<p>PR = Princeton Review</p>
<p>is studying for sat a good way to study for act?
i think act is harder and they both test basic writing/math/reading concepts, so i want to save some time by studying “both” simultaneously</p>
<p>Some of the concepts overlap, but studying vocab or how to write an essay, for example, probably won’t help for the ACT. </p>
<p>I did some SAT practice, and it helped me a little bit. I found the SAT2 subject math test highly correlates to your math ACT. Being able to do well on the subject 2 can help on the ACT. I guess you could study those 2.</p>
<p>wait ACT doesn’t test vocab at all? Im PRETTY sure it asks for an essay though…</p>
<p>and how much is the act online course?</p>
<p>The essay is optional, and it usually doesn’t test any vocab (maybe one question on how to describe something, but no sentence completions or anything like that)</p>
<p>ACT ONline Course is $20</p>
<p>none of ACT has vocab lol
its mostly grammar and spelling</p>
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<p>I think you’re putting to much of an emphasis on intellect. I don’t know if that’s how you were raised, or if that’s what society made you believe.</p>
<p>Intellect is something you’re born with, much like skin color, gender and anything else of the sort. There’s nothing you can do to increase your intelligience in a positive direction, so it’s a limitation per se. Different people are born with different intellects-- some people get lucky, others not so much. Someone’s success should not be based on luck, but rather on how hard they try or work. However, in this sad society we live in, people are segregated by a completely random factor thanks to the SAT. The SAT is not a fair test despite how much pressure and emphasis is placed on it. There aren’t any valuable skills tested on the SAT beyond “reasoning”–some made-up term that a cold-hearted, naive psychologist came up with in some underground laboratory\ dungeon. Fortunately, someone who was more knowedgable and actually associated in society realized that while intellect plays a very large role in success in life, hard-work is even more important. And there you have the ACT. While I don’t believe in college testing for that matter, the ACT is the closest thing to having a fair test that measures both skill and hard-work.</p>
<p>You don’t need to be a genius to succeed-- anyone can achieve his or her dream through hard-work, thanks to the ACT. That’s how it should be; NOT like the SAT.</p>
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<p>so theres no vocab at all?? wat about in the reading passages? like what does “this” mean in context?</p>
<p>You may find a “what does ______ mean in context”, but these are few and far between. It’s nothing you particularly have to study for. I’ve found this type of ACT question to be one of the easier questions they ask. </p>
<p>You really just need to learn to understand the context of the passage and you’re set.</p>
<p>Should you take both ACT and SAT?</p>
<p>^I would, just in case you do much better on one or the other.</p>
<p>How is the essay on the ACT? Is it as formulaic as the SAT essay, or do I actually have to “write” the essay?</p>
<p>There is no such thing as an essay that you can write in a half hour that is NOT formulaic. It’s essentially the same as the SAT essay, but with less of a focus on historical and literary examples. Because ACt essay topics usually revolve around something about school, there is more of a personal connection to the ACT essay instead of the detached analysis usually presented in SAT essays.</p>
<p>is there anything like the SAT question and answer service for act</p>
<p>yes, it is called TIR (Test Information Release)</p>
<p>only available on about 3 or so dates a year though (this year i think it was september, june, december)</p>
<p>$17 extra but sooo worth it :)</p>