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[awesomebill61]

i don't think the sat has nearly the importance it used to... many schools now (except some on the coasts) accept the act, many put more importance on the act than the sat, and some dont even take the sat.

i didn't even bother with the sat...
i took the act and got a 33 which was more than enough to get me into college and more or less get me a full ride scholarship,
most colleges look at your act/sat scores and gpa/strength of schedule about equally... my experience has been that extracurriculars (church, sports, work, etc) have been a bigger issue for private scholarships.

[moutonoir]

I didn't bother with the SAT either, just went for the ACT. For me, it was much easier being that there were no analogies and there was a science section. I also like how they don't take away points for wrong answers. Where I live, the SAT is the norm, and they don't even tell students that they have the option of taking the ACT and that most colleges will accept either test. If my parents hadn't taken the ACT, I wouldn't have even known about it. I wish they did a better job informing of us of all possibilities, not just what most people do.

[dance]

I took both the SATs and ACTs. The SATs seem to be better for people who are strong test takers. The ACTs are better for people who are better studiers. For me, my ACT score was higher and better reflected my strength in math. My overall was a 31, which is equivalent to about 2100 (or 1400 using the old system). My math was a 33, which is about a 760. I can't recall my other scores. I would advise you to try and take both. Most people I know do better on the ACTs than the SATs.