I need HELP! I am NEW to ACT!

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<p>Hi, i am an asian from Hong Kong.</p>

<p>I feel that my critical reading section on the SAT is particularly weak and i heard that ACT is for straightforward. Is this true?</p>

<p>What about the Math section? Have people compared it with SAT?
Does it test more math than “IQ”?</p>

<p>What kind of science is tested? More biology, chemistry or physics?</p>

<p>Also, there isn’t a test center in Hong Kong but i heard from the website I can arrange supervisors from my school but i wonder if this happens frequently to people? It is considered “Normal” to do so?</p>

<p>Lastly, i have to take the writing portion of the ACT so i wonder if that is close to the SAT in terms of marking criteria and format (eg. opinion & viewpoint)? </p>

<p>Anyone know if there’s any prep material out there if i do actually consider taking the ACT.</p>

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<p>Theres lots of prep out there.</p>

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<p>Go to the ACT web site. You can see sample questions there, prep material, etc. There are also commercial prep courses and materials.</p>

<p>People say that the SAT has trickier questions, while the ACT presents more difficulty due to time constraints. How this plays out depends on the individual testtaker. I don’t know that anyone can tell in advance. Just take a practice test of each and see how you do.</p>

<p>Science isn’t tested, per se. It is science reasoning. So any information you need is in the question itself. The point is to find the answer – read the chart, etc. Look at practice questions and you can see what I mean.</p>

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<p>First, don’t panic! Of course you can arrange to take it if there isn’t a testing center near you. They wouldn’t offer that option if they didn’t want you to use it. Go onto the <a href=“http://www.act.org%5B/url%5D”>www.act.org</a> site for info and to request it.</p>

<p>Once you see some ACT materials and a test, you’ll get a good feel for what it’s all about. DianeR is right on. You’ll need to work on timing, but it’s pretty straightforward and relatively easy to study for.</p>

<p>Get the official ACT book and the Princeton Review Cracking the ACT book. A lot of people here seem to use just those two books and do fine. There’s also a free test on <a href=“http://www.review.com%5B/url%5D”>www.review.com</a> if you want to see what the test is like right away! :-)</p>

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<p>definitely take some practice tests. it’s not worth arranging special testing if your scores are going to end up lower than your SATs anyway. just try to get a feel for the test first.</p>