ACT study guides--which one did you like

karatekid666
Wed, 26 Dec 2012 14:23:41 +0000

Oldmom, ignore Andrew.

The two books I would recommend are the Princeton Review guide and the Real Act Prep Guide.

PR is particularly good for the english sections. My english score jumped from a 29 to a 34 (later a 35) by exclusively using this guide. There are also valuable tips on how to approach the reading section, as well as math. Science is a different story, because I did not find any of the guides very helpful for that section.

The Real ACT book is great for practice tests. There are 5 full length, actual ACT tests included and there is a somewhat brief review before the tests. But I really ended up using only the practice tests…

And the books really do help! My score went from a 30 composite to a 34 composite, which makes a world of a difference in college applications…

Good luck!