<p>Is there really a difference between the difficultly level of SATs and ACTS? I know some people prefer on over the other but is one necessarily easier/harder than the other? </p>
<p>I found the ACT much harder than the SAT due to me not being able to finish the test faster, but I scored higher on the ACT, than the SAT, as for now, at least. </p>
<p>Personally I would say the ACT is harder because you seem to have less time to answer each individual question. When I took the ACT I would have barely any time left whereas when I took the SAT I would usually have a fair amount of time left after I finished each section. However the ACT does not penalize you for getting a wrong answer whereas the SAT does. </p>
<p>This just in, SAT was easier for me, and I did better on it. It’s most probably because I am sort of slow, at least as per ACT standards. I could never finish the science or reading sections on time. However, on the SAT, I never had any time problems. Keep in mind that the SAT has trickier questions, though, while the ACT has a bit of a time crunch, but has easier questions.</p>
<p>ACT was so much easier for me. I went from a 670 SAT math score to a 34 ACT Math score. There is less time, but the questions are much more straight forward. </p>
<p>It differs for everyone. I’m a very fast test taker and so I excelled on the ACT but did horribly on the SAT (well, the PSAT. i never took the real one). I felt the questions on the SAT to be much more confusing/difficult than the ACT, since the ACT makes up for this with the timing issues. I suggest taking a few practice tests for both to see where your at.</p>
<p>For reference, I got a 198 on the PSAT (1980 SAT) and a 35 on my ACT. Good luck!</p>
<p>I found them to be about the same score wise (2290 v 35) but I felt like the act questions were much easier (except math, since there’s pre-calc), but that there was much more time pressure (especially since I took it completely cold the first time).
Often, it appears that students (at least on here) do better on the ACT, but for some the opposite is true. For a lot of people, the scores are very similar, but I don’t think it hurts to take both. </p>