ACT

[NJNetz]

I'm thinking of taking it next fall instead of the SAT. Has anyone taken it before? Do you recommend it?

 

[NJNetz]

Bump?

 

[Kid Chocolate]

most of the midwest takes act, east coast takes SAT. not sure what they do on the left coast.

i see no reason why you'd take the act instead of the SAT. just take the SAT. it's not like one is easier than the other.

 

[Voodoo Child]

It depends on your skillset. I took it so long ago that I don't even remember which test caters to which skillset, but I know that I found the ACT to be pretty easy. I remember that the science section was a test of your ability to read charts and think in logical progressions more than it was a test of actual science knowledge, and the grammar part was really easy as well.

As for which schools accept which, all schools will generally accept both, although a very select few will have a preferrence (I remember UC-Berkeley wanted me to take the SAT-II's IIRC as well). I got into schools from the northeast, midwest, west, and south through the ACT though.

 

[Moo2K4]

It really depends on where you're going to school. It might be best to take both. I took the ACT, but that was....god, five years ago now, something like that.

 

[Moo2K4]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kid Chocolate @ Jun 17 2008, 12:39 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>most of the midwest takes act, east coast takes SAT. not sure what they do on the left coast.

i see no reason why you'd take the act instead of the SAT. just take the SAT. it's not like one is easier than the other.</div>
By "left coast" do you mean the west coast? Just curious...and if that's the case, I think they're more SAT oriented.