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\nUpdate: Starting April 2025 for the digital ACT, the ACT format has changed to include fewer questions per section, allow more time per question, and make Science an optional section. See our updated post on How to Prepare for the ACT<\/a> for how to modify your ACT practice tests for the new format. We’re still including Science in our study schedules for students who are taking it, but if you are not taking Science, just skip the Science sections on the plan. The question types and topics covered on the ACT remain unchanged!<\/p>\n Welcome to the Magoosh 2 Month ACT Study Schedule! Two months is a good amount of time to log some great prep before the exam\u2013as long as you start right now and stay on track!<\/p>\n Save the study schedule below to your computer or phone, print it out, tape it to your mirror, check it off\u2013do whatever you need to do to keep yourself accountable. You will thank yourself when you ace the test.<\/p>\n (If you have more or less than two months to study for the ACT, we have other ACT study schedules<\/a> as well, ranging from three months all the way to one week before the big day!)<\/p>\n This is a weekly schedule that is designed to give you some flexibility. The ACT is important, but it shouldn\u2019t be your entire life. You need time to do other things, and you\u2019ll want to decide on your own which days you will devote to studying and which you won\u2019t.<\/p>\n That being said, the weekly work should take you between 9 and 12 hours per week<\/strong>, so make sure you divide it up! Don\u2019t try to do it all on Saturday\u2013that would be one rough Saturday. Personally, I suggest studying for three days during the week for a couple of hours each day<\/strong> (this could include some study hall time at school!) and devoting about 3 to 6 hours on the weekend for things like practice tests and review. But if your schedule is more erratic, you can adjust it to whatever works best for you.<\/p>\n The point is to make sure you dedicate specific days to studying. Whether that means regular study on Monday, Wednesday and Friday or a marathon study session every Tuesday, decide in advance what your ACT study days will be. By the time you finish this study plan, you will have completed six full ACT tests and hundreds of additional practice questions.<\/strong> Not too shabby!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If you find you can\u2019t keep up with the study schedule during some weeks, the most important thing is to go easy on yourself and stay in motion. Make a note of anything you didn\u2019t have time to complete, and you can circle back to it when you have extra time.<\/p>\n One way to save time is to begin each week answering practice questions and\/or practice exams instead of watching lessons. <\/strong>Then, you can watch lessons linked to practice questions that you missed. You should aim to watch at least six lessons per week.<\/i> Take advantage of the video speed settings and transcript box so you can skim through any lessons that don\u2019t demand your full attention.<\/p>\n To some degree, this schedule presents topics in order of increasing difficulty (especially for math), starting with pre-algebra in the early weeks and covering trigonometric functions and matrices in the final weeks. And yet, most students are stronger in pre-algebra and algebra than in advanced algebra. Therefore, it can be very useful to skim these later weeks in the beginning of your prep and watch some of these advanced lessons.<\/p>\n In fact, it\u2019s always okay to watch lessons earlier than they\u2019re scheduled or watch them out of order. You\u2019ll also notice that when you finish answering and reviewing a practice question, lesson titles pop up with links to the videos that teach topics related to the question you just answered. If you have time, take the opportunity to watch some! You can always skim the transcript and then decide if it\u2019s worth watching all the way through.<\/p>\n Remember that this is your study schedule: it\u2019s perfectly fine to forgo some lessons in order to make time in your schedule for the ones you need to watch.<\/p>\n Each week, there are 3-5 things to do, including:<\/p>\n Our lesson videos are meant to give you strategy tips and background information. If you\u2019re already comfortable with a topic already (percents and ratios, for example), you may decide to go through a lesson quickly or skip over it entirely. Be careful when you do that, though, because you might skip over helpful tips and tricks you didn\u2019t know.<\/p>\n You can customize a practice session regarding the topics for a given week by clicking the \u201cPractice\u201d tab at the top of the page of your Magoosh account. Make sure you watch the explanation video if you get a question wrong.<\/strong> Reviewing each and every question you get wrong and learning how to avoid the same mistakes in the future is the most important part of your ACT preparation.<\/p>\n The optional ACT blog posts and videos are a great supplement to Magoosh lessons, as they will provide you with additional test tips and strategy advice.<\/p>\n Once a week, you\u2019ll need to set aside approximately 1.5 to 2 hours for a half test or approximately 3.5 hours for a full-length practice test. You can practice using the official released ACT tests or Magoosh tests. You cannot skip out on these practice tests.<\/strong> The ACT is a marathon\u2014you\u2019ll need to build up the stamina needed for success on such a long test.<\/p>\n Some lesson groups end with short quizzes, which will help you practice specific concepts and skills.<\/p>\n A quick note:<\/strong> to make this plan relatively easy to navigate, we have hidden the content of each week, so that you can reveal it only when you’re ready to tackle it. Just click on each week to see the corresponding tasks and click the heading again to hide them when you’re done!<\/p>\n Tips & Strategies<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n English<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Math<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/details>\n Tips & Strategies<\/span><\/p>\n
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