<p>from my understanding, the ACT and SAT test completely different things…the ACT is something you can prepare for, as it tests the knowledge that you’ve accumulated…on the other hand, the SAT is looking at things like critical thinking and logic skills – each has their own benefits, and i’m assuming that one will suit each student better than the other…in my case, i did better on the SAT than ACT and i think its because of my study habits and the fact that i test better on abstract things rather than straight informational type questions</p>