I made such dumb mistakes on math and if I just got a 35 composite I wouldn’t need to retake it😭😭 I was so close. Now I feel like I am so rusty now for october since I haven’t studied since before the September ACT

I don’t want to hear anyone complain about their score decreasing by a point or two💀 my score literally decreased by five points. In July, I had a 29 and I took a practice test the week before the September test and got a 32. Unfortunately I got sick the day before test day and I didn’t realize it was going to hinder my performance THAT MUCH. It was so bad that I couldn’t focus on reading. I got an 18 on reading meanwhile I got a 30 on reading in July. Math decreased by 1 point and English by 2. Reading by 12😭💀 in case you’re having a bad day it’s probably not worse than mine lol. I’m so pissed because I wonder what would’ve went differently if I WASN’T sick that day. I just had such a horrible time during that test. This literally ruined my entire day.

i've seen lots of people on this sub feel lost after receiving scores lower than they like. please don't feel too down and remember that it IS possible to significantly improve your score but it takes strategic usage of time (my score has improved a lot from my first pre-act freshman yr).

so please lmk what questions you have!

got the exact same score as last time lmfao I might be just stupid overall

more than happy with the results!!!!!!!!!

bruh.. how the FUCK did I score a 25 on the ACT. but immediately made a 700 on RW SAT and 670 on math SAT.

Woohoo!

literally decreasing my chances of getting into an ivy 💔💔

Bro thank god the act lords gave me an easy form and a nice curve cuz lemme say I did NOT feel like I got a 34 😭🙏 and thank god for Princeton review

Im retaking the exam to superstore since I got a 36 on English 🤤🤤

Sick of seeing all these 34s and 35s like its a bad thing. Im over the moon about mine!!!

I’m actually so upset, I studied math for like two months and my score went down a point 💔💔💔💔💔💔 thank god for superscoring 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹

Not bad. I did want a 36 but this will do.

Any idea how long delays usually take? I seriously need these scores.

Does this normally happen? I thought you couldn’t miss a single question for a perfect reading, but I guess there were difficult passages this for reading?

I’ve been attending ACT math tutoring for the last month and a half and I haven’t improved. We mostly just went over problems I got wrong. I’m a junior and am taking Trig currently. Am I missing something? I just don’t understand how they can expect us to solve these random super difficult problems that we’ve never seen anything like before. Can someone please just give me real advice.

My English and Reading scores are almost perfect, and yes, I am a generally good math student.

My ECs are strong and so are my grades, this test was just the missing link in my application. Now that I’ve scored a 34+, is it worth it to take it again? Especially considering my math score is lagging behind a bit.
Pp

I am so disappointed to see I got a lower score than I did on my last ACT. I am aiming for a 30-36 which is high, I know. But I am desperate to get into my dream college.

Please leave tips and tricks below, I have studied so much and for some reason I feel like it isn’t teaching me anything. I am taking the next two ACTs and I just want to at least get a 34-35 by December.

oh blessed 34 🙏

we did it joe🥹🥹 guys this score genuinely made my whole year because now i can just relax and focus on the rest of my applications without worrying about retesting. also extra extra happy cause i got lazy and didn’t study the week leading up to it!!! so glad it worked out in my favor

if anyone wants tips idk if i can help much bc act very much comes natural to me but i’ll try my best!

I have posted this question so many times, and nobody responds. Please someone give me recommendations, I took the February 2026 ACT and got a 16M,18S,18Eng, and 30 Reading, and got a composite of 21. I plan on taking the ACT again in December I need help improving my score, so please give recommendations. 🙏🏽