What are the major differences in the SAT and ACT

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<p>Major differences? Similarities? How to study for the ACT differently from the SAT? how are the scores valued.... etc etc?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>Check out these links from Princetonreviw.com
The tests' differences:
<a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=141&type=ACT-LEARN%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princetonreview.com/college/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=141&type=ACT-LEARN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Score Comparison:
<a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=864&type=ACT-LEARN%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princetonreview.com/college/testprep/testprep.asp?TPRPAGE=864&type=ACT-LEARN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>abena301</p>

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<p>ACT is knowledge-based, moreso what you learn directly in school
SAT is reasoning-based, moreso what you learn implicitly in school (if at all)</p>

<p>Generally, schools in the northeast and California utilize the SAT moreso than the ACT; vice versa in the midwest and south.</p>

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<p>How's the science section? I didn't even know it had one until this morning. Is it more science logic and knowledge?</p>

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<p>It's reasoning. You don't exactly NEED to know the materal in advance, but it helps a lot because you will be able to grasp concepts more easily and you can skip the background info and go straight to the questions.</p>