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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought they tested the same stuff. Does the ACT favor students who do better on the verbal side? That definitely describes my kid.[/quote]

From this article: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/act-vs-sat-how-to-decide-which-test-to-take

“The two exams may appeal to different types of students, says Jumamil. A key difference is that students with a strong English background ‘may flourish on the ACT,’ which puts more emphasis on verbal skills, she says, while for students who are strong in math, ‘the SAT may reflect that much better.’”[/quote]

I find all of this interesting but the generalizations in the OP don't make sense to me. At my kid's HS, ACT isn't really considered by students. Everyone just assumes they should take the SAT, so those kids very well could have gotten high scores on the ACT but just never took it. [/quote]

It would be interesting to know what region of the country you’re in, because the data shows that this would be unusual outside of the Northeast. In the 80’s, everyone I knew took the SAT, because that’s what the elite colleges required, but that has changed steadily over time.  I’m familiar with several very different parts of the country right now, and all of the HS students I know who are seriously into the college application process have taken both and then focused on prepping for a retake of the one they did best on (even if they had a very high score the first time).  [/quote]

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