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Old 10-24-2008, 04:28 PM   #1
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Science Section in Barrons, harder than the real thing?

I keep getting a lot of questions wrong on the Barrons test, but not that much in the REAL ACT.

So I'm thinking Barron's science section is harder?
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Old 10-24-2008, 04:39 PM   #2
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Everything on Barrons is harder. People on here say that they get 23s and 24s on Barrons tests but end up getting 30+ on the real thing
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Old 10-24-2008, 10:40 PM   #3
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Barrons is a piece of crap. Don't use it. I would get 28's on their practice tests and I worried myself sick about the real one but ended up with a 34.
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Old 10-24-2008, 11:54 PM   #4
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so why would it be a piece of crap .. their questions may be harder, but Barron's "harder" will help you in the long run for the actual test. The science section is actually extremely difficult in Barron's and I got a 24 on their practice test, but ended up with a 30 on the actual test. I believe it really helped out.
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Old 10-25-2008, 01:31 PM   #5
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They aren't "hard" per se... just somewhat idiotic. I would get so frustrated by their answer explanations on the reading tests. Whoever makes those questions makes them way too subjective.
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