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digital SAT or ACT?




Now that March, May, June and August SATs in the new digital format has been unveiled for the first time in the US, what now? Reading/Writing and Math in Module 2 werevery difficult compared to the College Board practice tests. Many students are questioning whether they should switch to ACT. ACT is 1 hour longer and students have 25% less time on ACT than SAT. On ACT, you must move extremely fast on all sections. SAT questions are not as straightforward as ACT questions. SAT questions are puzzles. They're testing can a student think their way through a puzzle that they've never seen before. SAT Math is not like school Math. It's puzzle Math and you use school Math as your tool for solving. ACT Math is more difficult Math, having more Pre-Calc and various Math topics that you don't see on SAT. ACT rewards the monster Readers with some Math skill because they're the only ones that can get through English, Reading and Science fast enough. SAT rewards the Math people who have some reading skill. Math people like puzzles. I do recommend that students take the October 5th SAT to get ready for PSAT on October 15 which is the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Difficult to make the cutoff for National Merit Semifinalist but very prestigious and looks great on a college application resume. ACT will be changing to digital format in March and the Science Section will be dropped. ACT will also be 1 hour shorter. I suggest studying for SAT going into October PSAT. In January, start preparing for the new format ACT given in March/April. Good luck to all.

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