SAT vs ACT

Applying to College
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<p>Any thoughts on what colleges like/value more?</p>

<p>One thing I notice in a lot of threads is people take the SAT, don't do well, and then take the ACT. Also, though I haven't taken it, people say the ACT is significantly easier with less tricks than the SAT. </p>

<p>Is it therefore more impressive to just take the SAT and do well on it?</p>

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<p>Both are considered equal</p>

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<p>Most elite universities have a silent rule of preference towards SAT. Anyone head of this?</p>

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<p>It’s not true. </p>

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<p>Schools won’t say they take both then have preference for one. That’s just silly.</p>

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<p>Colleges down towards the south (where I live) usually have a bigger preference for the ACT instead of the SAT. </p>

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<p>Northeast has less people giving ACT compared to South and West</p>

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<p>All colleges accept both the SAT and ACT and treat them equally. However, as some colleges are accepting the ACT in lieu of an SAT with subject test scores, there actually may a slight bias for the ACT at some colleges! For example, when you apply to these schools you can submit

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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/education/major-changes-in-sat-announced-by-college-board.html”>http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/06/education/major-changes-in-sat-announced-by-college-board.html&lt;/a&gt;
However, starting in 2016, the discussion will take a new twist as:

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Hogwash. I don’t know where you heard this tripe. All schools accept each test. The only stated preference was a CA school for the ACT. Some schools get more students applying with the SAT because that is a local preference. ACT has traditionally been the mid-west test of preference, but two years ago it surpassed the SAT in test takers.</p>