<p>I took my PSAT with no studying whatsoever (didn’t even know the format, types of Q’s etc) and scored a 66 CR and 54 M. After a couple of BB practice tests my math is ~ 630 so total = ~1300. I just took the ACT and got a 28 C. </p>
<p>Since both of my score are about the same, which one should I study for? I either need a 32 ACT or a 1400 CR+M SAT. Which would be easier to achieve?</p>
<p>SAT. It may be harder but you can study it more, i.e., there’s more potential to raise your score.</p>
<p>Take both . </p>
<p>Sometimes it’s easier to get the 1400 M+CR SAT because you only have to study for 2 areas…but some find it easier to get the 32 ACT because they may have strengths in Writing and English (which get counted on the ACT)…and the Math is less tricky on the ACT.</p>
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<p>scored a 66 CR and 54 M which equals 120.</p>
<p>What did you get in the Writing?</p>
<p>what was the breakdown of your ACT? </p>
<p>Did you find the SR section hard/confusing?</p>
<p>Thank you for your response. I got a 56 on the writing, but the school I’m looking in to doesn’t look at the writing so it’s not so important. </p>
<p>My ACT is as follows: English-29 Math-26 Reading-33 Science-25. I had to guess on pretty much all of the fighting scientist questions due to lack of time.</p>
<p>What do you think is the best way to improve my ACT score?</p>
<p>For me, the best way to help my ACT score was to do timed practice tests to get used to the pace. Find a pace that works for you, bring a watch, and stick with it. </p>
<p>My advice for choosing the test to focus on would be to assess your strengths and weaknesses and compare them to the test formats. If running out of time often an issue for you, maybe you should go with SAT.</p>
<p>*My ACT is as follows: English-29 Math-26 Reading-33 Science-25. I had to guess on pretty much all of the fighting scientist questions due to lack of time.</p>
<p>What do you think is the best way to improve my ACT score? *</p>
<p>Since that SR section gave you troubles, you can either practice those sections to see if you can get better with practice (some kids are able to do that)…or you can focus on the SAT…and only practice the M+CR since your schools only use those.</p>
<p>That said, I think that if you’re trying to get a certain scores for merit purposes, you need to practice for BOTH tests and take both tests. My concern is that your strengths are in reading and English, so if you don’t do the ACT, you lose a test that more represents your strengths. </p>
<p>You got a 26 in the math section. Do you feel that the math section was hard? Or do you think you made some silly mistakes?</p>
<p>I didn’t have time to finish many questions in the math section which resulted in random guesses and many wrong answers. I hope with practice I’ll be able to get my timing down. I only wish there were more official ACT tests available than the few that are currently published…</p>
<p>for the science section, i raised my score & had much more time when i did the sections with 5 questions first, the sections with 6 questions second, and the section with 7 questions last.</p>
<p>as banal as this sounds, plug in numbers for math concepts. it’s much easier to conceptualize everything when you can easily prove a concept to be true.</p>
<p>my $.02</p>