geurimja 60 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 so i'm not taking entrance exams until june, and i've been doing some research in terms of comparing and contrasting the act and sat and they both have pros and cons. which one is better to take? i know one isn't easier than the other and it's different for everyone, but what was your experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deâ„“phina 14,904 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 #TeamACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlixle 4,066 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 sat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silktiger 3,227 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Well if you're taking it in June then the new sat you're taking is really similar to the act.... I can only speak off of the psat I took a couple months ago that's in the new format, and it was pretty much identical to the act. I didn't particularly feel like one was harder than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNRA 1,082 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 i dont think it matters, but here if you want to take the act you have to travel like an hour away because they only provide sat locally in our area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth 3,892 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 the act was the worst experience ever for me i hated it but i loved the sat and i did pretty well without any sort of prep work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimHeeSung 6,134 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 sat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myugyu 1,660 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I took both...so idk.. they're the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyon 933 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I got 35 on act but 2270 on sat. act was easier for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowmeowmeow 755 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 i took the sat only, but it's very catered to those who know how to "study to the test" (although with the new one coming out, idk how that'll go) my friends who got bad scores on the sat took the act and got much better scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ddeona Oneul Bame 61,629 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Neither are very fun experiences~ But I did test out of college math with one of them so~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Joo 2,335 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I took both. I thought I would prefer the SAT because the testing prep center I went to made us take SAT lessons for three consecutive summers and only spent one week the spring break before the test preparing for the ACT. Even though a lot of the tricks we learned might be applicable for both, I also took a lot more SAT practice tests and was much more familiar with the format.. somehow I still ended up doing better on the ACT. Just goes to show that you never know until you try both, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloha 209 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I took both and in my opinion, SAT is easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takaminas 298 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 SAT definitely. At least when I took it a while back it was so much more easier because my classes back in high school were integrated with SAT prep sections and it made the test so much easier. If you know how to study for the SAT, I'd definitely recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfyeol 14,275 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 I took the act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleasure 2,956 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Act Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astoral 1,427 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 sat for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena 21,718 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 ACT if you are better with subjects you learned in school, fast, and like straightforwardness. SAT if you are a good standardized test taker and willing to learn the tricks of the test. I got score equivalents when I took both so I can't say which was easier but I prefer the ACT. Edit: Actually, I forgot. The new SAT (starts this March) will be like the ACT too though. So I suggest taking the ACT since there are more prep books out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
양 지 10,015 Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 In our school, we just take both lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jooyoungsbae 5,281 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 #TeamACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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