Studying is not improving my ACT score.

skypeme
Sun, 14 Aug 2016 03:26:50 +0000

How do you define studying? If you define studying as “reading/watching the correct solutions” and/or “doing the drills from a generic online ACT course,” then it’s understandable why you are not improving.

Effective test-prep studying involves repetition and continuous review of official materials, with a focus on execution, technique and strategy, instead of just a surface understanding of the correct answer. It’s hard to get that kind of discipline from a video or online lesson.

Some people can manage to handle all of this themselves, but others need a tutor to really push them along. If you’re in the latter category, then you’re probably like 80% of people on here. Everyone loves to say that they did it all themselves, but let’s face it…a lot of them have a tutor, even the highest-scoring students.

Tutors are not that expensive and can be found online, or in most areas starting at around $30/hr. With the amount that you have already spent on the various online prep programs you mentioned, it’s worth buying an hour of private instruction with a real, live expert and giving it a try.