How to focus/study on certain areas of the ACT?

heartandsoul221
Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:04:26 +0000

Hello,
Since there are a lot of people on College Confidential that received high scores on the ACTs, I was wondering if any of you could help me. I’m currently having trouble studying for the ACTs. I just recently took the test in December and didn’t get the score that I wanted (preferably 31 and above).
I got a composite score of 27.
E: 27
M: 25
R: 32
S: 23
To be honest, I can’t really afford a tutor or ACT classes, so thats out of the question. I studied two months before my test, by constantly reviewing and practicing problems, but judging by my score it didn’t work out as well as I wanted it to. I’m currently have trouble with English because Im not sure what to focus on or how to properly study for it. I memorized all the grammar rules, but I still end up getting questions wrong . The main problem is, is that I don’t really know how to study for certain areas of the English section like “Usage/ Mechanics” and “Rhetorical Skills”.
So i have the following questions (Sorry if its a lot!)
For those of you who took the test and studied for it, what are some ways you practiced for certain areas of the test?
Any recommended websites, prep books, or practice problems for certain areas of each section? And lastly, how did you study for the ACTs? Like what was your study plan? Thank you very much!