My daughter had a high 28 that rounded up. The second time she took it she had a low 31 that rounded down. It bugged her that if she would have had just one more point on any section she would have had a 32. My daughter’s best friend also got a 29 and she got a 31 the second time she took it. They did little prep work before either test. My daughter did work out of a book to work on her science and math scores since she had the most room to gain there. But she didn’t do much. Almost 60% of kids who take it get a higher score the second time. The 29 is hers to keep. If her score goes down, she still gets to send her 29. The ACT was key for the merit awards where my daughter applied. Right now your daughter has a score that will award her merit money at many schools, but amounts vary. She’s taking practice tests, not the real thing. A lot of kids have higher scores on the real test than practice ones. I know that the counselor at our high school advises students to plan on taking the test twice because she consistently sees higher scores on the second test and there is no downside if you do happen to get the same or lower score.