ACT Prep...How much improvement?
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Anonymous
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My DC scored a 26 in a practice test. We've just enrolled in those insanely expensive prep programs. What's a realistic bump in the final score? Put another way, how did you DC score on the practice test, and how does that compare with the post-prep final?
Thx. |
Anonymous
| 2-3 points. More improvement is possible if one subtest is particularly low. |
Anonymous
| Same here OP. My DC went from a 27 to a 32. |
Anonymous
| A friend of my daughter's went from 26 on her first time taking the ACT with no prep to 32 after prepping. This is higher than most I think, but not that uncommon for kids like her friend who are smart but get nervous about tests. |
Anonymous
| My daughter went from 25 to 28 after taking the course. She also went up about a hundred points combined on the new SAT. |
Anonymous
| What kind of prep did you all use?? |
Anonymous
| We used an online company and DC took classes on computer. Not insanely expensive! Improved 3 points on first real test and another 3 on 2nd test. |
Anonymous
| My DC got a 27 on her first ACT (she just treated the real ACT as a practice test. She didn't even know what was on it). This score was still better than her SAT. She got a 31 on her second ACT. She didn't do any prep in between except for a few two-page math lessons in a Math ACT workbook. (She was happy with the second score) |
Anonymous
| We hired Private Prep and my DC's ACT scores went up 5 points. |
Anonymous
| We used Capital Educators. DD went up 3 points. She was satisfied. |
Anonymous
| 28 to 34! I was very surprised |
Anonymous
| My 12 year old got a 29 with no hired prep. Just used the printed practice tests at the library. I can't imagine an expensive test sevice adding more than the paperback book of tests. Plus the library had some dvds to watch. Sounds like an expensive choice you made. |
Anonymous
Low-key douchiest comment of the day or what? |
Anonymous
Agree except for the low-key part. That was straight up! |
Anonymous
| Went from 32 - 34. Probably would have gone to a 35 if DC practiced more in weakest area. |