<p>On the SAT it takes me longer than others to read a passage, so should that be a big concern on the ACT? I know I can finish the math and science sections easily in the time given.</p>
<p>When I took the ACT, I felt most confident on the Reading section (I got a 34) and finished just in time. I feel like the reading questions are much more straight forward than SAT questions which always have three arguable answers. Just make sure you are confident in your choices and don't second guess yourself.</p>
<p>I think that the science questions of the ACT shouldn't be used to determine any achievement science-related, the reading is okay, but that the math and english are jokes. The math and english of the SAT is trickier and more complex, but on the ACT I just felt like I was racing the clock.</p>
<p>My advice is take it just once, but really study for it. that test is killer and after taking it once you're not going to want to take it again. good luck!</p>
<p>Unlike the SAT, the ACT if fair.
SAT is biased against Math-oriented students
ACT gives an equal opportunity for Math and Science students
and Literature-based students.</p>
<p>Student Lit on SAT
800 CR
800 W
500 M</p>
<hr>
<p>Total 2100</p>
<p>Student Math/Science on SAT
500 CR
500 W
800 M</p>
<hr>
<p>Total 1800</p>
<p>Student Lit on ACT
36 E
36 R
18 M
18 SC</p>
<hr>
<p>Composite 27</p>
<p>Student Math/Science on ACT
18 E
18 R
36 M
36 SC</p>
<hr>
<p>Composite 27</p>
<p>Nevertheless, take the test that fits you best.
Anyone can do W as long as he or she study.
Personally, CR is the hardest section to do well so just read magazines to prepare for this section.
M requires you to logically figure out the problems without calculating any numbers.
This applies to the MC section only.</p>
<p>Biased against math-oriented students? Give me a break, you make it seem so cold cut. Most people scoring that high in any section won't score as low as 500 in another (though I know some do and I acknowledge the fact that this is just a demonstration, but the demonstration seems misleading). But the fact is, a great number of math-oriented students that can score that high on the math section tend to score perhaps not as high, but definately high on CR. For example, one friend of mine got an 800 math, 690 CR. Another got an 800 math, 700 CR. The second time, though I had done well on CR before, there was over a 100 point difference between CR and math. I consider myself math oriented but it doesn't bring me down quite that much. Furthermore, you fail to consider that many schools don't use the writing in admissions--meaning the only parts that matter would be CR for lit-oriented students and math for math-oriented students. As far as the ACT estimates, I think it's kind of stretching it to say conventional sceince skills of a science student are easily applied to ACT science, it's like a new way of reading that you have to learn due to time constraints, etc.</p>
<p>Also, take into account that math/science - oriented students are bound to have some degree of skill (mediocre, great, whatever) in lit, and vice-versa.</p>
<p>actually when i took the psat, i got a 770 in math (one wrong, give me a break) and a 540 in reading and 500 in writing (or something close to that...don't quite remember)</p>
<p>whatever it was, i realized they were low and brought htem up. 790m/660cr/700w...it wasn't spectacular but it was an improvment</p>
<p>I think it is best to take both tests and see where the chips fall. I like the ACT, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I do admit, however, the science skills section on the ACT is more like "specialized critical reading." You could have no exposure to science and still do very well (I'm sure 30+). That being said, having a lot of exposure to science reports and lab manuscripts really helps you to discern the actual information being presented and as a result increases your score.</p>
<p>Okay Murasaki, you are correct.
If one was to earn a 800 in one section, then one should also do well in other sections.
I am remorseful for my misleading hypothetical situation. :'(</p>
<p>ONE Wrong gives you a 770?!
That is horrible!...</p>
<p>Hmmm I still believe that the SAT's are mildy favoring lit based people, but whatever. Anyways, yeah if one wrong is a 770 then that's a heavy curve, b/c I know that I got one wrong and it got me a 790 so that's pretty crazy, though two wrong last October would give you a 760, so...</p>
<p>that was the psat. on the sat i got one wrong and got a 790</p>
<p>so that means each question is worth 10 points? :O</p>
<p>not really...it depends on each test's level of difficulty but it probably make sense to assume that getting one wrong would give you a 790 plus or minus 10 pts.</p>
<p>it all depends on the curve..sometimes one off doesnt affect your score at all..sometimes it affects by more than 10 points</p>
<p>. . . woops (ShadowRider), I actually wasn't trying to make anyone remorseful. Perhaps I drove my point too strongly . . .</p>
<p>And yeah, it does depend on the curve, as 1 wrong can get you as low as 760 or as high as 800. Mine was in the middle of those, though.</p>