2013 september act exam thoughts

audaciously
Sat, 21 Sep 2013 21:26:41 +0000

It was my first time taking the exam. I usually do well on the practice tests usually have 5-10 min to spare for each section ; I usually get a score of 30-32 but I thought the actual exam was more difficult that I expected.
I used Barron’s 36 and the official ACT prep book.

English:
English was average . It was like the RED ACT prep book and I had 5 min to check

Math:
I found this section really difficult and believe that I screwed up in this section . This is ironic cuz math is usually my highest score . I ran out of time and had to guess for the last 5 or 7 questions . There were questions which I was not familiar with

Reading :
It was up to my expectations . The Hawaii one was confusing so I had to skim a few times . But I ran out of time and had to guess for the last 3 questions

Science :
It was what I expected . Ran out of time for last 4 questions

Essay :
I didn’t expect much because I’m not a very good writer . I thought it was fair

Overall what are your views on this exam? For past test takers , was this exam more difficult than usual? Any predictions on the curve?