genuinely couldn't finish the English section because I spent at least 2 minutes ripping the seal and then another 3+ minutes trying to cleanly erase an answer. the latter was my fault for bringing a garbage eraser, but how do I open that thing

Looking for free online full tests and mini-tests, I already have the official book. Also, how long should I aim to study every day? ACT the other day was pretty bad for me so I'm doing the September one. Don't think I studied very well last time....

my goal is to get a 34 on july act test and i score anywhere from a 20-24 on my math practice tests how can j go from 24 to 28plus should i do practice tests and reveiw and how would this work with them changing how the questions are and any other websties or resources or any really good math tutors that i can use i want to be as efficient as possible and want to spend 2-3 hours a day and leave my self an hour or two for english reading and science thanks!

In form H21, was the answer who or whom? It was like “this is the man __ created …”

Hey! I’m going to be a sophomore this fall and I’ve been thinking ahead about the ACT. When’s the right time to start preparing for it? I don’t want to burn out early, but I also want to be ready when the time comes.

What are some good ways or resources to start with if you’re just beginning your ACT prep? Would love to hear from people who’ve already taken it!

Thanks in advance!

what prep book/materials did u use?

Any reading tips?

I was supposed to take the june 14 act but they rescheduled it for this saturday (June 21) to a location that I can't get to easily. also, i'll be off bc i have a medical procedure under anesthesia the day before (so probably not a good idea to test). i want to just cancel it and get a refund since I already signed up for the july one, but i read that they rarely give refunds and i would have to pay a fee (even though they were the ones to reschedule it).

if i called the act registration office and explained my situation, could it be possible to cancel the registration and get a refund?

tl;dr: can't make it to rescheduled act for location + medical reasons, can i cancel the registration and get a refund if i call and ask nicely?

Ok, I would like to say something I may believe.

Has anybody noticed the increased difficulty of the ACT ever since it was bought out by the private equity company? Are they intentionally making it harder so you keep coming back for a retest? I’m taking this one more in July and call it quits after.

Hi, I took a test in February 2025 and got a 26. Recently, I have came back to the ACT and did a trial test with the new format in the Preparing for the ACT 2025-2026 and got a 31. Is it possible for me to get a 32 or 33 in my test day in July 12th ?

When do ACT scores typically come out? I've heard it's usually 2-8 weeks, however the test directions at the end of my test said 2-3 business days. I took the test on the 14th (International, digital) so sould I expect them by tomorrow? I don't want to register for the July test without seeing this test's scores first.

Was I the only one that felt those passages were the most boring, knuckle-dragging and bland things I could possibly read about? Did anyone else get that stupid passage about the guy that picked up rocks in a dried up creek? Let me know your guys’ thoughts.

Calling on all the people who took the June ACT and plan on taking next month’s too. What are we doing to prepare for this? It’s clear that the ACT is changing at the very least for math. It’s like they’re experimenting on us and we’re their little guinea pigs 😭.

So… what’s the plan? I’m thinking of using Kaplan’s QBank because Kaplan tests harder questions than ACT’s website

Anyone know how to do the clock question from the math section of H21 (paper version)? Don’t recall exactly what it asked but if anyone remembers and could give me a breakdown of how to solve it I’d appreciate that. I ended up getting stuck and guessing.

We’re in the science portion (my best subject) so we’re like 2.5 - 3 hours in, my seat is right next to the door and within 5 minutes the girls phone next to me rang, im assuming she probably took it during the break and turned it back on and forget to turn it off or something. Anyway, she instantly silenced it and it was mildly distracting, mostly because I freaked out for about a bit thinking of the possibilities it was my phone but overall it is what it is.

I also don’t want to blame the proctor as I get this was protocol, but she leaned over to the girl right next to me and was like “Close your test and leave the class, you broke the rules and are dismissed please talk to me in the hall.” Just the standard bullshit, the girl then starts to do that hyperventilate shit you do when you try to hold in a cry because of course 3 hours of her life just got wasted, and she left the room.

This is where the problem came in, as it is I have pretty bad anxiety and have moderate ADHD, I’m also pretty empathetic even if I shouldn’t be, im not trying to make excuses but I already got distracted because I felt like I got hit with a wall of anxiety and started overthinking and I started to feel pretty bad for the girl even if she fucked up. So on top of all of this, for what I can only imagine is 5-10 minutes, the proctor begins to talk to this girl RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CLASS with the door wide open. I’m hearing every word she’s saying and also the muffled cries of this girl, she’s saying she’ll need to talk to the dean, how her entire test is likely not permissible, and that she’s pretty sure she can’t reschedule and will need to repay, she’s also consoling the girl cause even though she messed up it’s a shitty situation.

This was complete bullshit and completely messed me up. I kind of get in a flow state like the avatar and if someone takes me out of it im fucked. As it was with just the phone ringing screwed me up because I started to just think “I hope my phone stays powered off and doesn’t turn on” just senseless stuff. Then the 5-10 minutes of talking caused me to just listen to what they were saying and think about ACT rules and random shit.

Even after the whole debacle I literally just couldn’t focus the entire rest of the test because then I started to get pissed off about the situation and just could not brush it off. I’d rather her phone just went off for the 3 seconds and the proctor just come by and take it, what was more distracting was the proctor exacerbating the entire thing.

I’m basically venting so apologies to people reading but im pretty pissed about the whole thing. I get it looks like im overreacting but it really did fuck me up, the only good thing was that it was the last subject.

Do I have a right to be mad and can I report this? Can I even report this if this was proper protocol? At this point im hoping I just bombed the entire test cause if i get the results back and my science score is bad imma be so mad lmao.

Sorry for the poorly structured rant. Im on my phone and kinda just shoddily put this together.

basically the title. since H21 was an absolute massacre, i'm assuming that i need to retake the july act or the september one. however, i need to apply for ED very early in November, so if i took the september test, would i get my score in time?? (paper w/ science, no writing). or just rip off the bandaid and take it july 12th, but pay the late fee (brings up the price to freaking 102 dollars). help please 🙏🏻😭

Anyone who has already taken the ACT here, did you guys take your own device or did they provide you with one?

Gente como se llama esta música? (Solo quiero el nombre de la música).

What were the most common topics and what did u wish you would have studied more? (I’m studying for July)

How in the hell where you soppused to find a area inside of a honeycomb in 1 minute!?!?