Should i do ACT or SAT?

Test Preparation
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<p>I need to decide which of those to take now as i neeed to order books. I tried out an entire math section of one of the past SAT test and got a 660 (I'm a sophmore who is a strong maths student. Is that good or bad?) I also did some of the questions from the CR reading section and didn't do so great. I did adequently on the writing questions i tried out. I'm guessing the SAT isn't for me?</p>

<p>I did many practice questions on the ACT website and they seemed a lot better. I did MUCH better on them and i actually loved the style of the questions as everything was straight forward. Plus, doing the ACT saves me the hassle of having to memorize ton's of vocab which i am not looking forward to doing AT ALL. </p>

<p>Here's the thing, i've already bought a lot of SAT books (over $100's worth) before realising that i have the option of doing the ACT. Which honestly seems like its the standardized test i'd likely do better in. Do you think i should study from the SAT books in the summer and try out the SAT? Or should i invest in ACT books (which do you recommend) and study from those? Money isn't an issue if your wondering. I need to order the books now because i am an International student - ACT books aren't sold where i live. </p>

<p>Thanks for the help! </p>

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<p>I forgot to mention that i’ll be studying for the PSAT simultaneously. In which case, it’d be preferable for me to take the SAT since both tests are similar. </p>

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<p>Bump. Anyone???</p>

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<p>yes, ACT books will help since the questions are different that SAT questions.</p>

<p>ACT is a time test, particularly the Science section. Make sure that you practice with a timer when you take the tests.</p>

<p>GL</p>

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<p>@bluebayou Thanks for the tips but you haven’t exactly answered my question as i was asking whether it’d be better for me to do the SAT or ACT based upon what i stated above. </p>

<p>Can anyone else contribute? </p>

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<p>Why not do both? Depending if you’re a sophomore or junior you can take one test this year, then the other test next year.</p>

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<p>@EmBio10 I’m a sophmore. Sure it would be ideal to try out both but considering i have 12 exams (IGCSE - British curriculum) this year which pretty much dictate which colleges i can apply to, i think it’d be best to focus my energy on studying for those exams (which i should be doing now but…procrastination). </p>

<p>Since i live abroad, the closest ACT test centre is in another city. So i’d need to plan accordingly to take the ACT as travel costs are involved. </p>