So um.... I took the ACT... Some people think that the ACT stands for something like... academic comprehensive test. Little do they know it really stands for: A-test-that-no-one-likes Cus'-it-makes-no-logical-sense-and-does-not-prepare-you-for-real-life That-they-made-everyone-take-because-they-had-nothing-better-to-do-and-they-just-wanted-to-see-how-much-pain-it-would-cause-slow-test-takers-to-have. That my friends is really what the ACT stands for if you did not previously know. You're welcome.
So I took the ACT. First of all, they wanted us in our seats by strictly 7:45. So I was there at 7:40. I even planned time in to sharpen my four #2 soft led pencils. Prepared? I thought so. I even brought two erasers and a calculator that probably shouldn't be legal (but it is). Here's what really happened. We weren't even allowed to go into the testing rooms until about 7:55. They were ten minutes late. Did I have time now to sharpen my pencils? Actually yes I did because there did happen to be a line five miles long to get your ID checked. After this, We were invited to sit down, not talk, face forward, not breathe too loudly, and not make any sudden movements.
So after they freak you out, They hand you the test. You start with English. Now, English really isn't too bad normally. When the test instructor is breathing louder than normal? That English section just got 53% harder.
Math is next. You know all of those practice ACT tests you took? not one question is like any of the questions they ask you. Just so you are aware.
Reading is just a game of who can skim the fastest. Who actually reads the entire passage? No one. If you do, and you are not currently reading at about 20 pages a minute, Stop. Just don't go there. Don't spiral downward into thinking that every word is important. You only have 9 Minutes a section.
Science. Science is probably the worst, and not because it's hugely terrifying. They aren't asking questions such as, what is the circumference of the biggest moon on Jupiter? No. They have you read graphs. Graphs that don't make any logical sense, and that are based off of experiments about as exciting as buying gas. This section makes aspiring scientists cry. There is not one question on there about basic chemistry. There is not one question about the tectonic plates. No. because why would the science section actually be science? Science REASONING makes so much more sense right? Ya. That's what I thought too.
So if I could have gone back and better prepared myself for this test, I would probably have reviewed obscure math terms, non-existent grammar rules, and most importantly, science....Reasoning skills. Seriously? The main point is that the ACT is there to destroy the hopes and dreams of every normal person out there. The ACT works miracles for the people who are geniuses, but besides that, we are all stuck. If you get 30 or above you're too good for the rest of the world. Go build a rocket with your overly powerful brains and fly it to somewhere else where you and your friends wont get beat up. Please. It's for your safety.
