What I learned From my 2nd ACT Experience:
- To Study The Science Graphs in the "Princeton Review Book"/online to find out the best strategies.
- To Study The Grammar Section More thoroughly to be more precise in order to catch any slip-ups
- For Math, To review my questions or refer back to the hard questions to optimize the best results
- Take my confidence and knowledge from my previous two experiences and be more relaxed and knowing.
- On the reading section, to really look for what the author is trying to get across
In Essence, I'm trying to get a scholarship to college so the 26 couldn't cut it, I was looking for a 28 [acceptable for Stanford].
Pre-Test/Section 1: Reading: This time, I went to a different testing location equipped with full desks instead of the half-desks, which really helped me to get relaxed and comfortable. I started out the reading section with a specific strategy: To look for the main ideas of each paragraph, then go and try to answer all of the questions, referring back to the passage if needed. I breezed through this section because I had a game-plan: that momentum could bring out a rhythm and groove in my testing.That technique worked nicely because I finished before with time to go back and look at a few arduous questions.
Section 2: Math: No change here. I did great and this time I reviewed some of the permutation and combination problems and even caught a mistake. You brain may skip and you don't even realize it, it's always good to check your answers if you have time.
Section 3: Grammar
Grammar was a little shaky in places, but overall not a challenge. I caught myself looking for the wrong elements in some questions, but then reconnected with my logic. Overall, I thought I man-handled it.
Section 4: Science
This was make it or break it for me. All that was standing in my way was a series of complicated graphs that weren't so complicated if you just had patience enough to connect the dots. That what I did. I let my thoughts develop instead of searching for them by bouncing from graph to graph aimlessly. I thought I was a little rough-around-the-edges, but overall a minor success.:
Writing: Topic: Give your opinion on the combination of schools into one super high school.
This was easy enough. My thesis started out to be that I believe that it isn't sanitary or favorable to the students because of the crowded halls, and cramped lockers, but I turned it around to it not being fair for a student's education because of the increased activity and distraction. I broke my first thesis up and used them for main ideas for my body paragraphs. Overall, got to the point, and was clear and concise.
Results For My Third ACT::
Score 28
Reading: 29
Math:28
Science:26
Grammar:27
Writing: 11 Out of 12
I Made IT!!! Now I have To Apply for the scholarship!!!!!!!
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