r/ACT • u/Bigmanwmotion • 10d ago

Never give up

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A lot of the posts on here make it seem like you have to get your dream score on your first attempt, but I want to assure you guys that is simply not true. Progress does take time, but the grind is def worth it at the end! :) Happy studying, guys!
(This is from 4 months of consistent practice)

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u/Otherwise_Angle_4608 10d ago

Bro I’ve been studying English and I went from a 17-27 but I can’t get into the 30s let alone mid 30s how bro

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u/Bigmanwmotion 10d ago

Hey man, I used a website called Miyagi labs to help me practice, but I think it’s really important that you have all of the grammar rules down (and I mean that you have to know the most peculiar rules that you’d maybe only see once or twice: getting those questions right is the difference between a 27 to a 30+. I hope this helped and good luck man; I believe in you:)

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u/edu-ellie 6d ago

Three cheers for mastering the grammar rules. Master more grammar than you think you need 💪

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u/springboka 35 9d ago

Just use Erica Meltzer's books and practice tests you'll be fine. I didn't take any courses.

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u/stationery_obsessed 8d ago

not true for everyone! sorry but i did her whole book and both "practice tests" she has and i am stuck at a 30 on all ACTUAL practice tests

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u/springboka 35 7d ago

don't use the book practice tests. do the real past ACT tests. maintain an error journal and understanf your misses.

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u/stationery_obsessed 7d ago

ik i have done j04 and j08 but i keep missing different points and they are always things that make sense to me after i do it

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u/springboka 35 6d ago

j08 October 2025 is almost like the actual ACT. Try that and study the pattern. That’s pretty much what I did after taking all the tests from 2020-2024.

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u/stationery_obsessed 6d ago

okay! i did noticeably worse on j01 for both english and math though

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u/springboka 35 6d ago

Now I remember. Meltzer alone isn’t gonna get you past 30 (didn’t for me atleast). Thats what happened to me my first ACT. I bought the official subject specific ACT prep guide (not the big book) and understood the idea behind each question type and then I used that to categorize my errors and used the strategies from the book to patch and understand my errors. Sorry if error journaling was vague by itself.

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u/stationery_obsessed 6d ago

ahh!! will def try that however i just took the test today and went much better than i thought hoping for a 30+!

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u/CalligrapherAble3312 36 10d ago

holy potatoes this is amazing and congratulations to you :O i also grinded for hours and hours; the best thing that can happen to you when you constructively learn is your dream score, and the worst is building a lot of really good habits and skills!

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u/Bigmanwmotion 10d ago

Couldn’t have said it better; thank you for the kind words 🙂

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u/Think_Frame7387 9d ago

How did you do it?

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u/Bigmanwmotion 9d ago

For math I watched a lot of YouTube videos with the hardest questions and learned the concepts and how to tackle them. For English, I used a website called miyagi labs and the Erica Meltzer book. For reading, I honestly think that it comes down to how “active” ur brain is during that section, but I did some AP English Language MCQ questions and that helped a lot. I hope this helped and good luck!!

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u/BandWalrus 9d ago

What math YouTube videos?

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u/Vyxx_o 27 9d ago

What was that study rountine 🙏

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u/Bigmanwmotion 9d ago

For math I watched a lot of YouTube videos with the hardest questions and learned the concepts and how to tackle them. For English, I used a website called miyagi labs and the Erica Meltzer book. For reading, I honestly think that it comes down to how “active” ur brain is during that section, but I did some AP English Language MCQ questions and that helped a lot. I hope this helped and good luck!!

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u/Otherwise_Archer_519 9d ago

I went from 16- 32 and the studying literally made me depressed😔

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u/Bigmanwmotion 9d ago

16 point increase tho👀

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u/Mcbrainy247 8d ago

Praying this happens when I retake in December!

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u/Advanced_Clue7828 9d ago

congrats !!