| 1. I've taken it three times. The first time was during the Illinois PSAE examination, and I wasn't prepared (didn't even bring a calculator!). The second time I took it, I didn't study too much since the first time, but I was used to the test more. The third time, I STILL didn't do much studying, but I improved a lot upon my Science score (16-->25) and almost all other sections. I think that my score could have been at least one or two points higher if I actually studied for the Math section.
2. No, primarily because my GPA is fairly low/average. In my opinion, GPAs (AP classes aside) are, if anything, representative of one's ability to do work and memorize information. There are a lot of mediocre students (I don't mean any harm towards them) at my school who have almost straight As.
3. Not really. From what I've seen, English is an accurate assessment; Math is an assessment of things learned throughout high school; Reading, Science, and Writing are mostly assessments of how well one can take the ACT (with a little intelligence mixed in). |