ACT Strategies

The ACT is one of the most important tests that a high schooler can take. It often determines your acceptance into a college or the scholarships you may earn. Here are a list of strategies that you can use next time you take this daunting test.

1. Budget your time
2. Mark up the text
3. Practice and familiarize yourself with the test
4. If you don’t know the right answer eliminate the wrong ones
5. Answer the easy questions first
6. Don’t second guess
7. If you run out of time fill in one answer for the remaining questions
8. When it comes to the English section 20-30% of the answers are “No Change”
9. When it comes to the Math section plug in numbers and numbers
10. When it comes to the Reading section don’t read the passages in order, skip around
11. When it comes to the Science section do the conflicting viewpoints section last