<p>Note how they don’t address the argument posed.</p>
<p>Definition of ■■■■■■■■: slow or limited in intellectual or emotional development or academic progress</p>
<p>It just really ticks me off how people are so oversensitive with the word “■■■■■■■■.”</p>
<p>I got a 35 on the ACT on my first time taking it. Don’t plan on taking the SAT. So I guess I’m an ACT guy.</p>
<p>Did MUCH better on the SAT. SAT = 2200, ACT = 27. You have to know information to do well on the ACT. To do well on the SAT you only need to use the information given to you. It’s excellent.</p>
<p>Well, you have to know more vocab on the SAT. I’m usually pretty good at vocab but I screwed up one of the questions on that because I thought “enervated” meant “full of energy.” I mean, that’s what it <em>sounded</em> like.</p>
<p>I think part of the reason I didn’t do so well on the PSAT is because I have the vocabulary of an 8th grader.</p>
<p>I took the SAT on the 9th, and I’m praying I got 1800+.
I started prepping for the ACT the next day, since I’m taking it April 13, and I must say, the ACT is much more manageable for me based on the practice tests. The only thing that worries me is the timing, but I figure that I can knock out all the easier questions and if times gets low, I can randomly fill out answers to the harder questions and not loose like 5 points off my raw score as the SAT would lead to. </p>
<p>The ACT is like a hidden little gem. Not as many people are taking it as the SAT because, like others have said, people just assume that the SAT is accepted everywhere while the ACT is not, even though they are accepted equally. My school strongly emphasizes straightforward knowledge of formulas and methods for math. We don’t emphasize tricks and deeper thinking for certain tricky questions for the SAT, so honestly idk why my school is imposing the SAT upon my classmates. I think I should suggest to my principal that he pushes more for the ACT test… that way, since we have heavy knowledge of formulas, we can be trained in timing instead of tricks.</p>
<p>The ACT measures how much you’ve learned in high school, while the SAT predicts your potential goodness at college in general.</p>
<p>@sfx did u even read my first post… ACT surpassed SAT in number of test takers.</p>
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<p>@Rashel You just made my day!</p>
<p>@descuff I wasn’t replying to the OP, but concurring with the majority of replies.</p>
<p>^
Yeah, but you described the ACT as a “hidden little gem” when it’s probably the most widely-taken standardized test in the country.</p>
<p>The reason is that the ACT has lots of lobbiers, so it is required in many states!</p>
<p>Uh no. @tom</p>
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<p>[2012</a> ACT National and State Scores | Average Scores by State | ACT](<a href=“http://www.act.org/newsroom/data/2012/states.html]2012”>http://www.act.org/newsroom/data/2012/states.html)
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<p>@halcyon I believe you misunderstood my reply. My school itself (administrators) forces the SAT on us while the ACT gets no mention. The fact that I signed up for the ACT made kids in my class raise eyebrows… my school tells them all that the ACT isn’t as useful as the SAT. It’s hilarious when some school kids know more than guidance counselors…</p>
<p>I almost prefer the SAT for its trick questions, even though I know my scores would plummet because of them.</p>
<p>@tom: =O</p>
<p>@Golden:
So you love the “challenge” of it? Am I right?</p>
<p>Yea my GC told me every day “you should really take the SAT it looks weird if you don’t”</p>
<p>Exit to the leftttttt</p>
<p>Lol. My GC recommended taking both. Mine GC is smarter than yours.</p>