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SAT vs. ACT

Over the past few years, the ACT exam has become a serious option even for East Coast students who traditionally have taken the SAT. According to ACT administrators, 40% of last year’s American high school graduates took the ACT. Below is a straightforward comparison of the two exams.

SAT vs. ACT

	SAT	ACT
LENGTH	3 hours 45 minutes	2 hours 55 minutes +30 minute writing section (optional)
SECTIONS	Critical Reading Math Writing	English Math Reading / Science Reasoning
ANSWERS	5 answers to choose from	4 answers to choose from
SCORING	Lose points for wrong answers Essay scored on 1-12 scale Essay score factored into total “Writing” score	Do not lose points for wrong answers Essay scored on 0-6 scale Essay scored separately from “English” section
TOTAL SCORE	Sum of 3 section scores	Average of 4 section scores
SCORE CHOICE	NO SCORE CHOICE All scores from all SAT tests taken are sent to colleges	SCORE CHOICE Student may select which ACT scores to send colleges
SCORE EQUIVALENTS	2400 2340 2260 2190 2130 2040 1980 1920 1860 1820 1760 1700 1650 1590 1530 1500 1410 1350 1290 1210 1140 1060	36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15