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| The Real ACT Prep Guide (The only guide to include 3 Real ACT tests) | 
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Publisher: Thomson - Peterson's
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 5961
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 621
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.5
ISBN: 0768919754
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
UPC: 085044019959
EAN: 9780768919752
ASIN: 0768919754
Publication Date: August 7, 2005
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Book Description
There's no better way to learn a test's structure than from the inside—and the 1.2 million students taking the ACT need look no further than this official guide! Packed with tips, strategies, and plenty of subject review, it's the only real guide to the ACT
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 The best guide to practice ACT tests, but not on how to crack the ACT February 6, 2006
74 out of 78 found this review helpful
This guide is essential for a simple reason. It is the only one that provides authentic ACT questions. When preparing for the ACT, it is critical that you practice with test samples using true ACT questions. All the other companies (Barron's, Kaplan, Princeton Review, etc...) provide imitations of such questions. Some are criticized for being too hard, or too easy. Don't waste your time and use the real stuff.
However, you can't trust the test makers to give insightful strategies about how to handle their own test. That would be like a conflict of interest. Use this book strictly to practice the test. For strategies, you'll have to look elsewhere. Some of the best sources are from books on sale on the web by companies founded by students who have been extremely successful ACT test takers. One of these companies is Lazy Student's Way. If you want to spend less money, use the Kaplan ACT guide. It is much richer and better in terms of providing strategies than this one. Either way, you will be well armed to ace the ACT.
Best Book Out There May 17, 2005
34 out of 36 found this review helpful
Everyone studies for the ACT in a different way but the one thing that everyone needs to do is practice. This book offers 3 practice tests published by the College Board. Getting into the ACT offers 2. My advice is get both of them. When I did 2 practice tests before this book I got 28's on both. Then I worked through the 3 tests in it and saw significant improvements each time. When I finally took the ACT I got a 31 on it so from personal experience I recommend this book.
 Very helpful...if you have a lot of time February 17, 2006
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
I purchased this book before taking the ACT for the first time. I figured it would be a good idea to get a review book with full-length tests included because unlike the SAT for which I took the PSAT, I had never taken the PLAN exam because my high school does not offer it, and I was completley unfamiliar with the ACT format. The book is very extensive, which is helpful if you have the time to read through the whole thing, but I for one did not: I waited until after taking my SAT to start working on ACT prep so I wouldn't be trying to prep for two different tests at the same time and therefore I only had a few weeks to review. This may seem like a long time, but anyone who is a junior in high school (especially those who attend college prep. schools) knows that there is little time left to do much of anything after homework and extracurriculars. I only cracked open my copy of the Real ACT Prep guide ot get a feel for what on earth this "science" section is all about, to see how scoring works, and look at how the ACT optional writing differs from the SAT essay (in my opinion, the ACT writing prompts are less abstract than the SAT ones).
I did most of my prep work from Kaplan's "Procrastinaters Guide to the ACT" purely because I WAS short on time and it covers topics in a much more concise fashion. It does only include one full practice test, but when I registered for the ACT via mail at my school, we were given a booklet from ACT with a practice test, so I actually had two tests outside the "Real ACT prep guide." This was plenty under the time constraints I had.
I will probably re-take the ACT simply because I can do so and choose which score I want to send (unlike the SAT). This time I will have more time to prepare so I will use the "real ACT Prep guide" to especially look over the math and "science" sections in more depth.
In short, if you have plenty of time before you take the test, this is a very good book. If you haven't got a whole lot of time, go for something more in the vein of "The procrastinator's guide."
*note: I put the science section in quotations simply because the section has little to do with scientific knowledge; all it really measures is how quickly you can analyze table and graphs to make conclusions and beat the clock--emphasis should be put on the -quickly- part!
Awesome Test Prep December 9, 2004
20 out of 24 found this review helpful
This book is great. Not only does it have 3 actual ACT tests to practice with, but provides info on the new essay portion of the test. The tips and strategies included were very helpful. This is a must have for anyone preparing to take the ACT test.
Taking the ACT, this book is a "must have"! January 13, 2005
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
The Real ACT Prep Guide is a great resource for preparing for the test. I can't understand why anyone would pay hundreds of dollars for a classroom course or private tutor, when they can just buy this book? The Real ACT Prep Guide allowed me to work at my own pace, whenever I wanted to, 24/7. Most importantly the "retired" practice test questions have given me a major confidence boost for the upcoming ACT.
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