<p>For those of you that have taken both the SAT and ACT, can the ACT essay be written in the same format of the SAT Essay? Or is their something different?</p>
<p>yeah i wanted to know this too</p>
<p>it doesnt have the be. SAT essays are more formal, whereas ACT essays are informal. you can use "I" and "me" in it becuase these essays are talking about your opinion. read some writing "learning" sections in books. they will explain to you how to structure your essay. i had to look and find to discover the "right" way to do it</p>
<p>Not that many schools require the ACT essay. If I were you check out the colleges and see if they require it. If not than I wouldn't worry about it. You can have more time to study for other things.</p>
<p>i think a lot of schools do require it (i think class of 2008 is the first class to have the writing sections "count"). write the essay just in case. its just an extra 30 minutes and it is really easy...no need to study for it. all you need is the formula for the ACT essays and an opinion</p>
<p>EDIT: Sorry I meant most schools that take the ACT require the essay.</p>
<p>So how long is the typical essay? 2 pages?</p>
<p>All of my ACT essays have been a little over two pages long and no more than four paragraphs. The same goes for most of my friends who took the ACT writing test.</p>
<p>As for the question about the ACT writing test vs. the SAT writing test, I found the SAT writing test to be significantly more difficult. For one, the topics tend to be much more formal and require much more profound insight. Secondly, the SAT writing test is five minutes shorter. You also get less room to write, so people with large, bubbly writing will likely run out of space.</p>
<p>If you prefer more formal writing, you'll love the SAT writing test. However, if you are better at producing more informal essays, the ACT writing test will likely be a lot easier for you. Look at sample prompts online to compare the two. That way, you can see which one you think you would do better on.</p>
<p>it should probably be in the same format, but it can be a lot less formal, and the topic is much less abstract.</p>