<p>SAT/ACT is a nationalized exam meant to standardize the whole process. Grade inflation is prevalent in highschools as well. If you’re not good at the “hyper-tricky” SAT but are still a <em>good</em>, and intelligent, student you should do well on the ACT. It doesn’t matter which one you perform best on - the fact is that these are EQUAL measures of academic success. They are pivotal in the admission process because of the point of reference to compare students.
My own personal anecdote (short and to the point) :rolleyes:
75%-ile on the SAT…my senior year. Bleh, am I a village idiot?? D:
96th%-ile on the ACT my senior year (decided to take at the last moment - no preparation). Much better.
Godspeed and do your best. Got into a “tier one” top-20 public with a 3.85 GPA (out of 4.0), 5 APs, and a decent ACT score.</p>