<p>I'm good at reading and vocabulary,But I'm not the best at punctuation, and I love to write. I hate science (pretty good at biology, that's it) with a passion. Math is my weakest subject, I've never taken a pre-cal class, I feel that my strongest base is algebra.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what I would do better on based on this information?</p>
<p>Ok, just so you know:
ACT’s science section is not about actual science stuff. It’s simply interpreting vast amounts of data from tables/charts and stuff like that. There is a lot of punctuation questions on the ACT, but that’s an easy thing to improve upon.
Ultimately, it depends on where you are applying. East Coast = SAT, Midwest =ACT+</p>
<p>How fast are you at doing math and problems in general?</p>
<p>Basically, the ACT has overall easier problems but much less time to do them. (less than 1 minute per question on each section (except for math, 1 minute for 1 question) plus you have to read the passages for reading and science)</p>
<p>The SAT has slightly harder problems, a vocabulary section in each critical reading section, and more time for each problem.</p>
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<p>No, it does not. East Coast schools weigh the ACT equally with the SAT and vice versa with midwest and west schools.</p>
<p>Much more important is which test you feel more fit for.</p>
<p>Subziwallah, you are definitely right that high schools on the East Coast seem to emphasize the SAT more than the ACT. (I have a nephew in Georgia and they all take the the SAT there; only a small fraction of them also take the ACT). We live in the Midwest, where almost every kid takes the ACT and only some (usually the most advanced students) take the SAT. However, the colleges on the East Coast accept the ACT or SAT. We visited quite a few this summer, and every East Coast college ad com representative we spoke with said that they are just as happy with the ACT as the SAT. There may be a very few colleges that take only the SAT or only the ACT, but the vast majority take either/or, no matter whether they are East Coast or Midwest or West Coast colleges. That "East Coast = SAT " thing is just a myth (and it is how it was in the old days!).</p>
<p>I would have time extensions on the tests, so I don’t know if that’ll affect anything.</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about the diagnostic tests? If there are any for free or if thru work?</p>
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