Best Freshman ACT Scores

mathhappy
Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:12:38 +0000

You’re a freshman; you have tons of time before you need to take the ACT. What’s the rush?

What math are you in now? If it’s Algebra II or below, you’ll naturally improve on that section as you learn more in school. I wouldn’t waste time or money on test prep until you’re a little further along in your journey.

Knowing a couple of calculator tricks (https://education.ti.com/en/bulletinboard/2018/april/actips??utm_medium=gh_tw&utm_source=Social&utm_campaign=SeptBlog) can also help you save time and get more problems right on math.

I’m a big advocate for taking official practice tests (I think ACT releases about 6) under real-like conditions and learning from your mistakes that way. Remember, you lose just as many points through “silly mistakes” as having a lack of content knowledge, so don’t ignore those either. Keep a log of your mistakes to help avoid them in the future.

As far as timing is concerned, I recommend NOT reading the little paragraphs that come before the experimental data in the science section unless you’re absolutely sure that the answer is there. For reading, I actually found that I went faster when I slowed down and took the time to read the passages, underlining important lines. That way, I didn’t have to waste time skimming the passages several times while looking for the answers.