<p>What do you guys think is more impressive? In my opinion, you can't super duper fully prepare for on the SAT is vocab. (errr... at least I don't think so >.<;; ... but sometimes with the word we do know we just P.O.E) And also, the math section and writing section are made to trick you.<br>
The ACT's math section is more straightforward, and the writing sections... well... XD not so trying to trick you. (It feels easier actually o.o;;) Two main concerns though is that 1, the science section can pull off questions that can't be answered by the passage (knowledge you already know) and 2, TIME RESTRAINTS. Boy oh Boy, that last one can be truly a killer without practice. But I don't know yet...
What are your views! ^___^
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<p>2400 on the SAT is more impressive because of SAT's sentence completions. it's easier to get a 36 on the ACT.</p>
<p>If both in one sitting, I agree 2400 is more impressive. If 2400 comes from multiple sittings, however, and 36 ACT in just one (since most colleges don't superscore ACT), I'd say the ACT. Timing really IS killer on the ACT, and one wrong can put you down pretty quickly.</p>
<p>Because of the way composite scores are calculated on the SAT and ACT (SAT section scores are summed; ACT section scores are averaged and then rounded if fractional), I would say a perfect 2400 on the SAT is more impressive than a 36 on the ACT. Furthermore, the SAT deducts points for incorrect answers.</p>
<p>mmm, anymore opinions? I agree with what nilkn said. It's the way that SAT's are graded. You have to be perfect in all 3 sections. Where as on the ACT, you can be super perfect on 3 of the 4 sections and have like a 34 on one section. This gives an average of 35.5! Which will round up to 36 ^__^;;. Question though, does anyone know what decimal point they round up from? I know on the AP test if you have a 31.25 they round it to 32 anyways.</p>
<p>For the ACT, .5 and .75 round up, .25 rounds down.</p>
<p>^^^^^ that's the big one.</p>
<p>2400 SAT is pretty set in stone (not many variations of ways to achieve it) while you can get a 35.5 on the ACT and score perfectly.</p>
<p>Oh thanks for the rounding thing ^__^;;. Just making sure!
I think the curve for the MATH on the act can't be half as bad as the curve on the SAT.. (at least the one from oct 2006 i believe?)
-1 on SAT= 770 >.>;; (that makes me puke)
Where as -1 on the Math for the ACT = 35...</p>
<p>You have to still consider what that really means, though.</p>
<p>For a 2400 on the SAT, one could actually miss several questions (1-2 CR, 2-3 W, 1 M maximum)...on the ACT however, one can only miss 2-3 questions max to get a 36. From this standpoint, it seems that it would be more difficult to score a 36. However, many will argue that the SAT is a more difficult test; this is what we have to decide to have a definitive answer.</p>
<p>Also, we could compare the total number of 2400s/total number of SAT takers with the total number of 36s/total number of ACT takers to see whether there's a significant difference.</p>
<p>Mmm, JyankeesSS2 has a good point. After I posted I was thinking that too. a 35 is like getting a 790. (It's not super accurate though because basically a 35 composite gives a score of 2350-2390 [wikipedia cited] so basically I just divided it by 3 >.<;; ... ) And yes, the total number of 2400's is super a lot less than the number of 36's. It's been said that perfect 36's are 1/5000. However.. out of the million people taking SAT's there's definitely not 3 digits worth of 2400's... (i think ^<strong>^ ) .<br>
Oh and as for the curves... it is rarely -1 Math. o.o;; I would love that though. and the -2 to -3 for writing would need an essay of 12 >.<;;. And for critical reading... ehhh... i wouldn't know.. but it seems accurate ^</strong>^;; lol.</p>
<p>around 220 people got 2400 last year</p>
<p>To compare the number that got perfect scores on each test, you also have to compare how many took each test in general.</p>
<p>yeah you should be comparing percentages but I couldn't find that info.</p>
<p>oh 220 ehehe ^__^;; Sworryy >.<;;</p>
<p>But i'm sure that we can agree that a lot more people took the SAT then the ACT right? o.o;;</p>
<p>(this is starting to turn into an SAT problem >XD)</p>
<p>If there were 220 2400's last year. And the number of SAT takers > number of ACT takers. And for every 1/5000 ACT scores there's 1 36, which means there had to be at least 1.1 million tests for the ACT. errr.. i don't know what i'm getting at..</p>
<p>but I believe somewhere in that logic.. if the amount of SAT takers is greater than 1.1 million, then we can conclude that the percent of 2400's out of total tests, is less than the percent of ACT takers with 36's.</p>
<p>To me, the SAT is more impressive in one sitting. It's around a 5 hour test, and to be able to maintain one's focus during that time frame is...well, at lack of a better word, impressive. Scoring, I think they're roughly the same (without any analysis) -- you can still get a perfect score w/o getting all the questions right, and you still get points off for wrong answers.</p>
<p>To colleges, I have no idea.</p>
<p>Wikipedia: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_(examination%5B/url%5D)">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_(examination)</a></p>
<p>"Nationwide, 216 students who reported that they would graduate in 2006 received the highest ACT composite score of 36. More students received perfect scores on the SAT, although this could be because more took it."</p>
<p>TheOneZ, over 2.1 million students took the ACT last year, and 36 scorers were 1 in 5500. Info from <a href="http://www.act.org/news/mediakit/index.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.act.org/news/mediakit/index.html</a>, if anyone cares.</p>
<p>There are more gradations on the SAT, so it should be harder to get a perfect score on it. Kinda like an 800 on an SAT II seems more "perfect" than a 5 on an AP (there are only five possible scores, so the 5-block is huge)</p>
<p>Both would be great.</p>
<p>The ACT people give you a nice letter with your 36, so that's a perk. But I think a 2400 SAT is more of an eye-opener around where I live (East Coast). Plus, the SAT is the sum of your scores, while the ACT is an average. The ACT also has similar equating to the SAT; sometimes a 37/40 on the reading section can be a 36! So I think lenient curve + average composite makes an 36 ACT Composite easier to earn. 36 ACT would only be comparable to 2400 SAT if the composite was a perfect 36.0 rather than 35.5 or 35.75. Both scores are absolutely amazing and would open a lot of doors for you in college admissions.</p>
<p>well you can get 36 possible scores on the act but 181 on the sats</p>