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im Kristin. 20 years old. Criminal justice major/psychology minor at Georgia Southern University - let the good times roll =]. i'm really laid back, love talking to people, and having a good time. i get on here when i'm bored so if you have a question, inbox me!
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which one's easier... ACT or SAT??
i found the SAT to be way easier, and i did much better on it.
like the other advicenator said, unlike the SAT, the ACT has a science section, and i was a really good student in science, but that section was killer. i had no idea what on earth it was talking about and only knew a few questions.
the SAT is muchhh longer, not in terms of time necessarily, but in the way you take it. the ACT is 5 sections - writing, reading, math, science, and the essay. the SAT is the essay, and then they have the writing, reading, & math divided up into about 10 sections. the SAT is EXTREMELY tideous, but not hard.
i heard that the ACT is directed more towards the things you actually LEARNED in school; the SAT is your problem-solving ability.
most colleges will accept both, but some dont. it wont hurt to take both though. i did, because i took the SAT first but then thought i'd score better on the ACT - but i was wrong. also, the SAT essay is required, but it's not on the ACT, and several schools dont require the essay if you took the ACT.
oh & also, the scoring's differnt. on the ACT, it's best to guess on every question, even if you dont have a clue. on the SAT, if you absolutely dont know, you leave it blank. and its not counted wrong. ones that you guess on and are incorrect, you lose 1/4 of a point, so if you dont guess, then you dont gain or lose points. but they say if you can eliminate even one answer choice on the SAT, you should guess an answer. good luck!
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