@balrog29 No it’s completely understandable, but I think on a good nights sleep I could of gotten like a 24 or 25. I tend to set my goals realistically. Chances are that I wont get a 33 (that being the top 99% percentile) but a 28-31 is not out of the question for me, I think, because I am a very motivated individual, and probably not the most intelligent, but I’ve got a good head on my shoulders.
The worst thing for me was time/pacing myself, and being sleep deprived I had to spend lots of time on the same questions because I would read them, and my mind would just go blank (this was probably a mix of anxiety as well from not preparing myself mentally or even reviewing) this especially didnt help when it came to the science section
Plus there is a lot of time… I’ve recently taught myself a quarters worth (9 weeks) of college prep math in 3 nights before. The same principle can apply to some kind of varying degree here. If I use my time correctly, and do all the right things, I think I’ll be fine. I’ve gathered many act tests, some more difficult than others, researched the techniques, and am gaining all the knowledge that I forgot or never went over. I was taking college prep math during the school year, it was lightly algebra 2 and mostly precalc/trig concepts , a whopping 4 questions of the whole math portion. so geometry, for example, (i took 9th grade - and im going to be a senior…) was familiar for me, but I couldn’t remember much at all. I just gotta sift through my old notebooks. Even algebra 1 and 2 was less iffy, but most of the things I have seen before and recognized, but just need to brush up on.
I’ve already wrote down the the requirement chart in a notebook for what you’ve said, for a 36 down to a 30 regarding how many questions for each section I can miss. I also wrote down how many questions for each topic in each category, and their general objectives. The structure of the exam, and all of that jazz. I’m constantly asking myself why I missed that question, and how I can prevent missing it again. I’m drilling my mistakes to perfection. Luckily I came across a resource that starts from the ground up, essentially showing everything down to a pulp (comma rules, apostrophe rules, and everything needed to know ranging from all subjects.) My miraculous increase is just waiting for me.
I’ve already compiled a list of 150 of the most common reading, writing, and science words of the SAT, and remembered them all. Now i’m working on applying them and recognizing them efficiently the next time I test. I familiarized myself with the most common idioms, and wrote down and studied many different strategies from those who scored exceptionally well. Also finding which of those strategies will work best for me.
I thought of it like this: instead of working 8 hours a day at some minimum wage job, I can work 8 hours a day studying the act and learning how to write winning scholarship essays through books, and things of that nature by studying smarter and harder. It would generate more than the 2,000 dollars I would have otherwise earned this summer, and I am mindful that I might be missing the experience that it may provide. But… this is a full time job to me. It’s also fun to me. I’m not saying all these things to brag or boast, I’m just saying that I have good faith that I can do this due to extenuating factors, and the drive that I have. I also understand where you are coming from because it sounds ridiculous without context