<p>Are any of you taking the ACT because you felt that your SAT score was much weaker than your real potential?</p>
<p>Possibly. I took the SAT once and I took the PSATs a second time. While both of my scores were good, there was no real improvement, and I wanted to try something different.</p>
<p>I scored a weak 161 PSAT, and I feel like it’s not up to my real potential. I still haven’t taken a full ACT practice test yet, but I got a science score of 32 on my first try (I’ll have to take more to verify this). CR was my worst on the SAT, and I heard that the ACT reading is cake compared to it.</p>
<p>Here’s a comparison, if it helps:</p>
<p>SAT: 2150 Total
Math: 730
Reading: 690
Writing: 730, Essay - 10</p>
<p>ACT: 35 Composite
Math: 36
Reading: 36
Writing: 35
Science: 33
Essay - 10</p>
<p>Some people just do better on one test than the other. My brain just didn’t work on the SAT’s wavelength, and I feel like I was much more suited to the ACT.</p>
<p>SAT: 2100 Total
Math: 800
Reading: 630
Writing: 670, Essay - 9</p>
<p>ACT: 35 Composite
Math: 36
Science: 36
Reading: 34
English: 33
Writing: NA</p>
<p>ACT much greater than SAT (By 250 SAT points)</p>
<p>Wow thanks for the responses!</p>
<p>I just want the ACT to couple my SAT </p>
<p>By the time I apply I will have a 2300+ superscore SAT and at least the 34.25 ACT I have now. I am retaking the ACT through my state so that may go up as well. Colleges like it if you can show proficiency throughout ALL tests they look at.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think the agreement is that one works better for some, while the other works better for others.</p>
<p>My breakdown for both is relatively similar to everyone else’s:</p>
<p>SAT: 2200
Reading: 700
Math: 730
Writing: 770</p>
<p>ACT: 34.25
English: 36
Math: 36
Science: 34
Reading: 31 (32 on another ACT date)</p>
<p>The first time I took the SAT, I got around 2200. I knew I could do better, and I also had heard from many of my friends that the ACT was apparently easier than the SAT. So I signed up for the ACT and, much to my surprise (and happiness, of course), I ended up with a 35. Still feeling like my SAT score could improve, I took it yet again and got a 2360.</p>
<p>So I guess in my case… the scores are basically the same.</p>
<p>SAT
2070 Total
720 Reading
660 Math
690 Writing (10 essay)</p>
<p>ACT
35 Composite
35 English (33 combined writing/english 10 essay)
34 Math
36 Reading
36 Science</p>
<p>my ACT scores were wayyyyyyy higher than my SAT scores so really its just a matter of which test best suits you</p>