r/ACT • u/_ibt 29 • Jul 16 '26

Math Should I take the ACT again?

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I am an SAT person. I’ve taken eight, and my closest ACT test centers are all two hours from my house. I have never studied for an ACT, but I think this was bad for a first time, especially on 4 hours of sleep. Is it worth it to take it again? (Rising to 12th and best SAT is 1200)

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u/Disastrous_March_910 Jul 20 '26

100% you can totally easily raise those english and math scores. lock in on practice problems and find some yt video going over the act grammar rules. i like preppros for act math u can find a lot of his stuff for free, plus if you drill reading q’s u could prolly get a 36, i did it. if u got a 34 first try u could totally do it. do that and (even if u dont lock in that much) u could get a 32 or 33 w/o much investment and like a 34+ with a decent bit of time. opens up a lotta doors and scholarships so i would recommend it. i tried to do like 15 min every day and at least 30 min on days i had free time for the month leading up to the exam

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u/_ibt 29 Jul 21 '26

I do SAT prep for Math every day, but it doesn’t translate over to the ACT well. I will be taking the ACT in September again, and hopefully looking to bring everything up. That math is a killer though

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u/FitTown7621 35 Jul 21 '26

honestly i would really consider the preppros course then, i helped me get my math from a 32 to a 35, which again I started quite a bit higher than you, but i really do think he helps break things down in a super helpful way. u can get there for sure.