<p>Like, would a perfect SAT be seen the same as a perfect ACT, or better?</p>
<p>They are equal. Don’t let anybody tell you otherwise.</p>
<p>I certainly hope they arent equal as the ACT is a flat out bad test.</p>
<p>They are seen as equal. I find it interesting that RTgrove sees it as a “bad” test when a lot of elite schools who accept both tests and ask for additional SAT II exams will wave the SAT II’s if you submit the ACT with writing. Seems like the fact that one test offers the same evaluative information as three can hardly be seen as a “bad” test when it comes to college admissions.</p>
<p>Some schools say that they prefer one over the other
I believe Princeton prefers the SAT for example</p>
<p>Sigh. So not true. Every college/university in the nation accepts either test without any preference. You may see stats on the common data set that show more applicants submit SAT scores than ACT scores to a school like Princeton - that is simply because many applicants are from the east coast and east coast kids take the SAT more frequently. The ACT is just as respected and as previous poster said, at some colleges, taking the ACT means you don’t need subject tests since it already includes a science section.</p>
<p>There is no difference whatsoever. It’s all preference take the test you feel more comfortable with.</p>
<p>There are less 2400 scorers than perfect ACT scorers every year and more students take the SAT each year :)</p>
<p>^^^^^^Because the population is concentrated on east and west coasts where SAT is the preferred. Middle of the country (big middle area-wise) tends to take ACT more often.</p>
<p>…that makes no sense at all. If there are more people taking the SAT because of a higher population on the coasts, shouldn’t MORE people be getting 2400 on the SAT than get a 36 on the ACT??</p>
<p>I do not know what the numbers are on the absolute number of people that take each test, and how many achieve a perfect score. I would wager that the percentage of people that get a 36 on the ACT is higher than the percentage that get a 2400 on the SAT…but I am not sure. </p>
<p>Regardless, does it really matter? Both tests are perhaps somewhat flawed and are just one metric used by colleges in their overall evaluation of students. If one student received a 34 on the ACT and another received a 2400 on the SAT, this is not likely to be a significant factor distinguishing these two applicants.</p>
<p>They are seen equally by adcoms. Whether they should be seen equally is a whole other debate in which you can participate here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/890821-should-sat-act-treated-equally.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/890821-should-sat-act-treated-equally.html</a></p>
<p>/endsolicit</p>
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Ok… That explains why there are more SAT takers; there are still less perfect SAT scorers than perfect ACT scorers every year.</p>
<p>A perfect SAT score is much harder to earn than a perfect ACT score, but an extremely high score is an extremely high score, and I doubt colleges will discriminate.</p>
<p>they are equal. some try to claim that one is easier than the other. However, some smart kids do better on the ACT and some smart kids do better on the SAT. </p>
<p>They are equally accepted.</p>
<p>half the country dominates with the ACT and the other half dominates with the SAT. Colleges want kids from all 50 states…so, they equally accept either test.</p>