<p>What are your opinions on this.</p>
<p>What does a 34 mean to you guys in comparison to a score in the SAT. A 32, etc?</p>
<p>Not what a table says, but your perception.</p>
<p>32 = 2500 and 34 = 2700</p>
<p>Psh... You have it backwards. A 36 is more like a 2200 and a 39 is about a 2400. Everyone knows that the conversion charts are more leniet towards the ACT.</p>
<p>Personally about 75% of the people I know take the SAT and 25% take the ACT, but I know of more kids who scored 33 and above than 2200 and up. But that's just anecdotal.</p>
<p>I think in terms of actual difficulty
33=2120
34=2200
35=2300</p>
<p>explanation? I know the SAT is big on the west coast and in the NE, and the ACT in the MW and south. most students at ivies come from the west coast and NE...so I think that the group of kids taking the SAT is more competitive than the group taking the ACT. is there any merit to that idea?</p>
<p>I have always wondered about this. I've noticed that many merit awards seem to be SAT centered when they give the specs for consideration.</p>
<p>i dont know why everyone doesn't notice this but i have 90% of the times seen ppl on this site do better on the ACT... take it for what its worth but that says to me that the SAT may be more challenging.</p>
<p>Usually for the higher ranges, the ACT to SAT conversion charts favor the ACT. But for average people, they should be about the same. Its just that on the SAT, there are difficult problems that just catch you off guard, so its more difficult to score a perfect. On the ACT, you should not really miss any questions if you know your stuff. There is never any vocab that you shouldn't know or any hard math problem.</p>
<p>The ACT is much easier. I live in the Midwest where EVERYONE takes the ACT; seems like a lot of people get high scores on it who really shouldn't have. Their SAT scores, though, seem like a more genuine reflection of their academic abilities.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure the ACT tests for knowledge, while the SAT tests for reasoning. So the ACT wants you to spit back out everything you've learned so far, while the SAT wants you to actually figure it out. Thus, to me, the SAT is harder.</p>
<p>According to those conversion charts you find, I got the same score on SAT and ACT but I'm much prouder of my SAT score, due to above.</p>
<p>yeah as sad as this makes me to admit it: i had to work A LOT harder for my 2200 than my 35...unfortunately I guess the ACT is easier than the SAT. I think it's fairly obvious given that the ACT content seems a lot easier, the main challenge on it is pacing yourself, while on the SAT, I frequently get stuck on challenging vocab or tricky math problems.</p>
<p>I wonder if there are any cases of a person getting a 2300+ and like 33 or less on the ACT, but I kind of really doubt it.</p>
<p>hannahmontana, i actually know someone who did exactly that (2300+ and under 33). this kid got a 2320 and a 32. i wonder what happened lol....</p>
<p>^lol, probably slept through the test or something=)</p>
<p>The SAT and ACT are written by different testing companies and are founded in different theoretical models. BOTH are accepted by EVERY SINGLE college/university in the USA that requires an admissions exam. If you find the SAT tricky and ridiculous, and your ACT score puts you in a higher percentile, use that one. If you can't remember all subject matter details for the ACT, but you are good at figuring out the correct answers in the SAT, and that score puts you in a higher percentile, submit your SAT scores.</p>
<p>Colleges and universities want to see your very best scores in whichever exam it is that you take because then they get to say how smart their students are. It TRULY doesn't matter which test you submit.</p>
<p>Now, if you are in the National Merit competition as a result of your PSAT scores, and you want a chance at National Merit money, you will have to take the SAT. No one else has to.</p>
<p>Colleges don't care anymore which you take. Take the test best suited to your strengths. ACT is geared toward what you already know, SAT looks at what how you think.</p>
<p>In the Midwest and South the opposite question would be appropriate.</p>