So I'm taking the ACT next week and I've been too busy/lazy to go to any classes that give you strategies for testing, so I was wondering if you guys had any little secrets or anything that helps.
And please, I don't want dumbass posts in this thread like "LOL CHEET OF DA GUY NXT 2 U", please be mature. akudood;
Do lots of math prior. giggle;
Online tutoring.
Don't forget your calculator... I did that and had trouble finishing the math section
Quote from: Raekewn on March 05, 2009, 04:01:52 PM
Do lots of math prior. giggle;
what kinds of math
WHAT DO THEY WANT FROM ME
go as fast as you can, and you really should've taken it before this once or twice to get the right experience.
oh well you can always retake.
Quote from: Fatman Scoop on March 05, 2009, 04:02:31 PM
what kinds of math
WHAT DO THEY WANT FROM ME
I'M PRETTY SURE THERE WILL BE SOME SIMPLE CALCULUS THERE.
Quote from: Veal on March 05, 2009, 04:03:00 PM
go as fast as you can, and you really should've taken it before this once or twice to get the right experience.
oh well you can always retake.
this is the first time they've offered it (for free)
is it true that after the second time you take it, they average the scores?
Try not to dawdle in the slightest, because the time limits are bitches. I've always been a bit of a slow test-taker because I get distracted, and that caused me to do badly on the science section because I only finished like 2/3 of it.
Quote from: ZAK on March 05, 2009, 04:04:52 PM
Try not to dawdle in the slightest, because the time limits are bitches. I've always been a bit of a slow test-taker because I get distracted, and that caused me to do badly on the science section because I only finished like 2/3 of it.
shit, i remember thats what fucked me up last year was the science section (on the PLAN, an ACT-like test)
to be honest, what im really the most nervous about is the writing. im a damn good writer, but the 30 time limit scares the shit out of me. it takes me a good 45 minutes to write an essay of my standards.
Maths suck.
Do science and English stuff. ;)
Quote from: Emperor LXXXVI on March 05, 2009, 04:16:00 PM
Maths suck.
Do science and English stuff. ;)
i was planning on it, but thanks david ;)
There's no calculus on the ACT. It's just maths up to Precalculus.
Really, just practice. I suggest practicing how to write a standard essay for the Writing portion. With everything else, I can only mimic what Sparknotes says (http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/act/chapter1.html).
i got a 28 composite score on the PLAN test, which corresponds to a 30-33 ACT score or something like that
protip: be like tomboh