Soooo I am a rising senior who, like many wishes to attend high ranked schools (MIT, Berkeley , etc…)
I have a perfect GPA, but I have taken the sat twice first time I got 1580. Second time I got 1700, so I have switched to ACT and taken it once and got a 26
English: 22
Math: 25
Reading: 31
Science: 26
I really want to improve fast so please help any higher scorers thank you! 
Your 26 is roughly a 1800 on the sat. I can’t tell your chances because I don’t know if you have a stellar gpa and course rigor. Most ivies are reaches for everyone so don’t expect to get into an ivy. If your gpa is 4.2w+ and 3.9uw + and you get a 30 I would say you have a chance
Looks like your reading comprehension is good on the ACT , but your will need to work on the English grammar and Math. Good news is those two are the easiest to improve on. You can use the summer to do that. However, I am a bit concerned that your GPA is not concordant with your ACT scores in math and English. It may indicate a weaker high school curriculum overall. The reach schools will expect reasonable scores all around even if your major is not STEM related. On the other hand, social science/humanities majors require a lot of writing - and your writing score is not strong either - at least for a top tier school.
The high ranked schools are reaches for everyone. Along with the reach schools, you should make a college list that includes safeties and matches as well. What state do you live in?
Also consider schools that don’t require standardized tests. There are some very good ones on the list.
http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional
I live in Texas and I did take nearly every AP course at my high school (about 15 or so)
I was always intimidated by standardized testing. I, like you, have a perfect GPA; however, my standardized test scores were never up to par with my friends. For example, I took the ACT at the end of Freshman year and scored a 24 whereas my friends had 27s, 28s, and even 30s. When the topic of standardized testing arose in conversations, I shrank away immediately. I felt inferior because of my low scores.
To try to pull up my scores I began taking one practice section per day in the Applerouth book. I noticed a HUGE improvement. I was getting in the 32s and 33s now, and I got a 32 composite on the June ACT. I believe I just needed a boost in self-confidence.
Since your reading is already strong I would suggest taking one practice section per day (math, science, and english) and a full test every two weeks. Time yourself strictly. Don't give yourself extra time; that will only hurt your scores. Keep track of what you get each time, and eventually you WILL notice improvement. Don't get discouraged.
Best of luck
If you live in Texas, it seems you would be auto-admit at UT-Austin b/c of your GPA, and assuming that indicates your rank is high enough. And Texas has many other fine state schools, and well known privates such as Rice.
We can give your more information if you are able to tell us your AP scores on the AP tests that you took. That will help clarify questions about rigor.
Use the summer to keep practicing the ACT grammar and math. The math in the ACT is based on schoolwork, and hence my comment about the level of rigor at your school (even if you took AP classes). You may need to spend some extra time on studying topics in math - your ACT score report gives a breakdown on areas you need to work on. Re: the grammar in the English part, look at Erica Melzer’s ACT Grammar book. It will give you pointers to work on. And the science score can probably be brought up with just a little bit of effort, considering that your reading comprehension is good, and that’s essentially what the science portion tests.
@mathprof63 My AP scores are as follow
comp sci: 5
physics 1: NA
World hist: 4
comp sci 2: 5
spanish: 5
I have taken many others but scores are not out yet. Also yes it is safe to assume im auto admit into UT austin, but I want to make a final push for top schools despite slim chances
Yipes, the very best way to assure a low score on a standardized test is to enter the room with the attitude that I always do poorly on standardized tests. Look into test taking techniques that will help help you use your time wisely. As an idea, go through the subtest and mark those ?s that you know the answer, mark it, make sure you put your answer on the line and in the circle you wanted. Gone, done. If you find a really hard item, move on. You don’t want to waste your somewhat limited test time on this kind of item. Aha! You find that the the body of an earlier item contains an answer that your didn’t know or were unsure about in a later item, go back to the old item to verify your thought and then answer the new item right away. Next run through, find questions that can get down to two choices and think about why each one works and why each doesn’t. Not immense time here. When you decide mark the answer and move along. If you can put a dot or somehow note it, do so you can review. Third, trip as time permits. Look at the choices, consider those you recognize and eliminate any that are completely strange or unfamiliar by time (for example, Freud has done precious little research or writing since 1939 or so), place, theory, or other criteria and eliminate what doesn’t fit with your current knowledge. If there is no penalty for wrong guesses, choice something.
Your goal is gathering up as many points for correct answers as you can. There is no star or bonus other than personal satisfaction for a correct answer to really hard a question. If you become restless, anxious or distracted, etc., sit back and take a break. If you keep going then cracking gum (my downfall) gets louder and louder. With each practice test, go over each question whether answered correctly or not and look at the correct answer, Is there a nugget you didn’t know that would have been nice to know, make a note of it. Look at the other options and find out why they were incorrect. Make notes of new or more extensive information than you already know. I found that making flash cards of this kind of information facilitated studying and contributed to better scores on later trials.
The tests are balanced in that each student’s score should be about the same whichever version is taken. I would expect that there is overlap in content, but probably not individual questions. Writing tests is made harder when the teacher/test author tries to write novel test items. That’s why teachers, testing companies, and others develop test banks of solid questions.
Standardized testing is like a computer games. You develop and implement a strategy and based on what happens you adjust your strategy. Finally, the SAT/ACT tests are only tests!
Thanks for providing the AP scores. You should definitely make the push to raise your ACT scores. The English section requires time management, and I think you can figure out what the math holes are that need to be plugged in. Use test taking strategies given by @zannah . You can find more tips on English part on Erica Melzer’s blog for free (thecriticalreader.com) Get the ACT red guide if you don’t have it already.
There are a range of excellent universities between State Flagship and the Ivy’s and MIT. It’s fine to reach for the Ivy’s, but make sure your list has more than HYPSM + UT-Austin
@mathprof63 thanks so much do you mind if I message you if any questions? @zannah thanks too I do think mentally am not approaching these tests right tbh my mindset is not great on tests
I have worked on math a good amount since yesterday and brought it up to a consistent 27 (still not what I want but at least )