<p>My daughter took the SAT only once, last June, and scored a 600 Reading, 540 Writing and 520 Math. This was after taking Princeton Review. She is very committed and has spent a lot of time this summer studying and practicing for the October SAT. However, we have decided now that she will also take the ACT in September (only a month away). Will her prepartion for the SAT be of any help in the ACT? What kinds of things can she do to best translate what she has learned into maximum advantage on the ACT....She is a smart, high-honors/AP "A" student ranked in the top 5% of her class but not a strong test taker. Thanks for any advice.</p>
<p>I think she does better on the SAT because her score articulates that she is not a math-science person.
The ACT math covers more stuffs, such as trig, than the SAT math.Moreover, the ACT has a science section which is difficult for most of students who are not math-science people.</p>
<p>Anyways,studying for the SAT does help. In fact for the ACT reading section which is slightly easier than the SAT reading section. Nevertheless, the ACT English&writing section is harder than the SAT writing section. And don’t forget the ACT essay is harder than the SAT’s because it is 4 pages for 30minutes.</p>
<p>But she can try. I recommend you to let her take it. And make her to take as many practice tests as possible.</p>
<p>The ACT is different from the SAT. So if she is not used to the format, she might be overwhelmed. </p>
<p>For the SAT, make sure your daughter prepares with the Collegeboard Blue Book. That’s the best SAT prep book.</p>
<p>Thank you for sharing your thoughts.</p>
<p>Plan on taking the ACT twice. The formats are quite different and many test takers get a little overwhelmed the first time due to the time constraints. Scores generally increase the second time.</p>