New SAT-ACT Comparison

• Trend of convergence
• Many similarities
  • 2 passage reading
  • Reading from primary sources
  • Content based reading
  • Basic command of English Grammar
  • Advanced math topics: Data analysis, Probability,
  • Geometry and Trigonometry
  • Essay

Which test is right for your child?

ACT:

• Top Skills: stamina, precision, and content
• 4 equally weighted sections: English, Math, Reading, and Science + optional essay (essay is changing next year)
  • 36 points each; Composite: Average of 4 sections
• Most schools (except CUNY) use a composite
• English Grammar skills
• Science aptitude
• Extra time
• Tricks versus knowledge

SAT:

• 2 main components instead of 4
• Shorter sections & interspersed
• Superscoring
• Analysis/Inference
• Comprehension
• Extension of knowledge to data

Bottom Line:

• Most students test similarly on diagnostic SAT/ACT tests.
• Usually the student’s choice