@hhjjlala what was your reading method? this is because i felt the test was easy in all except the reading because I ran out of time and had to guess on 4 or 5 questions 
I answer the vocab context question first, then read through the entire passage and I follow the words with my pencil.
I thought the test was wayyy to unrealistically easy. I usually don’t finish math or reading (occasionally) but on this test I finished with at least 5 min to spare on each section.
English: I am a pro at English so lowest-33 best-35/36
Math: I missed about 5 to be honest. I suck at math tho so… Judging from this forum, I guess everyone thought math was easy so if there is a rough curve-29/30 if there is a generous one-34
Reading: Super easy. From this forum, I get the impression that it was hard for most. So worst- 31/32 best-34
Science: also super easy. I think everyone thought science was easy, so I expect a tough curve. best-34/35 worst-32
CURVE PREDICTIONS:
English-generous
Math-tough
Reading-Generous
Science-tough
I hope the curve is really generous for reading and science because those were not my best… Math and English were great probs 35-36 for both. Writing was ok.
If the curve is tough for math I’m totally screwed…I didn’t REALLY finish. I know I missed one in science, but I think that was it.
I honestly think the english and math curves will be lenient as this test threw in many concepts that are not usually tested such as the foci and overall I thought math was more difficult. English will probably be lenient as there were a lot of diction and phrase questions. The ACT tends to be more lenient when there are many on the test. However, I think the reading and science will be normal if not a little harsh as they were normal if not easier.
Felt good about it. Though had some issues with the English in differentiating between an Independent sentence and a dependent— so could not really tell if a comma was right or a semicolon/fullstop/colon, etc.
Could anyone give a me a better idea on how to differentiate between an independent and dependent?
@zxcvbnm1216 Although I can’t recall all questions from the test, the only “surprise” for me was based on matrix expressions. I have seen simple matrix problems such as “scaler x matrix = matrix” and “which matrix product is undefined” in previous tests, but the question I stumbled upon was something that would be familiar to someone who has taken Linear Algebra, not so much to anyone else. A question like that is beyond the scopes of even Math Level 2 SAT.
Not my best, but I don’t think I bombed it… I was really tight on time for the last passage of the reading (even though that’s usually one of my best sections), and the science went pretty terribly.
@JudgeHolden I can! An independent clause (as you probably already know) is a complete sentence, whereas a dependent clause is an incomplete one. To tell whether a sentence is an independent clause, you have to see if it’s a complete sentence – meaning, it can stand on its own without any extra words needed.
For example, an independent clause would be: “I walked,” or “I was walking to the park with my friend, Thomas, when I saw Hannah.” Both sentences are complete because they posses a subject and a verb.
A dependent clause, however, would look something like this: “Walking to the park with my friend, Thomas, when I saw Hannah.”
To begin, you know that the second half of the sentence, “walking to the park with my friend,” is a fragment. The phrase cannot be said on its own because it doesn’t have a verb or subject: walking is not the action verb in the independent clause example, the action verb was “WAS,” as in "I WAS walking. Just as you would never say, “I walking to the park with my friend,” you would never use “walking,” alone, as a verb. So now you know that clause is a dependent clause – since it cannot stand alone as a sentence and because it is meant to complement the proceeding noun.
So you are left with “when I saw Hannah.” This is almost an independent clause except for that one word at the beginning: “when.” The “when” makes the clause dependent. When you include a word like “when” or “where,” you will always need an independent clause attached onto it. For example, you wouldn’t say, "where I go to buy paintings,“but instead,” He wanted to see the gallery where I go to buy paintings. Anyway, there are a lot of grammar rules, but I’m sure you can find lots of websites online to help you out! Good luck!
I think mine was something like this :
English: Almost perfect; a bit doubtful about a couple of questions (BC: 0, WC = -2)
Math: Pretty good and easy; (BC:0, WC = -2)
Reading: I had some trouble with timing; proctors had irregularities in time settings 
(BC = -2, WC = -4)
Science: Was almost too good; nice stuff; unsure about a couple of questions from the muon passage (BC=0, WC= -2)
I would highly appreciate comments on how you think the curve would be for these sections and how much I can modestly expect to get. What are your opinions on Reading curves in general (I think they tend to be tough generally)?
@sinestro12, was it actually a repeat of the October ACT 2012? Even more so, how did you get a copy of that past paper? Anxious to know my mark :-S
The international test was a repeat of the US’s October 2012 ACT. Links here:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1408426-official-oct-act-reading-section.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1408405-october-2012-math-act-p6.html
Science:
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/act-preparation/1408435-official-oct-act-science-section.html
I messed up on the reading in terms of time
Did anyone else struggle a bit on the last or last two science passages? I did think the first few were easy but I’m worried now because of the last two. I for sure missed 2 questions and a few more iffy ones so maybe -4 to -6.
I was so screwed on reading. We went back after break at 11;02 and had to wat for her to read the istruction so it was like 11;05 when we began testing. However, she set the time at 11;00. When I got to my 4th passage, there was only 5 mins leftz! Time was called when I had not filled any bubles! i feel so pissed :((
@Zorba5398 Why didn’t you tell the proctor then?
I need reading tips! Do y’all high scorers out there read the whole passage then answer? I did that on the first one because I thought I might be able to pace myself, but I don’t think so. It was like 12 minutes for the first passage of 10 questions. I messed up big. Wouldn’t be surprised if I scored lower than a 28. Unless the 8 questions I guessed on we’re B, I’m screwed. My hopes are for a 32 composite and really high other sub scores so I can super score a 33 at schools like cal poly and g tech.
First test(no practice)
C29
E24
M32
R30
S30
Second test(4 practice tests under my belt)
C31
E31
M30
R31
S33
September 2016 test predictions
C32
E34
M34
R28
S33
English was easy. Feel like I’m really getting the hang of all the grammar tricks they try to pull.
Math was alright. Finished a minute to spare. I guessed on 2 questions, but they were educated. For sure missed the matrix question. Since when were matrices on there!!!
Reading I don’t want to talk about… I didn’t even get to read the last passage and a half. I have no idea what happened.
Science I think I aced.
@Jpgranier This was my first ACT, so can’t really tell you if I’m a high scorer on it yet. I did get a 750 on the EBRW of the SAT(-2 in reading section). I usually read the whole passage then do the questions. I don’t skim, I actually read and mentally note the gist of each paragraph. This gives me some idea of where to look if I don’t know an answer already and saves time. I am a fast reader though so if time is the issue try to improve your reading speed.
The ACT Black Book really helped me with this one idea: every answer is objectively correct and is explicitly in the text. Questions might tell you to choose the “best choice” or some may sound like they want you to infer, but the true answer will always be something straight from the text. If you had to infer something, even if it’s a reasonable assumption, it’s wrong. This really helped me because if I was unsure, I would go back and look in the text. If it was open to interpretation, then it wouldn’t be objectively correct. That one idea really helped me confidently answer questions as I knew that I shouldn’t overthink the choices.