ACT or SAT for VA tech, UVA, and JMU?

<p>Just wanted to know what they prefers. I looked at their requirements and it says ACT/SAT. If that truly is the case (maybe i'm looking at it wrong) then should I just take the SAT? I don't know the difference between the too and have only heard ACT is a little easier.</p>

<p>Also, when do you think one take the SAT/ACT? I heard once in spring of junior year and then once again the fall of senior year. Do you guys agree with this? </p>

<p>Many students take both and send the better scored test. For the colleges, they really don’t care. Your schedule plan is fine. Frankly, you can take both twice.</p>

<p>So should I take the ACT around spring too? Maybe a little earlier? </p>

<p>Good idea though. I never thought about that. I thought if you took both you would have to send both. Only disadvantage I can find is that you have to study for both, but eh. </p>

<p>The SAT is more common in Virginia than the ACT but all of these schools will accept either. My kids only did the SAT but they did well enough that they did not feel the need to also do the ACT. If you do well on one or the other ,you may not need to do both. The kids I heard of that my kids knew that took the ACT did so because they did not do well on the SAT .</p>