# One Week Before the ACT

**URL:** <https://experthub.prepscholar.com/t/one-week-before-the-act/7679>\
**Category:** Answers\
**Tags:** act-prep\
**Created:** [April 3, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/t/one-week-before-the-act/7679 "2016-04-03T14:05:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![BraveBold](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e99b99/32.png) [@BraveBold](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/u/BraveBold)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/t/one-week-before-the-act/7679/1 "2016-04-03T14:05:41Z")

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Hi,

Should I do any prep work one week before the ACT? Many websites suggest that it would be best to take a break a week before the exam since you are less likely to learn new things. Rather, it is important to have a good diet, exercise, and sleep!

However, I feel that I keep up my "testing stamina" by taking small one-hour (at most) practices. Should I continue these small sessions this week? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![sam\_prepscholar](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@sam\_prepscholar](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/u/sam_prepscholar)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 2:30am UTC](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/t/one-week-before-the-act/7679/2 "2016-04-04T02:30:46Z")

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It depends on how much other schoolwork you have and how happy you are with your current score level. If you're really swamped with homework/extracurricular commitments, and it's just going to stress you out to add ACT practice into the mix, you should take a break. If, on the other hand, you have a pretty light week ahead of you and are still hoping to raise your score a bit, you should go ahead with your plan.

**Overall, I don't see any problem with continuing to practice in short one hour sessions throughout the week before the test.** This might be a good time to [revisit any mistakes you made on past practice tests](https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-best-way-to-review-your-mistakes-for-the-sat-act) and reinforce the correct answer explanations. Just make sure you're not compromising your health to fit in those extra hours!