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ACT or SAT?
which one's easier... ACT or SAT??
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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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I haven't taken the SAT, and I'm going to take the ACT in two months.
I did take a practice ACT, and that was honestly not THAT bad, it was just bad not having the breaks.
I had a lot of friends take the PSAT, and they all said it was really easy. So, I don't know if that means anything to you.
But it shouldn't matter which is easier. It depends on which school you want to go to. Check it out, and then only take the test you have to take. It will save you enough money for a single book in college.
--Jack
(17/m)
Happy New Year! =]
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It's a personal choice, but I found the SAT to be much easier.
The ACT has a science section, which is extremely difficult (at least it was to me). The SAT has no science section. The ACT has one 5 minute break in the middle of the entire test, which makes it extremely exhausting. The SAT has numerous 5 minute breaks throughout, which help you stay sane.
The main factor in deciding though, is the placement of the essay. In the ACT, the essay is at the end. After all the multiple choice drivel, when your mind is mush... you have to write an essay. For the SAT, it's the first thing you do, right at the beginning, so you get it out of the way.
Supposedly the ACT is supposed to be easier if you're better at Reading and Writing, but I didn't find that to be true. If I could go back I wouldn't take the ACT at all; the SAT is just a better experience. I mean, both totally blow, but the SAT blows less.
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