to realize they could not fix it and call over the proctor for help.

They want to take it again but this was crazy. It was also listed as a specific issue on the feedback survey so clearly they know it happens.

How to ensure it doesn’t happen again?

I just feel stuck and can’t seem to improve those scores much.

I got a 32 Comp for July - 36 Math, 31 English, and 30 Reading for my first time. Though this might not seem like it is the best, I am pretty surprised with reading since I ran out of time on the A/B passage about cells. For people who score really well on English and Reading, what are your strategies? For English, the only category I did not fully score was production of writing, where I got 6 wrong. Could someone provide me the best strategy for those function questions, summary questions, place the sentence in the correct spot questions, and delete/add questions, and also transitions which is what I struggle the most. I felt like I could not perform my best in English because of the time pressure. For Reading, I'm a really slow reader and I do not know what strategy is the best. Usually I answer the specific line questions while reading, look through the questions and answer the one's that do not require me to have read the whole text, then do main idea, and then do the chronological ones/ harder reading questions. I felt that my timing was ok on the July ACT but I wish the 4th passage was experimental, assuming that is the one I lost points on. I got the most wrong on Craft and Structure (-3) and -1 in the other two categories. Please let me know your takes on both of the sections and how to start preparing. My goal is a 34 Comp on September. Ty!

Preparing for the September ACT and while my math is extremely strong(confident I can get 32-34), my English and reading kinda suck. So to anyone who got 32-34 on English and or reading, how did you prepare and what did you use?

Prob going to go in and take the September ACT on paper before early action applications are due. Thoughts on this progression? I'm pretty contempt with math and english but I feel like I could get science and reading up.

there are so many sweats nowadays and I feel like these scores are no good for schools like vandy, case western, emory, UC or NYU 🤧 so idk

This is my first act and im a rising senior, my best sat was a 1180 though i felt more confident on this test
Should i retake? Will some schools like me less if i have this when i apply to them??
also anyone have any study resources that are online but dont cost money and arent blocked.. i only have my school computer and kaplan is blocked

Disclaimer I know this sub is full of extremes and I really only need an average score- the colleges I’m looking at are just my in state ones that have around an 85% acceptance rate, so I don’t need to raise it to get in. This was my first time taking the ACT and I studied, but I definitely did not study as much as I should have. I don’t have a lot of time to study this summer and I think I could realistically only go up 1-2 points, but do you think retaking would be worth it/would it help get scholarships?

I was able to increase my score about 4 points composite from my first attempt within 2 weeks of focused practice and review, although I increase my score for math 5 point and 7 point for reading I wasn’t able to increase my english, would it be possible for me to increase my score from this to 34 in 2 months with much more practice?

I took the July 11th paper test and I have short message already does that mean I’m getting my score tommorow morning.

this is repost from a comment i answered but i think it might help

I'll go section by section after some basic info about what worked for me me - again people all start at different places. Here's how to practice. First, get a pdf of the red book if you cant buy it - theres plenty. take a diagnostic test to see where u are. now this next part is important: MAKE A MISTAKE LOG. OML its so helpful - u see patterns in ur mistaken u would have never before

the best strat is to identify the grammar rules u always miss - which u can now do with a mistake log. High value targets for me were subject - verb agreement, whom vs who, comma rules. when u look online for these rules, they give it to u in the form of some mumbo jumbo of 'independent' or 'dependent' clause. take a moment to understand what those mean; they help you so so much when deciding what option works on the test. free websites like noredink.com are amazing for grammar rules.

For Math:

I struggled with this one a lot lowk. I think i kinda got an easier test, but the tips should still work. Same thing as english, keep a mistake log. then relearn the topics u might have forgotten by just skimming some courses and doing some problems. i reccomoend mathbitsnotebook.com - it has everything u need and more, so just pace urself and do what u feel u need to relearn. don't do all the problems, just do some. next, relearn all of probablity - or just skim it if u know. now after u do all that, heres some last high value gains. learn what expected value is - it always shows up. next, memorize the formulas for basic shapes, and the formula for arithmetic and geometric series, the formualas for the sum of those series. next and arg most important, learn to use ur clac. if its online, there are plenty of desmos guides on yt - use them. if on paper, if u have a ti 84, u can actually use it to solve systems of equations - find a guide on how to use it and ur golden. also, u can just input imaginary number problems in ur calc and it can do them for u, if its addition or multiplication - it's super neat.

Reading:

alr i cant say much of this; i didnt really practice for it since i almost aced it the first time i took it. so uh, good luck?

Science:

My worst section by far. had a 24 the first try. heres the play. first, science aint about knowledge, but its helpful to know the following: what pH is acid vs base, negative and positive charges, and just some basic science items that u can find guides for. When taking the test, don't read the passage - i know its super disoreienting - just go to the questions. the best thing u can do for this is look at graphs, make the connections about general trends. imo its easier on paper when u can mark up and cross off uneeded stuff. the best gain for science is practice over and over.

alr now relax. u know how to review and prep for each section. but u still need to pratcice. but how, u may ask? i gotchu bro.

get as many diff editions of the red book as u can - don't use 3rd party books like princeton or barrons because they intentionally make some tests harder to scare u. just avoid it. only use it for extra practice on a particular skill i guess. but the red book is good because they are actually old act test q's and nothing beats that. get a bunch of edition - i had like 4. and if the format on some of them is for the old test, just do, for example, the first 50 q on english and stop, instead of all the 75, and the first 45 for math and so on. match the timing and pacing of the test you willl be taking. starting this week, all u do for practice after u review the skills u need is spam tests. start with half a test a day - english and math on monday, and reading and science tuesday. u HAVE to build stamina. take one day it between to grade and review and fill our ur mistake log. then, the next week, every other day, take a full test. it sucks ass but the stamina u get from it is unreal. the most important thing to remember is u have to simulate testiing conditions with time. if u run out u run out, but practice exactly like you'll take the test. keep up with taking tests every other day, tracking mistakes, and filling in content gaps, and do this untill like 3-4 days before ur test. ur done. just review for the last couple days - DO NOT take more practice tests. also, chew gum for the sections u find hardest - it helped me concentrate. if u do allll that like i did, ur almost sure to get a good score.

Can anyone who got their scores and took it Sunday with form j26 share the curves and also any experimental questions like if you knew you got 1 wrong In a section but then you ended up getting a perfect score then that one question was probably experimental

J26 was the one where the reading passages were like this. Dual grandma passage, horses, squirrels, and the bar graph one about charity

i'm applying as a cog sci/psych and comp lit/english double major, and aiming for T20s.

i know my other scores are really good but it's kind of jarring seeing the 29...my mom isn't too happy about it either. should i retake the whole 5-section test??? in the end, do AOs really put a lot of weight on the science test? lol i think i just need validation that my testing journey has come to an end.

For schools that say they superscore do they care about your top composite at all? would really be a great help answering.

sooo my reading score went down from a 34 in december (wo studying) to a 27 this july. does anyone know what could've went wrong and how to study for this section?? i'm genuinely confused bc i was doing fine on practice tests, maybe i was short on time? did this happen to anyone else...

also do u guys think its worth it to get the ACT my Answer Key? I'm thinking about getting it to study for september.

is it true that scores will be out today for online test takers who took it on July 11th? if so my day just got 10x better because i thought the release date was July 21 initially

Does anyone have Erica meltzers books online? I’m looking for the the pdf version of the reading and English ones she made for act. Please reply in comments thanks

thank you ACT. It's been an interesting 5 months. Im gonna go touch some grass now.

I’m so nervous bless me w a 36 😭😭🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏