ACT or SAT
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Anonymous
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Our private high school offers a proctored SAT mock test and an ACT test spring of sophomore year. Then, the kids can see if they are better at one or have a preference for format.
My son did well on both, but slightly better on ACT and he liked the ACT better than SAT so that’s the one he took. |
Anonymous
| ^ like the other act posters, yes, he is a fast reader and very quick processor. |
Anonymous
Do the AO’s think so? |
Anonymous
| If you have extended time, go ACT. |
Anonymous
| If it might at all work for you, mine loved being done relatively early with standardized testing. They did the ACT. Done by late spring junior year. Having the summer before senior year free to get their college essay drafted and college app plans firmed up, without the burden of more tests looming, really helped. They had a fair amount of homework too, for senior year classes. No more ACT meant they could have some free time. It doesn't work for everyone but I wanted to share that that was so nice. |
Anonymous
My kid was one and done with ACT the second week of school Junior year. It was fantastic he didn't have to worry about it with a heavy course load. He prepped a little bit July/August summer after Sophomore year. |
Anonymous
No. Often colleges have a higher average on the ACT than SAT. The kids who take ACT on the East Coast (or states where it’s not given in school as default) tend to be ones who took both mocks in 10th, prepped summer before 11th, and scored high. And some may submit scores from both tests. (Kids with accommodations may also be more likely to submit ACT.) |
Anonymous
Not true, the ACT is longer to begin with, this is the last thing a kid who struggles with attention span or processing speed needs. |
Anonymous
| Super helpful. My kid is less of a math kid so we’ll make sure to try ACT thoroughly. |
Anonymous
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Also SAT us going digital and will become a "progressive" test meaning sections will get harder based on how kid does on early questions. The current HS freshmen will be the first ones to take this in the US.
That alone makes me think that the ACT might be better since it's staying paper based and same format. Less variability and my kid hates the progressive test thing |
Anonymous
Most kids do SAT so there must be reasons they opt for the ACT.. |
Anonymous
This year’s sophomores will take the digital in spring of junior year. If they want to avoid it, they could get in the last paper SATs in junior fall. (Or ACT, as previously noted). |
Anonymous
Explained above. Often strongest students take the ACT. |
Anonymous
Think the opposite, no one takes ACT if they score well on SAT, at least in this region. |
Anonymous
Agree! We chose ACT for our dyslexic/ADHD kid. It was sooooo long. She was f tied by the end. One administration of it did not finish until 2:00 pm, not because she got that much time, but because the school was unorganized and then she got extra time. She was so hangry by the end! |