<p>I find the ACT much easier--does anyone else?</p>
<p>30 ACT> 1950 or 1240 m/CR</p>
<p>I thought the ACT questions etc. were easier, but it was so hard to manage my time that I did worse than on the SAT.</p>
<p>I did so badly on practice ACT tests that i hated it. but i decided to try it again and it really is a lot easier...despite the stupid science section. I got a 30 on my math on the ACT and on the SAT it was barely 600</p>
<p>The rumor around here, at least, is that the ACTs are much easier. Then again, I live in the Northeast, and here SATs are the standard, whereas I know in some states across the country the ACTs are.</p>
<p>I'm from the midwest and most of my friends end up taking both...It really is just preference, but i deffinitly prefer the ACT. Less tricks it seems.</p>
<p>ACTs are standard in my state, but I think that they're way easier, and I've been working on the SATs (which I'm now done with).</p>
<p>After frying my brain on the SAT, the ACT seems like a cakewalk.</p>
<p>I think the ACT reading is harder than the SAT critical reading as far as getting through passages goes, but otherwise ACT's MUCH easier.</p>
<p>i did better on SAT (1460/2210) with no prep than on the ACT with prep (31). The SAT has so many sections, and i can see why people think the act is easier</p>
<p>Both of my son's that have taken both SAT and ACT said ACT is easier.<br>
ACT scores science on it's own. This was most helpful for our boys who favor the sciences. My oldest took a prep course at a state university branch which used the "Princeton Review's Crash Course to the ACT" paperback in addition to other worksheets. His composite score was a 25 (1st time-spring Sophomore yr), 26 (2nd time-fall Junior yr), after prep course 31 (3rd time-fall senior yr).</p>
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i did better on SAT (1460/2210) with no prep than on the ACT with prep (31). The SAT has so many sections, and i can see why people think the act is easier
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<p>Well, it's not just that. It's also the difficulty of the questions I encounter seems lower, and there seem to be less traps. On top of that, there are four possible choices as opposed to five and no guessing penalty.</p>
<p>Beware using those Collegeboard equivalent tables!</p>
<p>Most schools use their own internal data to compare the SAT and ACT levels.</p>
<p>If you look at many of the common data sets you will see that the accepted kids ACTs are usually different than the table equivalent.</p>
<p>If you get a 29 or more consider it a job well done and usually enough to get you into a top 20.</p>
<p>I like the ACT alot better than the sat....got a 34 act vs a 2070 sat...</p>
<p>i love the act. i got 33 vs. 2130...not too big of a difference, but act is a lot easier considering i did no studying</p>
<p>35 vs. 2160.</p>
<p>The primary problem with ACT is the timing, which I've relatively mastered. On the other hand, the SATs are much trickiers and have those damn vocabulary questions.</p>
<p>I took half of a practice test and scored a 33 on English and a 34 on Math. If the rest of the test is like this, then that'll certainly beat my 1340/1910 SAT score.</p>
<p>Time management really wasn't an issue for me; I even had enough time to check over 1/2 of the English section, though I've heard science and reading is harder. We'll see.</p>
<p>I know that the conversion tables aren't exactly accurate, but what does, say, a 31 ACT translate into on the SAT (roughly)?</p>
<p>Yeah, I found it much easier. I took the practice test on the website, and I scored 35-36 on each section. I sure hope the online test is actually the same in content on the test. It's good to have other testing options out there besides the SAT.</p>
<p>So, I don't know my score yet from June, but I have to say SAT is easier...I think it's just because that's how I've studied. I also love the reading passages MUCH more on the SAT, they are so much more interesting. The ACT is just too weird for me -_- and the essay topic SUCKS.</p>
<p>jackson17: 31 Act = 1360-1400 SAT</p>