--- title: ACT Prep - Practice Tests, Study Guides, and Critical Info · PrepScholar description: PrepScholar helps you prepare for the ACT by giving you free ACT resources. Browse through our comprehensive list of real official ACT practice tests. Find out ACT general info, section strategies, section content, and other resources. 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Find out ACT general info, section strategies, section content, and other resources. To read our free blog resources, you don't need to register or create an account — you can get started today!   PrepScholar has a multitude of resources to help students. While we do have a [paid Online Prep course](https://www.prepscholar.com/act-test-prep/), we also offer a **stunning range of materials available for free on our blog right here.** Think of this page as a flexible index of sorts that categorizes ACT Prep material for you!   ## General ACT Info [ACT Test Dates](https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-test-dates) [Intro to the ACT](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-the-act-a-complete-explanation-of-the-test) [Last Minute ACT Strategies](https://blog.prepscholar.com/last-minute-act-strategies-12-guides-you-must-read) [What's a Good ACT Score?](https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-is-a-good-act-score-a-bad-act-score-an-excellent-act-score)   ## ACT Practice Tests [ACT Practice Tests: Free and Printable](https://blog.prepscholar.com/complete-official-act-practice-tests-free-links) [Free Older Official ACT Practice](https://blog.prepscholar.com/free-old-official-act-practice-tests) [High-Quality Alternatives to ACT Practice Tests](https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-practice-test-alternatives) [How to Get the Most Out of ACT Practice Tests](https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-practice-tests-how-to-reflect-and-get-the-most-out-of-them)   ## ACT Math **Getting Started**[Overall Guide](https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-math-prep-guide-strategies-topics-tips) [Targeting a 36](https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-get-36-on-act-math-8-strategies-by-a-perfect-scorer) **Strategies**[Formula Strategies](https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-use-your-act-math-formulas) [Guessing Strategies](https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-guessing-strategy-the-top-mistake-students-make) [Plugging in Numbers Strategies](https://blog.prepscholar.com/plugging-in-numbers-sat-act-math-strategy) [Question Order Strategies](https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-math-question-order) **Content** [Algebraic Functions](https://blog.prepscholar.com/algebra-functions-on-act-math-strategies-and-practice-questions) [Algebraic Operations](https://blog.prepscholar.com/algebra-operations-act-math-strategies-and-formulas) [Circles](https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-math-circles-geometry-formulas-and-strategies) [Conic Sections](https://blog.prepscholar.com/conic-sections-act-math) [Coordinate Geometry](https://blog.prepscholar.com/coordinate-geometry-act-math) [Inequalities](https://blog.prepscholar.com/inequalities-act-math) [Polynomials](https://blog.prepscholar.com/polynomials-on-act-mat) [Probabilities](https://blog.prepscholar.com/probability-questions-on-act-math-strategies-and-practice) [Sequences](https://blog.prepscholar.com/sequences-on-act-math-strategy-guide-and-review) [Statistics](https://blog.prepscholar.com/statistics-on-act-math-strategies)   ## 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