Need advice on my situation.

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<p>Hello everyone,
I just got my score back from the June 2013 test and needless to say i got a 27.Im so diassapointed in myself. I was literally 2 questions away from a 28. My last test was in Feburary of 2013 and i got a 23.5 which rounded up to a 24. Am i on the right track to be able to go to an out of state college? (I come from a really crappy public school that only offers two AP courses like language and art.) </p>

<p>Also: low income,help parents work 70+ hours a day, asian, one parent retired well sorta.</p>

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<p>Out of state college is very vague. There are certainly out-of-state colleges that your merit would qualify for, and plenty that it wouldn’t.</p>

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<p>Well im hoping to go to a advanced program such as the 0+6 pharmacy program or dental. Havent made up my mind yet.</p>

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<p>If you are asian, then you should be getting 36 duh</p>

<p>JK</p>

<p>Provide us specfic scores. What are you doing bad in? </p>

<p>For reading and writing, I highly recommend taking AP lang because it will help.</p>

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<p>First test FEB 2013
e:19
m:24
r:29
s:24</p>

<p>Second (recent)
e:27
m:24 (math was super hard this time)
r:31
s:26</p>

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<p>Math was not that hard this time, as indicated by the curve which corresponds to how people perform on the test. It was maybe a bit difficult, but not that much harde than previous tests. </p>

<p>It seems to me you need to focus on math and science. Go out and borrow books from people if you have financial problems. I recommend princeton and the red book. If you want, I can give you some private message tips and lessons on how to get a better score. Also take practice tests that they release every year (I believe there’s about 4). The more you practice, the more you get familiar with the structure of the test and what they want you to answer. </p>

<p>I’ve been taking this test since like 7th grade and I’ve taken it about 6 times now (finally with a 36). Just keep practicing and working. Also pay attention in school because everything you learn in school can benefit your ACT</p>

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<p>The math is pretty hard, but most of what ive learned was kind of bs. I had to read up on textbooks because alot wasnt covered in my school.</p>

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<p>@dropout isnt barron’s 36 better than princeton?</p>

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<p>Honestly, I don’t know. I’ve had terrible experiences with Barron’s practice problems in every subject except AP Chemistry. They have stupid mistakes and errors that just make the experience unenjoyable. I’ve always thought that Princeton accurately represents the real difficulty of the ACT. </p>

<p>@randomguy</p>

<p>At that point, you have to take the initiative to just keep practicing problems and looking at solutions. The ACT can only introduce like 3 broad topics so there can only be a certain amount of type of problems and a certain amount of rules that you need to know to get a 36 on math.</p>

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<p>The greatest book I can recommend is Chad Cargill’s ACT prep. It helped my score jump 5 points.</p>

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<p>Sorry, but I would NOT recommend Chad Cargill. </p>

<p>His preparation is intended for people at scores of about 20-24. I remember buying his book back in 8th grade and found that it was mainly useless and immensely easier than the real test. Maybe it does have some tricks and tips that are useful, but the practice tests honestly do not accurately resemble the real one.</p>

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<p>what books would you recommend? (besides the real act book)</p>

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<p>All i did was study barron 36 for 5 days and i believe that was the reason for my jump also i did take like 7 practice test each subject 5 minutes below the standard.</p>