SAT vs. ACT: Which Should Students With Learning Disabilities Take?

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Teens who apply to college in the US will have to take the SAT, the ACT, or both, and this can be a tough choice to make when a student also has a learning disability. Since the application process for testing accommodations can take nearly two months, students will need to make a decision about the exam they’ll take far in advance. To help with this process, teens should think about the different accommodations the exams offer and decide which test will be best for their particular needs.

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SAT or ACT ?

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Most NYC high school students will choose to take the SAT, the ACT, or both exams as they apply to college. For years, the ACT was standard for students to take in the Midwest, while students on the East and West Coasts preferred the SAT—some colleges would only accept scores from one test and not the other! Now that US colleges accept both exams, students should think carefully about which test they would like to take.

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ACT Writing Test: What's Changing on the ACT Writing Section?

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The ACT, a well-known rival to the SAT for students planning to apply for college, has an optional writing section for students who want to display their writing skills. In mid-October the ACT announced plans to change this writing section for tests beginning in the fall of 2015, so current high school sophomores and juniors will want to pay attention to this change if they plan to take the ACT.

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International Students in USA and the College Boards

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If you are an international student who plans to attend college or university in the USA, then you will need to take the SAT, ACT, or both exams in order to apply to schools. The SAT and the ACT are stressful tests for all students who plan to go to college, and for teens from countries outside of the USA, these tests can seem a little overwhelming. You may wonder:

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SAT and ACT Accommodations | Everything You Need to Know About SAT & ACT Accommodations

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The SAT and the ACT are stressful tests for all students who plan to go to college. For kids with learning disabilities or other needs, these tests can seem even more difficult to master. Both the SAT and the ACT have policies about testing accommodations, but they can be a little confusing for families to understand. You and your kid may wonder:

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SAT and ACT Mythbuster

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There are hundreds of different opinions floating around about the SAT and ACT, so it can be tough to actually make smart decisions around taking the tests. Getting a good score on the ACT or SAT can mean getting into a great college. Before making an informed decision about which test to take, most students and families would like a few critical questions answered, including: What is the difference between the ACT and SAT?  How do I choose whether to take the ACT or SAT? •Which a study method shall I use for tests?  Do I need to learn different test-taking strategies for the ACT and SAT? 

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ACT Test Prep | Winter ACT

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Does your teen wants to take the ACT this winter as part of a successful college application? If so, it'll be tough to balance schoolwork, sports, activities, and practice ACT questions, so think about creating a test review schedule. The key to acing the ACT is to get familiar with the questions, hone grammar skills, and review important math concepts: strong critical reading skills and quantitative reasoning skills are important for the entire ACT. After brushing up on all that, someone planning to take the ACT should practice whenever possible! The more practice tests and questions he or she completes, the easier the ACT will be on test day.

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ACT Essay: Will You Try It or Skip It?

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If a student decides to take the ACT in the process of applying to colleges, he or she will also get to choose whether or not to take the writing component of the ACT. This is an optional thirty minute section of the ACT that requires students to respond to a prompt with a written essay, which is quite similar to the structure of the essay section of the SAT. Students who opt to take the ACT with the writing section will get five scores in their test results, showing the score for this optional section, as well as scores for English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science, which make up the core of the ACT.

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SAT Superscore, ACT Superscore: What is a Superscore?

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The big day has already come and gone, and you’ve been sitting around the house biting your nails for the past two weeks. You could sit around even longer, waiting for the hard copy of your standardized test score report to arrive, but why would you? Scores are available online long before the paper copy will arrive. So log on to the College Board website and see how you did.

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ACT or SAT? Which test should NYC students take?

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The end of school year is almost here. Your sophomore son or daughter will be a junior in a just a few short months and that means it’s time to get serious about college admissions. You already know that one of the major components of a college application is the applicant’s standardized test score, so you are probably researching test preparation options for the SAT right now.

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