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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]

Right...it may be that OP heard this but it's certainly not a widely held belief.  DCPS pays for the SATs (and I believe most public schools around here pay for the SATs) for all students so kids around here are more likely to focus on the SATs.  In the midwest, public schools are more likely to pay for/offer the ACTs for all students.  So there are certain tests that tend to dominate in some regions.  Over time, that regional dominance has waned somewhat , due to the belief that some kids do better on one or the other (so some kids will take the test not offered by their public school) but there is zero evidence that one is "easier" than the other.[/quote]

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