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SAT vs ACT?

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The answer is an emphatic YES.  You should take a practice SAT and the ACT in the summer of your rising junior year to determine which test best matches your skill set.  There are distinct differences between the two.  See the table below for a quick look at the differences or click below for a detailed blog post from March 2017.  

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SAT v ACT
New SAT (2016)
ACT
Wrong answer penalty
None
None
Essay Affects Total Score
No
No
Avg time for reading questions
13 minutes
8.5 minutes
Length of test (w/o essay)
195 minutes
175 minutes
Added focus on language mechanics
No
✔
Geometry/Trigonometry
6 questions
18 questions
Higher level math concepts (i.e. logs)
No
✔
Science Section
None
✔




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