Went from 32 - 34. Probably would have gone to a 35 if DC practiced more in weakest area.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Low-key douchiest comment of the day or what?

Agree except for the low-key part. That was straight up!

Anonymous wrote: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.

Low-key douchiest comment of the day or what?

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.

28 to 34! I was very surprised

We used Capital Educators. DD went up 3 points. She was satisfied.

We hired Private Prep and my DC's ACT scores went up 5 points.

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)

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.

What kind of prep did you all use??

My daughter went from 25 to 28 after taking the course. She also went up about a hundred points combined on the new SAT.

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.

Same here OP. My DC went from a 27 to a 32.

2-3 points. More improvement is possible if one subtest is particularly low.

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.