Should I take the ACT even if I have a good SAT score?

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<p>I'll be a senior after this summer, and I've taken the SAT twice but have yet to take the ACT. Should I even bother taking the ACT since I have a pretty good SAT score (I got a 2240 on my second one)? I've heard that everyone should take the ACT at least once, even if they have high SAT scores, for scholarship purposes. I don't really mind taking another test, it's just the preparation I'll have to do over the summer (if I choose to take it) that I dread.</p>

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<p>I don’t plan to, can’t be bothered to prepare for it.</p>

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<p>I would recommend taking the ACT at least once, even if you only take it cold, for two reasons: first, it’s possible that you’ll be naturally better at it (my first SAT was much worse than my ACT); second, a 2240 and a 33 on the ACT looks much better than just a 2240. Of course, if you do much worse on the ACT, you don’t have to send it.</p>

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<p>I’m in the same position as you. I’ve taken the SAT twice, but have yet to open an ACT prep book. I’ll probably give it a go in September.</p>

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<p>I’m taking the ACT cold tomorrow with a 2300. We’ll see.</p>

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<p>the preparation isn’t bad for it unless you are completely unfamiliar with the ACT. I find the ACT Reading to be MUCH easier than SAT Reading (35R vs 690CR…), the Math is on par for most of it, and Writing/English are similar with formatting differences. Science is obviously not similar to anything you’ll see on the SAT though.</p>

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In my case, there is no way I could outperform my SAT on an ACT.</p>

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<p>Yes, this contributed to my lack of motivation to succeed when I was taking the ACT.</p>

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<p>Congratulations on your perfect score. You’ll probably be fine not taking the ACT. However, the other 99.99% or so of us can potentially improve by taking it.</p>

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<p>Whom is that addressed to?</p>

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<p>silverturtle,
That comment was directed to Jersey13 who has a 2400 on the SAT… which begs the question what is Jersey13 doing on the ACT prep forum, on an ACT thread on a Friday night before the exam? Odd.</p>

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<p>^ Well, my 2400 and 36 don’t keep me from coming here. :)</p>

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<p>…</p>

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<p>how caustic.</p>

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<p>What I did was send my registration score reports to safety schools only. That way, when I see my ACT score, I can look at a conversion chart. If my ACT score is higher/on par with my SAT score, I’ll send it to the rest of my schools. If not, then I just won’t send it and there’s no harm done.</p>

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<p>Don’t take the ACT unless the college you want to apply to asks for it. Your SAT is fine.</p>

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<p>With a score of 2240, I’d only recommend taking the ACT if you have a deficiency in one of the subscores. I had a 2220 superscore, but with 680 on CR. I fared much better on the ACT (35).</p>

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<p>If you already know where you will apply check to see what scores they want - some schools will take the ACT and SAT in lieu of SAT and SAT subject tests. Depends on which testing works better for you - I would recommend taking the tests and deciding which scores to submit based on the outcome unless required to send all scores.</p>

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<p>agreed, take it cold once.</p>

<p>I was fairly happy with my SATS: 2300+, but for some reason the ACT came a lot more naturally to me. And I was kinda lucky.</p>

<p>but you have nothing to lose because you have a good SAT there so go for it!</p>

<p>Best of luck.</p>