<p>Today at school I was talking with my friends about the ACT tomorrow and ACT/SAT in general. One of my friends said that the SAT was better than the ACT because colleges think that kids who only send their ACT scores are doing so because they have bad SAT scores. While this is somewhat true for me (estimated SAT 2000, estimated ACT 32) I don't think that colleges are bias towards either test. I tried to explain that it's all about percentiles, so getting in the 95th percentile on the SAT is equal to getting in the 95th percentile on the ACT. Are colleges actually biased towards the SAT/ against the ACT or does my friend not know what he's talking about? Thanks.</p>
<p>I would imagine they look at them based on percentiles, although its kind of odd in my case. Im like you, my SAT is 2000, and hopefully my ACT score tomorrow will be 32 or better. (Last 2 practice tests have scored 32… so…). But the difference in percentiles is a bit much. A 2000 sat is around 90th percentile, while a 32 ACT is 98th percentile… So im not really sure, it would make sense that they look at percentiles, but maybe i just do better on the ACT</p>
<p>Colleges give the same consideration to the ACT as they do to the SAT. Silverturtle has stated this in his guide found in the SAT forum. What your friend tells you is no longer true as it was in the past.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the replies! I’m glad I turned out to be right. Now if only I could show my friend this thread…</p>