<p>Hey ya'll
I am a junior and I just wonder how many people are studying for both test.
Is it possible to study both at the same time?
which is more advantageous+beneficial?
concentrating on SAT or ACT?</p>
<p>I am preparing for both but first and foremost the SAT.</p>
<p>same here. If SAT doesn't work for me, then just go over ACT (Esp. science part_</p>
<p>Wrong forum, but yes, I'm preparing for both.</p>
<p>Is the ACT easier though? What should you do if you are someone who has been preparing for the SAT since freshman year but has never taken an ACT test, and is due to take both in May 2007?</p>
<p>I'm working on both and focusing on the ACT (because of where I live and where I want to apply) but will take the ACT in December and the SAT late this school year or next. They test some of the same things, but there are some big differences. The SAT directly tests vocabulary and the ACT tests science comprehension, if you want to call it that.</p>
<p>From what I've seen (at a school in central Florida where tests are both well-known and seen as equally accepted) the ACT is easier to get a "higher" score on. Basically a lot of people in the Northeast who score 1500/2250+ on the SAT don't take the ACT, meaning there is more room left for Southerners like us to get 99th percentile or 98th on the ACT.</p>
<p>So, yes, for all intents and purposes the ACT is "easier." Its also an easier test to manipulate since its meant to be a knowledge based test, hence the Princeton Review's claims it is superior--its superior because its easier to coach and thus would make them more valuable as a corporation.</p>
<p>Of course, most good universities (with the exception of U of California which has a massive bias against the SAT) are aware of this, so it doesn't help you, I'd imagine.</p>
<p>the tests are totally different in question style, format, endurance, and essay types. While I prepared for both and did reasonably well, I'm not sure that that would apply to all. If you have the time though, so at least a 2 mo spread between the tests, then go ahead.</p>
<p>2 different tests:</p>
<p>SAT: it’s more of your smartness. I know kids who made c’s in HS and got a 2000, but i made a’s in HS and got a 1500…</p>
<p>ACT: tests everything you learned in high school, so if you make good grades in high school you’ll do better on the ACT then someone who did bad in high school. I made a’s and got a 30, which is equivalent to about a 2000 on the SAT.</p>
<p>I’m taking the tests in intervals–in October I took the SAT, in February I took the ACT, and I’m taking the SAT again in June. That way, I can just focus on one test at a time. I get very distracted very easily :)</p>
<p>I second what timp1206 said, based on my own experience.</p>
<p>I’m preparing for both, but focusing on SAT prep the most.</p>
<p>I’m not preparing at all for now, but I’ll probably study for SAT in near future.</p>