<p>go for it.</p>
<p>which should I take ?</p>
<p>which one do colleges look more at?</p>
<p>Which normally gives a higher score ?</p>
<p>mid-west = ACT
east-coast + west-coast = SAT</p>
<p>personally, i prefer the ACT over the SAT only because ACT does not directly test on vocabulary like the SAT does (sentence completions). however, both tests are very comparable in almost every aspect (except ACT has a science section and SAT does not).</p>
<p>what kind of questions does the ACT science section include ?</p>
<p>typically, people score higher on ACT than they do SAT.</p>
<p>visit this link and scroll down for the conversion table between the two test scores:</p>
<p>Is it true that they recently changed the science protion of the ACT so that you now have to know outside knowlegde for it?</p>
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<p>if a college accepts both, they will look at both equally.</p>
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<p>you will need to know very basic science, but mostly it's just you reading a passage and answering questions after interpreting the passage, which includes tables, charts, etc.</p>
<p>to tell you the truth, i didn't even know we had to have outside knowledge for the science section of the ACT. i did two tests total in prepping for the ACT (tests 1 and 2 from the official act study guide). neither of the two science sections on both of these tests had any questions that required outside knowledge.</p>
<p>however, when i took the real test, there was one question that asked about cell structure. so yes, you should know some basic biology and chemistry before taking the test.</p>
<p>So they did not change the science portion?</p>
<p>i do not know, i haven't read up on any news regarding ACT revisions.</p>
<p>You should not need to know any outside information for the test, but it definitely helps. </p>
<p>Also, the ACT is under more of a time crunch than the SAT. If you're taking the ACT, keep a watch handy. Pacing is very difficult on the science and reading sections.</p>
<p>I detest the act. Too much of a rush and I don't like taking everyone in one time period.</p>
<p>That last post was extremely incoherent. I meant to say I don't like taking all the math/english/reading/science in one time chunk, rather than the sat which breaks it up into smaller intervals.</p>
<p>I like where you can stay in one mode of thought, and then be done with it for the day. Instead of having to come back to it, over and over again.</p>
<p>To each his own I guess.</p>
<p>Should i cancel my SAT score if I think i did worse in two sections, but better in one?</p>
<p>for publics, i don't think they care how many times you take it, at least for all UC's. i wouldn't suggest canceling, it's pointless.</p>
<p>If I'm taking the ACT plus writing, does the essay gets figured into the 36 score part? Or is it a separate score?</p>