<p>So I am not the best test taker. Never have been, probably never will be. I do really well in school (4+ GPA) and I am heavily involved in extracurricular activities. I have taken both the SAT and the ACT once, receiving similar scores on each. I did not prepare for either test at all. In the future, I don't have the time to prepare for both, so I was wondering which would be best for me to focus on. I want to improve my scores to around 2200 on SAT or around 33 on ACT, which seems more likely?</p>
<p>ACT: English: 30 Math: 25 Reading: 34 Science: 24 --> 28/36
when I took the ACT, I went in completely blind. I didn't know what to expect when it came to structure, especially the science section.</p>
<p>Thoughts? I am really torn about which test to focus on. Thank you!</p>
<p>I think I would just go with the SAT unless you really consider yourself a Science and Math person. Your writing and math scores are lower than CR, and these are the two sections in which students typically see the most improvement. They are all about learning the rules and then applying them. </p>
<p>And honestly, 1800 is definitely a good score to start out with. If you stay on a strong study plan for 3 months (either by yourself or with a test-prep company), you should easily break 2000 and probably close to your target score of 2200. .</p>
<p>You current ACT score is actually slightly better than your SAT score. Your ACT 28 is at 90% while your SAT1 1810 is at 81%. If you are going to apply to schools that wants SAT1+2SAT2 or ACT, I would suggest to retake ACT. If the schools you are going to apply solely want SAT1 or ACT, you should then focus on either one (although you may superscore SAT1). This would minimize your preparation time. If you are not sure what school to apply, it seems you should go with ACT as you have performed much better with it.</p>
<p>I’ve found it easier to improve on the ACT, but it really depends on what kind of test taker you are. The ACT tends to test what you know while the SAT tests your ability to analyze information. With the development of the new SAT, and some changes to the ACT they are becoming pretty similar, but as of now I think you’d do better to focus on the ACT. </p>