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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The ACT is a more straightforward test than the SAT.  You don’t need to figure out what is being asked as much as you do the SAT.  It isn’t necessarily easier.  The science portion is really more reading comprehension than pure science btw.[/quote]

This, above, is exactly what our DD has found and what has been discussed by her HS counselors in some presentations.

OP, have your DD take practice tests for both, but try to replicate the time limits since working against the clock is key.[/quote]

+1. My recommendations

- don't try both. Find out which one to focus on by taking practice exams (using real retired exams, not mock exams)
- SAT redesigned its test in 2016 to be more like ACT (ACT had more kids taking it than SAT in 2014 or 2015) which forced SAT to redesign its test
- even with redesign, SAT and ACT are somewhat different exams - ACT is more factual exams (no trick questions) but time is always problematic than SAT which means, with more practice, kids will get "better"
- Science is one area of concern for many kids because kids focus/spend too much time on trying to understand the "science" behind it rather than the "questions" being asked.

it worked for us - 2 kids got 36, 1 kid got 35. good luck.

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