<p>Hello, i'm a rising junior, and i am looking to be recruited to run at some of the ivies (yale or dartmouth hopefully). i have a 4.0 uw gpa in honors classes and ive been prepping for the SAT, but scored poorly on practice CR and writing sections i took at home.(580,550) this has gotten me pretty sad/irritated and has somewhat lowered my confidence :(
Maybe the ACT is the test for me? however i am not a a very quick tester, and i hear that would be a problem on the ACT. Any help with my situation, or advice is appreciated. (my goal is a 30 or 31+) what do you think?</p>
<p>For a comparison of the SAT vs the ACT, see: [SAT</a> vs ACT – Tutor Talk | Appelrouth Tutoring Services](<a href=“http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/26/sat-vs-act/]SAT”>http://www.appelrouthtutoring.com/blog/2008/08/26/sat-vs-act/)</p>
<p>There are differences and a good-grades student might do better on the ACT. But, yes, it is also a more time-critical test. Practice on it will emphasize time-management rather than problem-solving strategy.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the results correlation between the tests approaches .90, so most students do about as well on one as the other. That is why both are almost universally accepted.</p>
<p>It clicks with the dumb ones.</p>
<p>^^^ Well, that’s an obnoxious comment you didn’t need to make Mr. Whiteboy!</p>
<p>Actually, some kids just click better with the ACT. For example, my son took both the SAT and ACT and scored a 2270 and a 36 respectively.</p>
<p>does anyone know if the fact that there are less possible answers per section (4), except for math, help somewhat in score/taking the test? i know the SAT has 5 possible answers per question…</p>
<p>^It would help if your strategy was random guessing on all questions. </p>
<p>4 answers versus 5 may make it easier (or harder, if they just make the wrong answers more plausible), but that same advantage/disadvantage is in place for everyone, albeit to (very) slightly varying extents.</p>
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You must have killed all your remaining brain cells with those pearls of wisdom. :o</p>
<p>If I remember correctly:</p>
<p>English, Reading, and Science sections on the ACT have 4 choices (ABCD).</p>
<p>The Math section has 5 (ABCDE).</p>
<p>Hi, Sorry I haven’t taken the ACT before, but I had the same question as you.
I asked my friends who took both tests and they all seem to imply that no one was that much harder/easier than the other.</p>
<p>The general consensus among them seemed to be that the ACT had easier questions, and the science section doesn’t even require much bio/chem/etc knowledge, just analyzing data and graphs. The problem with the ACT is that you have to be relatively quick so yes time IS a concern.</p>
<p>So definitely stop by the library/bookstore and just look at one of the ACT practice books, skim thru some practice questions… then sit down and take an ACT test under simulated time conditions. I myself am just going to take the SAT a third time, I guess, because that’s what I’ve been studying for this whole time. Do not be discouraged because I know someone who went from 1700s to 2100’s after taking SAT class. </p>
<p>However, I will be honest about the goal - you have a great idea in mind but you should check out the score ranges for Yale/Dartmouth because I would recommend higher than a 31… but I’m not the final word on that, right? lol. Good luck!</p>