<p>Many people at school keep telling me that the ACT is inherently an easier exam than the SAT but what helps equalize the two is that the timing is much bigger factor on the ACT. Yes I also understand that there are content differences.</p>
<p>However, I am wondering what I'm missing--I'm finding all sections of the ACT to be inherently more difficult, and that's before I even get into the timing issues. For example, many of the SAT reading comprehension questions have line references whereas very few on the ACT do. The ACT seems to want you to recall so many more math terms and concepts from school and doesn't even give you a formula sheet. And the science--there's so much to read with the lab experiments, I guess maybe that one I could do alright with if it were not for the time. </p>
<p>I just feel like I must be missing one simple fact because I can truly get through a passage on the SAT much more quickly and accurately than an ACT passage because of the line references in the questions. With the ACT, I feel like I have to read the entire passage, which I don't do on the SAT. </p>
<p>I don’t know if I was always an “SAT person” whatever that means. All I know is that I studied for the SAT by reading the test prep guides and their strategies clicked with me. I want to see if I can become an “ACT person” too–why not. I don’t even see any strategies for the ACT so I don’t know how to study for it. I took a practice ACT and my score was laughable compared to my SAT score–I truly don’t even understand how the ACT works. All I know is that people tell me it is an easier exam short of the timing, but I would need like 6 hours on the ACT just to get a normal score (and isn’t the ACT only 3 hours long)?</p>
<p>Many of the same general strategies and math strategies that work on the SAT also work on the ACT. On the ACT however you are rewarded if you are stronger in algebra and trigonometry. The science section on the ACT is a bit different from anything on the SAT, but it’s quite easy if you know a few basic time saving tricks.</p>
<p>Do you know where I could learn of these few basic time saving tricks? I’ve read to answer the questions without reading the experiments, and only refer to the experiments insofar as I need the information. However, I sometimes feel like I don’t know where to glean the information and end up reading quite a lot for a particular question. Is that inevitable sometimes or is this just a skill that I have not yet honed?</p>