Journal #36 Preparing for the ACT

The ACT (American College Test) is probably one of the biggest tests someone will take in their high school career. There is not one college that I know of that does not at least glance at your ACT test score. People that go into a profession such as a doctor or lawyer also have to pass tests to become certified but, to get to those tests you have to graduate from college first, which you would have had to of taken the ACT to get into college. Since the ACT is such a big test with a lot of impact put on it, a great percentage of the population who takes it, prepares it for it in some way. There are really two ways to prepare yourself for the ACT and they are either prepare by yourself or take a class. Having already taken the ACT in September, I did a little bit of both. I took a class in the summer that was over the English and Reading parts of the ACT, and I think that it helped me greatly. It told what to look for in these subjects and also covered the most common things that both of these tests will have on them. Basically for the reading the instructor just told us the way to pace our time and how to attack the test. In the English the instructor just went over common questions and answers that should be found on the test. The other way to prepare for the ACT is to prepare by yourself. The way I would do this is to buy a ACT Prep guide over the Test. I looked over the book and I think that looking over it weeks before I took the test helped me greatly. The night before the Test I made sure that I ate good that day and also got a really good night's sleep. I woke up extra early to give myself extra time to get there and prepare for any unseen roadblocks that would get in my way. I think that the best way to prepare for the ACT is to take a class because, I think that is the one thing that helped in the most in taking the test with the helpful tips and tricks that the instructor of the class taught me.