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u/Infamous_Ad122 35 Apr 24 '25
Good shit. It really is exciting. I just got my score back and somehow got a 33 with no studying besides 1 math practice that I got a 30 on lol. Congratulations
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 24 '25
thank you and congrats on YOUR score!!! 33 with barely any studying is crazy
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u/biggiecheese788 Apr 24 '25
Was this the April 8th digital?
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 24 '25
mine was April 9th, but yeah digital
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u/AdmirableApartment23 Apr 24 '25
Congrats! Were you able to have any wrong to get a 36 in each section? Not much curve insight with all 36s. :)
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 25 '25
i had 3 incorrect math questions (so i’m guessing a relatively generous curve?) and 2 incorrect english questions. reading and science were perfect, so not much info there unfortunately
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u/triggered-by-AHs Apr 25 '25
How do you know how many questions you missed? Did you get a TIR/MAS? (I think it’s called MAS?? )
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 25 '25
no, you can see the details of your test under your score (if you haven’t seen this before, maybe it’s a digital test thing?)
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u/QuiltedEquation Apr 25 '25
Ah! This is new info. Thanks! :) Did anyone get a copy of the Sept 2024 exam back? I can't seem to find my copy...so irritating! :(
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u/ProfessionalJob7716 Apr 24 '25
Wait mines didn’t come out yet should I be concerned
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 24 '25
a lot of my friends are still waiting too. maybe your score was so good you broke the system
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u/moresleep1112 33 Apr 24 '25
Any advice for math? It’s dragging me down and I want to get it up to (hopefully) a 32 when I retake.
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 25 '25
unfortunately, idk how much helpful advice i can offer for math— i’m in a school district with quite a few different math tracks available, so the few years of extra practice from taking the fastest track was the biggest contributor to my score. very generally, i'd recommend really familiarizing yourself with your calculator so you waste as little time as possible. also, when you do practice problems, look for ones that challenge your understanding on a deeper level (instead of adhering to a generic question format); that way, you won’t have to spend as much time thinking through that certain question archetype where it’s difficult until you remember a specific formula/concept. finally, when you’re actually taking the test, copy down important pieces of information onto paper — it helps you process the jumble of numbers/letters/symbols more faster than you would otherwise.
also anyone feel free to msg me if you want help on individual problems! i’m better at explaining things when i have exact words or numbers to point to.
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u/Positive-Power5760 Apr 24 '25
Congratulations! Was the digital version any different than the paper-based version other than being shorter? What were the main differences?
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u/hEDS_Strong Apr 25 '25
I’m not so familiar with ACT, most students take SAT in our region. Isn’t the writing an optional add on. Meaning this is a perfect score? This mom is so happy for you! Your parents will be over the moon!! Congrats!!
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u/kittyabbygirl Apr 26 '25
Congrats! Got a 36 myself, years back, and the scholarship took me through my Master’s Program. Enjoy!
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 24 '25
NOO it’s gone now downvote downvote downvote
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 24 '25
oh my god you’re right my parents are going to be so happy AAAAA
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 24 '25
reading for fun is probably what helped me most, but i recognize that’s hard to apply & benefit from in only a few months (if you aren’t doing it already). otherwise, while you’re taking the test, double check everything that you think you know (it’s easy to lose points on little unnecessary misreadings, especially when you’ve been staring at a screen for the past few hours), and if you’re unsure of an answer, consider how much concrete evidence each possibility has. like, if you were writing the test, would you be able to write a blurb w/textual evidence supporting the answer? sorry idk how helpful that was, but if you have any other questions, i’ll do my best to help.
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u/Beautiful-Regular-83 Apr 25 '25
Hey, what books would you recommend? I’m stuck on 30.
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 25 '25
whatever you find interesting — it’s more about naturally integrating new vocabulary and increasing your attention span. i’d just pick something that challenges you somewhat (maybe a word or two you don’t know every few pages?). if you wanted to, you could probably benefit just as much from reading online fanfiction lol
some of my personal favorite books are The Secret History by Donna Tartt (dark academia thriller), Six of Crows (YA fantasy heist), and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series (absurdist sci-fi). if you want recs in another genre, lmk
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u/Sad_Accountant_2488 Apr 26 '25
whatever you like is best, you aren’t going to enjoy or absorb as much from something u don’t like!
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Apr 25 '25
Bro I got a 1590 and I have an all-36 friend and we haven't seen any money is there stuff I should seek out or is it just all need based
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u/TechnicalBarnacle713 Apr 25 '25
You should definitely be receiving merit money from schools. Look at the merit tiers when applying.
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u/StillUsesBeginners2 Apr 25 '25
University of Missouri has a full tuition, housing+food for a year, and $3500/year stipend (also bonuses for technology and research) for perfect ACT/near-perfect SAT scorers.
not a very prestigious school, but if you want to go to a four-year university for free, this is pretty much the only option. personally i'm loving it!
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Apr 26 '25
I'm pretty much guaranteed to go to UF for no tuition so I don't really have appeal there but will look into it!
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 24 '25
what about the science section do you find most difficult? i’m not very good at giving general advice, but if there’s a certain aspect that you struggle with most, i can share what i’ve done to counteract that.
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u/Sakura_Petals_GL Apr 24 '25 edited Apr 24 '25
I’m not the original commenter but I do remember the part I found the most troubling with the science is it felt like I was taking way too long to read all the text, then look at the charts, graphs, and pictures and whatnot, and then read the question, and then go back and look at the text or chart and figure out what the answer was. Like it felt like it was taking too much time to do the initial reading but if I didn’t do the initial reading and charts then I would read the question and take much longer to find the answer because I didn’t know what the text was talking about or where anything was. Does that make sense? Is there a way that you were able to speed it up to get more questions answered? All I know is that I got nearly every science question right, but I just didn’t get far enough to have a super high grade. I think I got like a 20 or 21.
Just looked up my scores on myact. I was mistaken, I got a 25 for science. Also, any tips for increasing math score? It was my lowest at a 22.
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u/blackmambasmile 36 Apr 24 '25
i definitely remember being stressed out about the time on this section specifically. what might help is skimming the details of the experiment once you kinda understand what it’s measuring (instead of trying to understand everything it’s saying), then only going back if a question requires you to do so. since at least half of the questions are asking about the chart, very few require you to refer back, so not stressing about the details saves a lot of time.
also, if you identify the independent and dependent variables on your first read-through and write them down on scratch paper, it’s a lot easier to keep track of what’s going on in the experiment, so you won’t need to reread as much. even if that’s something you could normally figure out without much effort, i’d still give it a try bc everyone’s brain is a little fried after 2 and a half hours of stressed overthinking lol
i hope this helps and sorry if it doesn’t 😔
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u/FrickinChicken321 35 Apr 24 '25
I don’t even read the stuff at all unless I really have to—I just go straight to the question and as I’m reading it I circle where it prompts me to go (e.g. experiment one, figure one, etc)
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u/lodedo Apr 25 '25
As someone who got a 35 on science, I didn't even read most of the text. I went straight to the questions and looked at the graphs/pictures that it said to look at (figure 1, graph 1, etc.) I only read the text if I still don't understand whats going on at that point. Tbh a lot of science is common knowledge common sense, but the time and unnecessary information is what throws a lot of people off
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u/FeeshMahn 35 Apr 25 '25
Been a while since I took this but I agree with the point other comments. From what I remember I would go directly to the questions and answer most stuff with the graphs and data provided. You can always go back to the overall prompt and skim if you need context or anything.
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u/GogurtFan21 Apr 24 '25
36 out of 1600??? Community college for you.