<p>iif i take the test in the back of the Princeton Review book (2004 edition) would that be a good indication of how i would do on the actual test?</p>
<p>Probably, I’d say give or take a couple composite points.</p>
<p>damn so thats a bad indicator then.</p>
<p>if you score well, it’s a good indicator. you score poorly, it’s a bad indicator. simple as that…</p>
<p>A couple points off is a bad indicator? If so, then taking the actual test is a bad indicator of how you’ll do on the actual test.</p>
<p>What’s that supposed to mean? Mrs. Ferguson, you give really good information most of the time, but I don’t understand why you find the need to butt into students’ discussions to make nasty comments.</p>
<p>What was nasty about that?</p>
<p>Try thinking about it for a minute before you decide it doesn’t make any sense.</p>
<p>Still baffled? Long day, huh? Okay: If you take the ACT, and then take it again right away, you will probably get the same score, give or take a few points. If you’re hoping for a better indicator than that, you’re out of luck; so something that predicts your score within a few points can hardly be said to be a bad indicator. Therefore, if the Princeton Review test predicts your score within a few points, as stated, it’s a good indicator. Which, if I recall, is what the poster asked. So I’m not sure how my comment constitutes butting in–unless this is a student-only discussion. In that case, you guys should hang a tie on the door or something.</p>
<p>It won’t be as good as taking a test released by the ACT organization.</p>
<p>Keep in mind you’ll be totally refreshed after a good night’s sleep and have had a great breakfast before you take the real ACT, which should (in my opinion) boost you a point or two.</p>
<p>I’ve also found that a certain something about actually being there taking the test boosts my scores past the practice tests. Maybe it’s concentration, or just the psychological effects of being in a desk in a school with a proctor and everything that seems to naturally improve my scores, at least.</p>
<p>Hey theworld, I never tried the PR test(s), but they’re usually pretty close to the difficulty level of all their prep subjects (act, aps, so on). If you want the best indicator out there, you should look into the tests the ACT organization has already released. The Real ACT Guide has 3. Check it out if you can.</p>
<p>edit:
ALSO, some people on this board need to chill out with the overly harsh comments. COUGH COUGH… and I’m not talking about 19382.</p>
<p>Sounds good.</p>
<p>Seriously, if people disagree with anything I have to say, I expect them to say so; and I refuse to treat high-school-age people as intellectual inferiors by holding my tongue rather than challenging their arguments.</p>
<p>Just want to second the part about the PR sample test being a good approximation. Real ACT is even more accurate, though. Either of these two taken under simulated testing conditions would be very likely to put you in the ball park (+/- 2 pts.) for an estimated composite score. Provided you get plenty of sleep the night before the test, don’t do bong hits in the parking lot 30 min. before checking in, etc.</p>