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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]OP: Some good advice here.

[quote]1) Have her retake. She can "superstore" her 2 tests. Have her work on her lower scoring sections.

2) Did she use the big red book of ACT tests? If not, have her take one every other weekend at the library before taking the test again.

3) Many schools don't even care about the Science section. Some schools outright only look at the Math and English sections.

4) Without extra practice, your DD may actually score *higher* on the SAT. They are very similar tests (after the recent redesign). But you won't know this if she never takes it. [/quote]
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The consensus over at College Confidential and elsewhere (see the Applerouth Website) is that the new SAT is much harder than the ACT.  The concordance published by the College Board is way off and will be revised this Summer.  See the following thread among others:

https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/1890397-sat-concordance-table-compare-old-and-new-sat-scores-p43.html

The next to last post is this:
[quote]FWIW, my D19 just got her ACT score from a 2/27 test date. She had already taken the Nov SAT and gotten a 1430 (EBRW 720, math 710) so the concordance tables say a 31 would correspond on the ACT. She didn't do any significant ACT prep and only took it because it was administered to all juniors by the school during the school day. [b]So we were pleasantly shocked today [/b]when her ACT score came and she has a 35 Composite (also 35 in all areas). She took both tests with accommodations and without the essay.[/quote][/quote]

Sorry but no one pulls out a 35 on every section, especially the science section without any prep at all. Not buying that. [/quote]

I'd believe it. The biggest issue with the science is the time crunch. Six or so scenarios in 35 minutes.  Only a few questions test subject knowledge and even those are in context.  There were accommodations, which is arguably more helpful for ACT.[/quote]

"with accommodations" on a test that is known for its time limitations = much easier. Why were you shocked PP?[/quote]

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