<p>I am a rising Junior currently enjoying my summer vacation. It just hit me that I will have to start preparing for standardized testing in order to gain admittance into college. I need some help, should I take the SAT or ACT? I am good in reading/writing and I won't have trouble with those sections, but I absolutely dread math. I'm simply terrible at it. I think my math capabilities are at a third grade level (ok maybe not that bad lol). I think im pretty decent at science...as long as it doesn't require too much math knowledge. I've tried studying for math....but I just can't! I don't understand the explanations in the books and getting a tutor on a permanent basis (like I need) isn't a feasible option because of financial reasons.</p>
<p>So do you think I should take the ACT or SAT? Is one less math oriented than the other? Also, is it even possible to really prepare to do somewhat well on the math portions of these tests even if you have a poor foundation in math? </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>just take both…study for sat but see if you do well on the act</p>
<p>SAT is basic math up to algebra and geometry, but requires logic. They are puzzles and riddles, in a way.
ACT is, I believe, up to Algebra II and is more direct as in problems you’ll see in your math textbook.
For example, on the SAT, a problem about an orange may be “How many times can you cut an orange with a knife to have the most pieces resulting from such an action?” whereas, on the ACT, it might be along the lines of something more direct such as “An orange was cut into 8 pieces of the same size and 2 were eaten and/or thrown away. What percent represents the remaining pieces of oranges?”</p>
<p>And about the science on the ACT…it has nothing to do with science. It’s just reading comprehension and the article is something about science. </p>
<p>If you’re more logically inclined, do both. If not, you could just do the ACT which is more direct.</p>
<p>^^^^^</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice! If what you’re saying is true, ACT it is!</p>