struggling badly with ACT Science

needtosucceed27
Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:05:03 +0000

I am a rising junior. For me, ACT Science is the hardest part of the test and always drags down my score a ton. Here is the average score I get on practice tests:

English: 34-35
Math: 33-34
Reading: 34-35
Science: 24-26

I am aiming for a score of 35, and my E, M, and R scores seem pretty on par with that. However, my score significantly drops when you factor in my Science score (from a 34 to 32).

English and Reading aren’t really issues; I only struggle with basic big idea concepts (~3 questions total). Math isn’t really an issue; I just struggle a little bit with reading questions slowly and fully understanding them (I get stuck on ~2 questions).

However, for Science, I consistently make careless mistakes and sometimes come across ~2 or so questions that I can’t seem to find the answer of. I’ve been doing prep for just around a month so far, and am really stressed out.

My test is in 10 days (July 14) and I can’t seem to increase my Science score at all. I always get too exhausted from the previous sections to do well on Science.

Data Representation isn’t too bad for me, but I struggle with Research and Conflicting Viewpoints passages.

I am not being tutored, and self-study/learn through Prep Scholar blog articles, the ACT Black Book, the ACT Red Book, a Kaplan ACT Book, and practice tests.

I would really appreciate any help and feedback on how to improve my Science score so that I can achieve a 35 as quick as possible.