Preparing for college means buckling down and studying for those dreaded standardized tests. But should you take the SAT or ACT?
Some students are better suited for the SAT because it focuses on critical reasoning, while other students benefit from the ACT’s science section.
The best thing you can do is to take both and see where your score falls–you never know which one is better for you until you take the test. Check out this infographic from Bench Prep to figure out which test is best for you.
Just when you thought you had the format down, changes are coming to the SAT.
The reason for the changes, according to David Coleman, president of the College Board, the organization that creates and administers the SAT, is that the SAT and ACT have “become disconnected from the work of our high schools.”
Everyone dreads taking the SAT or ACT, but they’re a necessary evil in the college admissions process. Like it or not, colleges use standardized tests scores to determine whether or not a student will succeed in college–and often, to determine how much financial aid to give that student.
But if standardized test scores are an indication of college readiness, fewer students are prepared to enter college than in the past.