Jan 11, 2020
You never made the test?
What test? Do you mean the Hogwarts house test or are you talking about something else?
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You never made the test?
What test? Do you mean the Hogwarts house test or are you talking about something else?
Similar to what a previous person asked, which should I take? ACT or SAT? I'm from a traditional ACT state, where plenty of classes and tutors are readily available for me to utilize for the ACT. However, it is encouraged to take the ACT and stay in our state school system. I have high aspirations for top schools like USC, BU, Emory, and many more. I don't want to take both of them, I only want to take the ACT or SAT and focus all my time and energy there. Which one should I take????
Take the ACT! It should be pretty obvious, but here’s my reasoning:
Top level schools? They don’t care about which test you took. Honestly. (Okay, wait, I take that back. Some might, but you can easily find out on their website’s application requirements page.) Some schools DO require you to take the SAT II’s, but I’m pretty sure they’re flexible between the ACT/SAT I.
You have access to plenty of classes and tutors for the ACT? Hello! Why stress about the SAT and self-tutoring when (most) schools don’t care and you can get help from some valuable (free!) resources for the ACT.
Also, look into USC’s scholarship program. The name of it escapes me, but they have this awesome scholarship, but the deadline is December of your senior year. I don’t know if you’re a junior or senior, but it’s just something to keep in mind.
Hi! I'm a high school sophomore equivalent from England looking to apply to some US schools - my first choices are Yale, Cornell and Connecticut College. I took the SAT for the first time to get a feel for the test and just got my scores back. I will admit that I didn't do any prep, because this was basically a trial run for me, but my scores were much worse than I was hoping. What would you suggest to improve them? Are there any particular study guides you'd recommend? Thanks!
Consider taking the ACT. Look into what sort of questions come up and see if the subjects of the ACT are more compatible with what you learned in school.
I would definitely recommend spending one summer following the Princeton Review guidebooks for the most recent years’ tests. Take one under timed sessions once a week so you can become familiar with the directions, how to pace yourself, and the question types. I would also suggest, as weird as it is, reading older literature, such as Romance or Gothic. I took this approach after I felt just memorizing new, big words wasn’t helping completely.
After three SAT testing sessions, however, I transitioned to the ACT and never looked back, so I’m afraid most of my advice for the SAT ends here.