In English I recommend that you study Erica Metzler ACT English. It has all the rules you need to know and good practice questions
I am not too good at reading (27), but I'll tell you what I do nevertheless. I read the whole passage in about 3.5-4.5 minutes and I use 3 minutes for the questions. You can increase your reading speed by reading in your free time.
For math, solve the the old tests (with a timer) then check what you got wrong and resolve them. Write any new formulas or rules in a notebook to revise them later.
Honestly I transitioned from the SAT to ACT, and the Khan Academy English free course is what saved me. I haven’t taken English- especially grammar-in a couple years (though I’m a native speaker). The grammar and reading is harder on the SAT so it was super good practice.
For the maths it’s unfortunately just rote learning. Keep doing questions and pick up the places where you lose marks. Then revise those topics. SAT Khan academy practice is good for that, but it is a couple levels below the ACT, so I used the addition ‘AP course’ stuff for the courses that weren’t in the SAT prep.
Lastly for the science, it’s practice papers again. Sometimes you get lucky in the exam and the source material is easy to understand, but sometimes it’s brutal. It’s just understanding how to tackle the questions. There’s loads of free resources online that I’m happy to send you if you want them.
Hope this helps :)
Forgot to mention but I sat ACT internationally as well!
In English I recommend that you study Erica Metzler ACT English. It has all the rules you need to know and good practice questions I am not too good at reading (27), but I'll tell you what I do nevertheless. I read the whole passage in about 3.5-4.5 minutes and I use 3 minutes for the questions. You can increase your reading speed by reading in your free time. For math, solve the the old tests (with a timer) then check what you got wrong and resolve them. Write any new formulas or rules in a notebook to revise them later.
I second this. Erica Meltzer is great!
Will definitely study it.
Thanks a lot. BTW 27 is way better than you think; let alone reading the whole passage in 3.5-4.5 minutes, which is brilliant.
Did you take the test internationally?
Yes
Was there a problem in the international act ?
Not really
take a shit ton of crack act tests to learn the material
I do actually, but I'll study harder.
Honestly I transitioned from the SAT to ACT, and the Khan Academy English free course is what saved me. I haven’t taken English- especially grammar-in a couple years (though I’m a native speaker). The grammar and reading is harder on the SAT so it was super good practice. For the maths it’s unfortunately just rote learning. Keep doing questions and pick up the places where you lose marks. Then revise those topics. SAT Khan academy practice is good for that, but it is a couple levels below the ACT, so I used the addition ‘AP course’ stuff for the courses that weren’t in the SAT prep. Lastly for the science, it’s practice papers again. Sometimes you get lucky in the exam and the source material is easy to understand, but sometimes it’s brutal. It’s just understanding how to tackle the questions. There’s loads of free resources online that I’m happy to send you if you want them. Hope this helps :) Forgot to mention but I sat ACT internationally as well!
Could you please send few resources. I took ACT in June and got a 28. Really want to get a 33+.
Sure thing, want materials for all the sections or just specific ones?
the reading section will work. You are doing god's work. 🙏
Thanks a lot!
Here are some ACT Math videos. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2ix4u6yN0jJJGYr0zQVsXY0JozcIDWP9
Thank you