SAT prep messing with ACT results?

Test Preparation
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<p>I took ACT in June got 33 composite, also got in the 31-33 range on the practice book 3 Real Exams. Over the summer decided to nail down the SAT, with ALOT of prep. Really got a good handle and found a good rhythm for the SAT.
Although there are some similarities in both tests, Im wondering if my over zealous SAT prep messed up my ACT ability? Seems as if I answered the ACT like SAT questions and probably read too into the questions, second guessed gut instincts. </p>

<p>I took November ACT right after the SAT, my composite tanked, down to 27.
I know it doesn't really matter, but was just wondering if that was what I did?</p>

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<p>i prepped for sat and got 32M, 34 E and 32 R on ACT</p>

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<p>yeah but my question was do you think good or bad that for you there was a difference? What is your SAT in comparison to the ACT are the equal or one better than the other?</p>

<p>“technically” what my strengths are, I should do better on the ACT versus the SAT, and last year thats how it was, now it is the complete opposite. So again, just wondering.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I cannot think like the ACT. I’m a SAT type of person for sure… My composite for ACT was 10x lower than my SAT score.</p>

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<p>Lack of confidence in your abilities is the problem, not the “cross-prepping”</p>

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<p>The ACT differs from the SAT in that you really don’t need any prep or studying (other than for practicing timing) to do well on the ACT…the knowledge is all cumulative for High School.</p>

<p>The SAT, on the other hand, is totally different. Students usually need to study vocab, CR strategies, Math tricks, etc. etc. to do well. </p>

<p>Therefore, because the tests are totally different in terms of content and preparation, SAT prep shouldn’t affect your ACT score.</p>

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<p>The best prep for either test is reading widely.</p>

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<p>Madboy, </p>

<p>Yes they need to study CR strategies, and I believe I applied those strategies to the ACT out of habit, and messed up. </p>

<p>Tokenadult,
I am an AVID reader, would spend my free time as a kid all day in the local library just reading and reading looking things up all day on Saturdays. I can read a book a day if I get the time apart from school work that is.</p>

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<p>ok let me restate what i said. I first took the ACT, and got 23 E, 29R, 28M. I studied for the SAT over the summer. I got 640W, 670M, 700CR. I didn’t study anymore and retook the ACT and got 34E 32M 32R. So for me, the sat studying helped</p>

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<p>Congrats on the improvement, though what happened to you was the opposite of what happened to me. </p>

<p>YOur SAT was about 200 points lower than your final ACT test comparing the two scores, and Im assuming you did the Oct ACT and Oct SAT correct? </p>

<p>You see the opposite happened to me, but mine was worse, like 300 points lower than my Oct SAT</p>

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<p>ya both Oct. I duno i like how there are no tricks on the ACT. i hated how i couldnt break 700 in math on the sat</p>

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<p>I think that studying for the SAT will either do nothing to your performance on the ACT, or improve it. It shouldn’t hurt unless you’re learning the wrong things for the SAT. Knowledge is knowledge.</p>

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<p>Unless you start to overthink ACT problems</p>

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<p>^^^ THATS what I think I did.</p>

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<p>I just wasn’t used to working that fast. I thought I had like 10x more time than I really did. I should have at least taken a practice test beforehand. Whatever, yay SAT!</p>