<p>In your experience, how much ACT studying is necessary? I would like to score 4 points higher than my projected score. Here’s what my practice test scores have been (don’t laugh):</p>
<p>10th grade: 25/32 PLAN test
11th grade: 181/240 PSAT</p>
<p>The 181 cooresponds to about a 29 ACT, right? I would like to obtain at least a 33 on this test. How much studying would you suggest? Is this even a reasonable goal? Any input is appreciated.</p>
<p>wrong section.</p>
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<p>It’s [more</a> like](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/high-school-life/1607420-standardized-test-prep.html]more”>Standardized test prep - High School Life - College Confidential Forums) 26-27ish. </p>
<p>In my sophomore year I took around 15 practice tests to prepare for the ACT. I bought one of those giant books and found a few other practice tests online. My score on the real test was five points higher than my score on the first practice test. In my junior year I took the ACT again, and my score was two points higher without any additional studying.</p>
<p>About 2-4 months of continuously taking a practice test each weekend should boost your scores tremdenously.</p>
<p>@halcyon, I was referring to this chart: [Compare</a> ACT and SAT Scores | ACT](<a href=“http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/compare-act-sat/]Compare”>http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/compare-act-sat/)
Granted it only compares reading and math, but that’s what I was looking at when I arrived at the 29 score (my CR was 64 and M was 67, so this puts me at the higher end of 29, acording to the chart provided by the ACT). My writing score was what brought my score down considerably (it was a 50…).</p>