This post has been updated for the new format of the ACT starting April 2025. For details on how the new ACT differs from the old one, see How to Prepare for the ACT. Studying for a standardized test can be like navigating the Amazon River by yourself. It’s possible to do it on your

Updated for the Enhanced ACT. This three month ACT study schedule was rebuilt for the shorter Enhanced ACT, where English, Math, and Reading make up your Composite score and Science and Writing are optional. Every lesson, quiz, and practice test it links to is current in your Magoosh ACT account. Download the Three-Month ACT Study

Updated for the Enhanced ACT. This two month ACT study schedule was rebuilt for the shorter Enhanced ACT, where English, Math, and Reading make up your Composite score and Science and Writing are optional. Every lesson, quiz, and practice test it links to is current in your Magoosh ACT account. Download the Two-Month ACT Study

Updated for the Enhanced ACT. This one month ACT study schedule was rebuilt for the shorter Enhanced ACT, where English, Math, and Reading make up your Composite score and Science and Writing are optional. Every lesson, quiz, and practice test it links to is current in your Magoosh ACT account. Download the One-Month ACT Study

Updated for the Enhanced ACT. ACT Streaks is quick ACT prep for busy students: about 20 minutes a day, five days a week, for one month. It was rebuilt for the Enhanced ACT, where English, Math, and Reading make up your Composite score, and every lesson and quiz it links to is current in your

Unlike that unnecessarily judgy mug, the ACT English section makes no secret that it is evaluating how well you know your English grammar. ACT English is all about assessing your knowledge of the conventions of standard written English. While this includes your grasp of grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure, it also includes your comprehension of

A perfect 36 on ACT Reading means getting a perfect (or near-perfect) raw score on the section’s scored questions. On the current Enhanced ACT, that means 36 questions in 40 minutes, spread across four passage units. Only 27 of those questions actually count toward your score, but you can’t tell which ones, so your goal

Choosing between the ACT and the SAT is one of the first big decisions of the college admissions process, and the good news is that you can’t choose wrong. Every US college that uses test scores accepts the ACT and the SAT equally, with no preference for either test. That said, the two tests are

Maybe you’re about to take the ACT for the first time, or maybe your first score wasn’t quite what you hoped for. Either way, you’re asking a question that comes up for almost every student: How many times should I take the ACT? Here’s the short answer: plan to take the ACT twice. ACT’s own

The ACT does not give you a formula sheet. Unlike the digital SAT, which provides a reference sheet of geometry formulas during the math section, the ACT expects you to walk in with every formula memorized. That makes knowing your ACT math formulas cold one of the easiest ways to protect your score. The good