Mine did much better on the ACT.

Both of mine preferred the ACT. It does not matter which you choose.

Anonymous wrote:Does act take your.highest score

Do you mean can you superscore the ACT like you can SAT? Yes. Schools that accept superscores will superscore either test.

Anonymous wrote:Does act take your.highest score

Superscore? Yes.

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And does it matter?

DC took both. And it doesn’t matter. Just depends on what format kid likes.

Not true. Some kids do significantly better on one for good reasons. For example, ADHD/SN kids tend to do better on the ACT. Both of my SN kids scored 34 and 35 on the first try. PSAT was Much, much lower. The best approach is EARLY ON, like sophomore year, take practice tests in both and figure out which one (they are different) your kid excels at and go from there. Ask your high school counselor.

DP and sorry to speak for someone else, but I think PP meant that which test you take doesn’t matter for application purposes, which is true. Whichever test your kid does better on is fine.

Does act take your.highest score

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Anonymous wrote:
And does it matter?

DC took both. And it doesn’t matter. Just depends on what format kid likes.

Not true. Some kids do significantly better on one for good reasons. For example, ADHD/SN kids tend to do better on the ACT. Both of my SN kids scored 34 and 35 on the first try. PSAT was Much, much lower. The best approach is EARLY ON, like sophomore year, take practice tests in both and figure out which one (they are different) your kid excels at and go from there. Ask your high school counselor.

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Anonymous wrote:ACT - Fly through the answers.
SAT - Weaker test, more amenable to practice effects. NMF status offers cash scholarships to a wider variety of colleges than the others.
CLT - My kids' shelves groan with classic literature.

Other than putting time into learning how to use the Desmos calculator on the SAT, mostly the material transfers from one to the other; they're trying to measure roughly the same thing, after all. Take all three, at least if one of the CLT schools is on your radar.

CLT is for Liberty U, Bob Jones types. If you’re trying to virtue signal, then sure. Otherwise this test is irrelevant
Have DC take a full practice test of both. My 2 did and scored similarly, but chose SAT. I don’t think it’s smart to prep for both. Some kids have a strong preference but I didn’t find that.

While it started at mostly conservative (Grove City) and classical (St John's College) institutions, CLT has been growing out of that niche - University of Florida, Pepperdine, Beacon, Ringling, Sweet Briar, and a host of other random colleges accept it now.

I'm just happy someone is starting to shake up the sclerotic testing market. Maybe one of the better foreign providers -- West African Examination Council, India's NTA -- will follow suit.

Many kids will do about the same on both tests, but some will do better on one than the other, so it’s worth taking a practice test of each and comparing.

We got a free ACT practice test with analysis of results from Compass Prep after taking a webinar from them that DC’s school hosted, which was great, but you can use any practice test. DC did so well on it that we planned taking it in the spring, but DC ended up doing so well on the August SAT (which they’d already signed up for before doing the ACT practice test) that they are one and done and not bothering with anything else.

It might depend on what your school hosts. DC’s school actually has a test date for each, but some schools may only host the SAT. Of course, you can take it anywhere, so that doesn’t have to limit you, but it’s certainly easy to just go to a familiar location.

Anonymous wrote:ACT - Fly through the answers.
SAT - Weaker test, more amenable to practice effects. NMF status offers cash scholarships to a wider variety of colleges than the others.
CLT - My kids' shelves groan with classic literature.

Other than putting time into learning how to use the Desmos calculator on the SAT, mostly the material transfers from one to the other; they're trying to measure roughly the same thing, after all. Take all three, at least if one of the CLT schools is on your radar.

CLT is for Liberty U, Bob Jones types. If you’re trying to virtue signal, then sure. Otherwise this test is irrelevant
Have DC take a full practice test of both. My 2 did and scored similarly, but chose SAT. I don’t think it’s smart to prep for both. Some kids have a strong preference but I didn’t find that.

ACT - Fly through the answers.
SAT - Weaker test, more amenable to practice effects. NMF status offers cash scholarships to a wider variety of colleges than the others.
CLT - My kids' shelves groan with classic literature.

Other than putting time into learning how to use the Desmos calculator on the SAT, mostly the material transfers from one to the other; they're trying to measure roughly the same thing, after all. Take all three, at least if one of the CLT schools is on your radar.

Should add - the scores for both were consistent.

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And does it matter?

DC took both. And it doesn’t matter. Just depends on what format kid likes.

And does it matter?