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ACT vs. SAT
Replies: 13 — Last Post May 1 6:51pm by Black Sheep
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I know that everyone says that the ACT is just as good as the SAT, and that all colleges will accept either, but I'm wondering how true this is. I'm worried that the ACT is sort of like the GED when it comes to high school degrees; it's an equivalent, but it's not what the colleges want to see from somebody from a comfortable, middle-class background.

Can anyone put some light on this?

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erm i have no idea what they are..i did GCSE's and A-levels!
i'm guessing you're not from england ha.

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Quote: from yesnoyes at 5:31 am on April 14, 2008
erm i have no idea what they are..i did GCSE's and A-levels!
i'm guessing you're not from england ha.

Why bother posting, honestly.

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well try to find the free trials from the net. that's how i start to go for toefl and also my IQ test.

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Quote: from TheCrow at 1:32 pm on April 14, 2008
Quote: from yesnoyes at 5:31 am on April 14, 2008
erm i have no idea what they are..i did GCSE's and A-levels!  
 i'm guessing you're not from england ha.

Why bother posting, honestly.


well no-one else is saying anything!

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Quote: from k thomas at 3:34 pm on April 14, 2008
well try to find the free trials from the net. that's how i start to go for toefl and also my IQ test.

I'm not asking how to prepare for them. Please read the entire topic.

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Quote: from TheCrow at 8:32 am on April 14, 2008
Quote: from yesnoyes at 5:31 am on April 14, 2008
erm i have no idea what they are..i did GCSE's and A-levels!  
 i'm guessing you're not from england ha.

Why bother posting, honestly.


Why would you bother posting just to say that, Crow?
Why would I bother posting you may ask, but it's worth it at this stage to make fun of you because you're that hypocritical.

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its my understanding that the SAT and ACT are accepted equally. Just ACT is more of a west coast thing, SAT is more of an east cost thing. I personally took both (SAT 3 times, ACT 1 time) and got pretty close scores on both. Just to warn you, I haven't taken either in at least 3 years, so I might not know the latest info.
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yea, its really just a regional thing. most kids on the east coast will never take the act, most kids on the west coast do

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act is way harder than the sat

Post edited at 7:45 pm on April 19, 2008 by katyrose

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Quote: from katyrose at 7:44 pm on April 19, 2008
act is way harder than the sat

For some people that is the complete opposite. From what I hear the ACT has no essay, which help improves some scores.

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you chose on each if you want to do an essay with it.

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The ACT is like an achievement test. The SAT is like an aptitude test. In admissions officers' eyes, neither is better than the other. They look at both on the same level, even though they are structurally very different. I personally think the ACT is a better indicator of success in college. If you do well in high school and learn a lot, you will do well on the ACT. On the other hand, the SAT has pretty basic math/reading/writing, but the questions are tricky. IQ usually correlates to SAT scores. That does not mean a college would look highly of someone with a high SAT score over someone with a high ACT score...the person with the good SAT score could be smart as hell, but extremely lazy - a slacker.

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Quote: from blitzerdog at 1:20 am on April 20, 2008
Quote: from katyrose at 7:44 pm on April 19, 2008
act is way harder than the sat

For some people that is the complete opposite. From what I hear the ACT has no essay, which help improves some scores.

The ACT comes in two varieties: one with a writing portion, and one without. Even though most colleges do not yet count ACT writing for admissions, it is still good to take the ACT with writing (especially if you are a good writer) because it gives them an idea of what your writing ability is like.

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