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There are some wise people on this website who know of ACT prep strategies and ways of studying for the ACT that I've never heard of. I want to know how I can boost my ACT score after I took it and didn't study for it, but next time I want to study. If any of you know non orthodox ways of studying or unknown books to use. Or how long before the ACT/SAT did you study (1 month before or 6 months anything like that)

Thank you SDN

 

[Solomon]

There are some wise people on this website who know of ACT prep strategies and ways of studying for the ACT that I've never heard of. I want to know how I can boost my ACT score after I took it and didn't study for it, but next time I want to study. If any of you know non orthodox ways of studying or unknown books to use. Or how long before the ACT/SAT did you study (1 month before or 6 months anything like that)

Thank you SDN

Well, for starters, make sure you know (assuming that you didn't know) that the difference between ACT and SAT is

ACT: What you learned in school

SAT: Your cumulative knowledge

Now for studying, I was shooting for a high score, so I, along with my counselor, devised a 3 Week study schedule. Each month being broken down into a different type of studying

First Week: Bought Study books and Found PDF's of others. Each would explain the things commonly found on the ACT. Then give some practice problems. Also, did as many ACT Problems i could find. (ACT Question of the day, Random ACT Questions, ACT Tip of the day, etc.)

Second Week: Met with as many ACT groups as humanly possible. This gave me the opportunity to get hands-on tutoring with people that took the ACT many times, ACT administrators, and many others that have ACT experience.

Third Week: Nothing but Practice Tests. Pretty much self explanatory. Completed about 6 of them. Most were free.


I managed to pull a 30 due to this.

That was just my strategy. Some said I condensed my studying too much and would have recommended me studying over a longer period of time, but I found that this was much better for me.

Studying is different for different people. If you study at your pace, and aren't just rushing through it, you should do fine your next time

Good Luck 👍

 

[Velma Dinkley]

http://www.amazon.com/Boost-Score-U...the+unofficial+software+guide+to+the+real+act

You need to have "The Real ACT Prep Guide" for it to be of any use. You can buy it or borrow from a library. ( I personally bought it so I could write in it like I could in a real ACT test. ) Together, they cost $30-$40. In my opinion, it's the best test prep you could get outside of a private tutor. I brought my score up six points in two months. ( Studying 2-3 hours a day ) Went from a mediocre 23 to a nice 29.


Basically, the software analyzes your scores from the tests in the prep book, and tells you exactly where to improve and provides study materials and practice questions for doing so.

 

[Chemistry>Physics]

In the time that you gained those 6 points on your ACT would you solely contribute it to the prep guide or did you do any learning in school that could've helped?

 

[Velma Dinkley]

In the time that you gained those 6 points on your ACT would you solely contribute it to the prep guide or did you do any learning in school that could've helped?

I was in school for the two months I was studying, but I can't remember any specific material I learned in that period that helped me on my ACT aside from some trigonometry ( There was only a few questions on it in the ACT anyway. )

So, yes, it was mostly the studying regiment that brought up my scores. I come from a school with an average ACT score of 17, so it was huge for me. It's all about what you put in.

Specifically, what I did was take a practice ACT test and analyze it. The following week, I would make one sweep over material I already knew to keep it fresh, and several sweeps over material I didn't know until I learned it. I also used the practice resources included in the software to make sure I had it down. Did this process 6 times over the course of two months. ( The leftover two weeks were used to study for the real deal. )

 

[docwei88]

Amazing book for SAT: Up Your Score. Had very very helpful hints and basically unlocked the SAT. Worth every single penny.
I'd take practice tests. See what you need to work on. Work on it. Take some more practice tests (while taking those tests, pretend it is the real test).