<p>Haha just got home from an SAT prep class at my school and was in a really pis/sy mood because I suck at SAT math (they <em>try</em> to make you get it wrong!) and then I saw my ACT score (33- just what I was expecting!) and started to feel all warm and fuzzy inside towards the ACT organization so I propose we start a list as to why the ACT kicks the SAT's money grubbing a$s. </p>
<p>1) Scoring! Doing good in reading can make up for a shoddy math score in the overall composite! </p>
<p>2) Doesn't switch around! There are four sections, not 10 or w/e, so your brain doesn't have to switch gears so much. You can get in the groove.</p>
<p>3) Only have to send the scores you want! I can still take the ACT again, just to see if I can actually get a 34, and if I bomb WHO CARES!</p>
<p>4) Math problems! Sure you may only get 1 min/ prob. and they go up to trig... but SAT math is ridiculous! They intentionally try to eff you up!</p>
<p>5) It tests what you know! Not your so called aptitude (AKA how well you know little tricks)</p>
<p>1) Scoring! Doing good in reading can make up for a shoddy math score in the overall composite!</p>
<p>2) Doesn't switch around! There are four sections, not 10 or w/e, so your brain doesn't have to switch gears so much. You can get in the groove.</p>
<p>3) Only have to send the scores you want! I can still take the ACT again, just to see if I can actually get a 34, and if I bomb WHO CARES!</p>
<p>4) Math problems! Sure you may only get 1 min/ prob. and they go up to trig... but SAT math is ridiculous! They intentionally try to eff you up!</p>
<p>5) It tests what you know! Not your so called aptitude (AKA how well you know little tricks)</p>
<p>6) No vocab.</p>
<p>7) Writing questions line up with the line.</p>
<p>8) Only 4 choices on the Eng, Rdg, Sci portions which )def. makes a difference!)</p>
<p>9) NO GUESSING PENALTY! (Omg I cant believe I forgot that one!) I hate with a passion the guessing penalty on the SAT.</p>
<p>However, you can argue that the ACT tries to toy with you as well by using its hard time constraints. And the ACT covers harder material than the SAT does. So, you can make the case for either test. In the end, you should go with what fits for you. There is no magical formula; some do better on the SAT than the ACT, and for others, it's the other way around.</p>
<p>Although, I will say that I definitely like the ACT better. And you would expect that the SAT would have better predictive validity, but it doesn't, according to the interpolation of data gathered by Dartmouth College. One of the admissions officers explained that students who do well on the ACT will continue to do well in college because they will be able to retain and apply information better; the admissions officer also stated that there was little correlation found between SAT scores and students' performances at Dartmouth.</p>