General Information:
PSAT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test):
ACT:
SAT:
SAT Subject Tests
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ACT vs. SAT - Which one is for Me?Colleges use something called the Concordance Table to compare SAT and ACT scores. They don’t prefer one test to the other – they just want the highest comparative score. If you get a 1600 on the New SAT and a 36 on the ACT, it’ll be exactly the same thing as submitting one or the other. All you’ll be doing is wasting time and energy that could otherwise be applied to your GPA, extracurriculars, and applications.
It’s your job to pick the test that’ll give you the best score, focus all of your energy on it, and knock it out of the park. With that in mind, the big question is: which one will get you the best comparative score? The two tests have far more commonalities than differences, so let’s list the few things that set them apart:
The Really Simple Way to Decide
If you take the following steps, you’ll be able to make the right decision and begin focusing on the correct test. This will only take an afternoon, and it’s the best possible investment you can make in your future test success:
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