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Old 02-26-2011, 09:21 PM   #1
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Highest ACT Jump?

What is the highest ACT jump you seen or made? I am simply curious.
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Old 02-26-2011, 09:40 PM   #2
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I've never seen a huge jump, but a student in my AP English class got a 34 on his first try and a 27 on his second. He's not a very good student, so I think he just lucked out big time on the first test.
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Old 02-26-2011, 09:44 PM   #3
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This isn't a giant jump, but I made a 24 in 7th grade and a 31 as a Freshman. Just took it again as a Junior and hopefully will improve a few more points.
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Old 02-26-2011, 10:18 PM   #4
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My friend went from a 21 to 28. (10th grade to 12th grade)
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Old 02-26-2011, 11:13 PM   #5
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24 in 8th grade first time, 34 in 12th.
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Old 02-27-2011, 12:10 AM   #6
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I've seen someone go from 27 to 32 between junior and senior year.
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Old 02-27-2011, 12:29 PM   #7
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I received a 20 my freshman year, but practicing my junior year caused me to score 29 and 31.
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Old 02-27-2011, 06:59 PM   #8
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^ wow 11 points how did you study? Also, how many time did you take the test?
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Old 02-27-2011, 08:04 PM   #9
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25 first time. 34 second. Took it again in Feb. Hoping for a 35 or 36.
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Old 02-28-2011, 12:35 AM   #10
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Honestly, I just wasn't as motivated my freshman year. I jumped into a ton of AP classes, took countless practice tests, used many prep books, and somehow got my scores. It was more than likely the fact that I was exposed to upper level material during my sophomore and junior year.
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Old 02-28-2011, 02:59 PM   #11
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popcharlie93 thank for the reply
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Old 03-01-2011, 08:26 PM   #12
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20 in 7th grade , 31 in 10th grade
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Old 03-02-2011, 06:24 PM   #13
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a senior student in AP Physics, he got 22 in November and then get 34 in June in his junior year.
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Old 03-02-2011, 06:47 PM   #14
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I need to go from a 29 with no prep at all to a 32, minimum.
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Old 03-02-2011, 08:10 PM   #15
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I need to go from a 29 with no prep at all to a 32, minimum.
Unless you had a bad day when you got that 29 (and you know you can do better), you probably won't go up 3 composite scores without doing anything.
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