Arco/Peterson's Study Guide - Harder than the real thing?

mo24
Tue, 04 Apr 2006 06:35:53 +0000

What have you been getting on the other sections on the ARCO?

It’s much harder than the real thing. In fact, it’s probably the hardest book out of all of the study prep books. (Most unrealistic)

It was the first ACT study book I tried, and I did awful on it. English was my best subject on the ARCO practice test, and I still only got a 27 in it. The free online test on the ACT website will give a much better picture of your actual score…

Toss the ARCO and get a better one is my advice. I think studying with that particular book could actually do more harm than good. The real ACT test is nothing like the practice tests in that book.