<p>Why dont people take it over SAT?</p>
<p>Because it isn't easier for everyone, because the SAT is easier to study for, and because until recently, some schools still required the SAT.</p>
<p>Because higher scores on the sat seem better than high scores on the ACT.</p>
<p>A lot of people do. I took both (I didn't mind the ACT, I HATED the SAT--33 ACT, 2150 SAT) If people knew how long and miserable the SAT is, I think more would just take the ACT. SAT is more prevalent on the coasts while ACT is big in the midwest (where I'm from)</p>
<p>^^^ Those two scores are less then 50 points apart ^^^.</p>
<p>The TEST not "easier" at all. </p>
<p>The individual problems tend to be "easier," yes, bcos they are more straight forward; but reading speed is of the essence, unlike the SAT. Given an hour for science test alone, for example, most kids would score a 36. Unfortunately, the science test is less than half of that time, so one has to move rapidly. And, of course, if reasoning problems are more to your testing style, than the SAT would appear "easier" to you.</p>
<p>Yeah, the Sat is 2/3rd's reasoning while the ACT is 1/4th reasoning. The act makes up for this with time pressure, which evens out the difficulty to an extent. Also...I (and others) just get too tired on the SAT, it's a whole hour longer.</p>
<p>I found the ACT to be more difficult time-wise, and the SATs to be more difficult trick-wise. I don't know if that makes any sense lol.</p>
<p>But, I did do a lot better on ACT (32) than SAT (660 M 640 V 760 W)</p>
<p>36 vs 770 CR 710 M 750 W, quite a significant difference.</p>
<p>I actually scored higher on the SAT, but I think that's due to my complete lack of knowledge in the grammar (English) section on the ACT. The grammar portion on the SAT is in the writing, which doesn't matter to me. (600CR vs. 23 English/29 Reading on the 12/2007 ACT+SAT's).</p>
<p>My friends didn't take the ACT because they spent loads of time studying for the SAT, so I guess they didn't really see a point in doing the same for another test. If only they hadn't assumed the ACT would take the same amount of effort maybe they would have realized that they could have done well without preparing for it (that's what happened to me). Plus, nobody really takes the ACT in the northeast/mid-atlantic. It seems like something people never really consider because they're trained to respond with "don't only people in the midwest take that?" and "don't colleges prefer the SAT?". If only they listened at information sessions...</p>
<p>(In case you couldn't guess, I scored higher on the ACT)</p>
<p>I am taking both and one thing that is really getting to me is how long each section is, there is no break in it which is different from SAT. Some people may do well like this, others may not, others don't care.</p>
<p>34 vs. 2110. take a look at this...630 CR vs 33 CR</p>
<p>I thought the ACT was easier because I thought it was more straightforward. I got a 34 on the ACT, but only 2130 on the SAT.</p>
<p>The people posting here did better on the SAT...why would someone who bombed the ACT but did well on the SAT post here?????</p>
<p>my son is one who did much, much better on SAT (even single sitting) than ACT.</p>
<p>I think the ACT math and English sections are just fun. The SAT Critical Reading and Math sections just aren't. D:</p>
<p>Doing better on one test doesn't necessarily mean you "bombed" the other one.</p>
<p>well, "bombing" is relative...technically doing better percentage wise then your IQ would be doing well, I think. Yet, that score may be very low in comparison to your ACT translated score. Just doing better on the ACT over the SAT was the point...</p>
<p>If the ACT was easier than the SAT, would colleges use it? Absolutely not! One member mentioned the speed of the ACT. I agree, it is a much faster test. Also, don't forget that like the SAT, the ACT is a standardized test (used for ranking). You are battling the same students who take the SAT. Therefore, students tend to score in a similar percentile.</p>
<p>Often proponents of the ACT site the score reporting as superior to the reporting system used by College Board. For high scorers (700+), I favor College Board's system of reporting scores. Super scoring has its perks.</p>