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<p>do u have to take the ACT? or is just the SATs good?</p>

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<p>If you want to go to a school in the western part of the US, take the ACT. Also you might do better on the ACT than on the SAT.</p>

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<p>@ali</p>

<p>If you want to go to a school on either coast (West or East), it’s more advantageous to take the SAT. Central US is the prime destination for ACT takers.</p>

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<p>im going coastal then lol</p>

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<p>Boston: Wow, that’s new information to me. Thanks.</p>

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<p>No prob. Here’s a chart demonstrating my point: <a href=“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/SAT-ACT_Preference_Map.svg[/url]”>http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/SAT-ACT_Preference_Map.svg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And an article: [SAT</a> or ACT? | College Admissions Counseling](<a href=“http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/resources/application-process/standardized-tests/sat-or-act/]SAT”>SAT or ACT - BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners)
“Geography does play some role in this. The ACT test is more common in the middle of the country and the SAT is more common on the two coasts. Colleges in the middle are much more likely to see the ACT than colleges on either coast. If you are from the middle of the country it would not be that unusual if you only submitted the ACT to a college on the East coast. However, a student from New Jersey, for instance, would be unusual if they only submitted an ACT score to a college that predominately receives SAT scores. Some of this is gradually changing as the ACT gets more common on the coasts and students in the middle of the country start taking the SAT in greater numbers. But for now, you need to keep this factor in mind.”</p>

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<p>Colleges find either test preferable.</p>

<p>You shouldn’t feel obligated to take both.</p>

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<p>ok thanks for the info/help :)</p>

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<p>I feel obligated to test both Wart.</p>

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<p>Same. I took the SAT for the first time yesterday, and I’m going to take it again in May. I’ll take the ACT for the first time in June, and I might take it again in September.</p>