Took a diagnostic SAT. Would the ACT be easier for me?

Test Preparation
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<p>I've taken one SAT test so far, which I really only studied vocabulary for, and I got a breakdown of 720 CR: 780 Math: 690 Writing.</p>

<p>What I missed was 4 vocabulary questions in CR, a simple math error which would be easy to fix, and 3 writing MC and an 8 on my essay. </p>

<p>Should I just work towards studying for the ACT instead? Vocabulary and writing have always been my weakest points and I don't know if its worth all the effort to memorize thousands of words and examples for the essay and vocab. I am also have pretty poor penmanship which is not legible unless I write slowly, which means that my essay's are very underwhelming. However, my science, math and analytical skills are pretty good. Would the ACT be better for me? Or should I just begin memorizing vocab words? Thank you.</p>

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<p>It really depends on the student. Some people say ACT is harder than SAT to them, some say vice versa. If you’re weak on vocab and don’t really want to study all those useless SAT words, try the ACT.
For me, I felt ACT was easier, especially the critical reading and the math, and I got a slightly better score on the ACT, I got a 34 while I got a 2250 on the SAT. </p>

<p>I highly recommend the ACT red book for test prep, it’s called The Real ACT (Real Act Prep Guide), it REALLY helps. </p>

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<p>If you’re saying that vocabulary and writing are your weak points, it might make more sense to take the ACT. In particular, the ACT grammar section is significantly easier than the SAT Writing section, in my opinion. Your score is already pretty darn high for the SAT, but why don’t you take an ACT diagnostic and see what you get? Then you can make your decision from there. </p>

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<p>Just take a diagnostic ACT, and you’ll have your answer. But your SAT is already pretty high; depending on what schools you want to get into and whether you are going for merit money, you might be better off focusing your efforts elsewhere.</p>

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<p>Your SAT is already high, and I’ve heard that Writing is the easiest section to improve. Do some studying and try to get a slightly higher score–you’re already so close!</p>