<p>First off-this question kind of relates to the SAT as well as the ACT. I wasn’t sure which section to post in and decided on this one-please don’t kill me over it.</p>
<p>I’m a sophomore, and last year as a freshman, I took the real, actual ACT test and got a 33. This year, my school offered this practice SAT/ACT test (it was about 1/2 the size of the real test, but still claimed it gave accurate results), and I was very surprised to receive a 31 on the ACT. I know that there is some general fluctuation, but of all things I did not expect my score to DROP after gaining an entire year of knowledge! For example, I’ve been taking the SAT regularly for a few years, and my scores have been:</p>
<p>7th grade-1750
8th grade-1950
10th grade-2130, took another practice one today and results get back next week.</p>
<p>so you can see, my score increased significantly from year to year. i expected my act score to do the same-after getting a 33, one year later i expected to at least stay the same or maybe get a 34, not go down to a 31!
do you think my 33 was a fluke and that 31 is more accurate? that’s the only reason i can figure out for my score dropping. can you offer any other possible reasons?</p>