I'm a freshman in high school this year and I was wondering if anyone knows what I can do to better prepare myself for the ACTs and the SATs. Anyone?

I used a book called "The Real ACT prep guide". The 2nd edition has 3 real past ACT practice tests. There's probably books for the SAT too. The one I have was published by Peterson's and the makers of the ACT. Hope this helps!

the test itself isn't very hard but i would that you learn good test taking strategies cause that could help you a lot during the tests

Read. BEST WAY TO IMPROVE GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY.

Hands down. I know for a fact that students (like myself) who don't read often, do worse on English sections.

Just fifteen minutes before bed can seriously help you. Better than cramming vocabulary the week before the SAT.

Finally! another freshman! Well, if your're a nerd enough to get registered on this site for your freshman year then you're doing just fine (No offense, I'm a total geek/nerd/ whatever, and to me that's a good thing).

Just try to keep your grades good and start checking out books from the library to prepare you. One book like that is  called Essays that will get you into College. I'm reading it, and it will help with any scholarships you want to try for. also some schools have practice practice SAT tests for freshmen.

Hope this helps!

take the most advanced classes that you can. the prep books really help. but don't over-stress about them...you can take them over if you need to!

 definitely do prep books with practice tests, and study an hour a day.. you'll be Einstein before that test!

get in a SAT prep class near you, (sometimes they have it at your school like me)

or just get practice from web sites like collegeboard.com that contain real SAT questions, or princetonreview.com, try to expand your vocabulary as much as you can with old proper english and get the princeton review study guides, all that will help you a lot

My mom bought me a computer program that I used a lot before I took my ACT.  It wasn't that expensive.  Josh

Community Service would be a good thing to start doing so you are prepared as a freshman. Join your Key Club and make sure you track all your community service.

 I am a freshman in high school, but dont let that kid you. i went to a SAT prep class on Saturdays and scored in the top percentile and this is what i learned. Skim the whole test, determine how much time you spend on each question, knock out the easy questions first, and skip the hard ones. 

Kaplan Better Score on the Sat/ACT Prep Guide

Like what other people have already said, getting your hands on the test is the best means to doing well on both the SAT and the ACT. Before I took the SAT, I made sure to attend a test prep center which put me in a testing environment that mirrored what it would be like to actually take the test. However, after taking the test twice and hardly being able to cross 2000 points (I received scores in the low 1900s twice), I decided to buy Collegeboard's SAT booklet and practice by myself, which came with around eight practice tests. After practicing with the booklet for around three weeks before the next upcoming test, I took the test and finally broke 2000 with a score of 2040.

Since you are a Freshman, you do not really have to worry about taking the SAT or ACT until late in your Sophomore year, but it would be wise to introduce yourself to the SAT now through the PSAT and to take a look into some practice test booklets. By around October of  your eleventh grade year, you will take the PSAT one final time which may determine if you're eligible for scholarships through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Therefore, I recommend actually studying for the SAT late in your sophomore year--probably start around April or May and practice during the summer--and take both the SAT and PSAT in the October of your eleventh grade year.

Other than practice, the best way you can prepare for the test now, is to do well in all of your classes, take rigorous Honors and AP courses (but don't feel pressured to take AP, Honors is fine) and enjoy what you learn. Remember that colleges also want to see that you have a high GPA so maintaining that is necessary to getting into competitve universities.

I hope you found this helpful.

OriF2 says ...

Read. BEST WAY TO IMPROVE GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY.

Hands down. I know for a fact that students (like myself) who don't read often, do worse on English sections.

Just fifteen minutes before bed can seriously help you. Better than cramming vocabulary the week before the SAT.

^ This.

Also, as soon as you can, take the PLAN and PSAT. PLAN is the pre-ACT test. PSAT is, well, obviously the pre-SAT test. That way, you'll have an idea of what's coming up in the actual tests when you take them. :) But yes, for now, I'd suggest OriF2's suggestion. :)

Other than that, maybe take an hour every day to review what you've learned that day; at the end of the week, review what you've learned in that week; at the end of the month, what you've learned in that month. Repetition improves the chances of your remembering it, of your learning it. :)