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SAT or ACT?
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My daughter wants to attend The Ohio State University’s agricultural program after high school, and they require SAT or ACT scores to consider homeschooled students for admission. (They don’t require them for students who have attended a chartered or non-chartered brick & mortar school or who have a GED……but I digress.)
We were planning to have her take either or both tests beginning in her junior year. I am wondering, how do the SAT and ACT tests differ, and which would be preferable if we only had her take one of them? She is mildly dyslexic, so she’s a little nervous about taking them.
Sue
One, they’ve changed the SAT ahain, so check that out (writing).
Second, I’ve heard that the ACT is the better choice, in general. Some colleges have rejected the SAT completely for the ACT.
Here’s an interesting article:
http://admissionsintel.com/top-schools-continue-to-see-more-act-scores/
That is valuable information, thanks ladies.
This leads me to another question, though. I was looking at having DD use Khan Academy’s SAT Prep videos. Does anyone know of a good online ACT prep website?
I’ve actually heard the opposite-that boys do better on the ACT and girls on the SAT.
The SAT has more critical thinking skills while the ACT is more straightforward. The SAT supposedly has more language arts while the ACT is stronger on science and math. I don’t have any personal experience at this point but these are the things I’ve been told from others who have taken them or had their children take them.
It also depends on which test is most widely accepted in your state, or in the state where your student plans on going to college. In FL the SAT is more widely accepted. My daughter will definitely take the SAT but I haven’t decided whether or not I’ll have her take the ACT as well. I have a friend who says she bombed the SAT but received a scholarship for her high ACT scores so they are definitely very different tests. See if you can find some samples online to compare the two.
The above mentioned friend is very strong in math and science which is why she scored better on the ACT.
Summer-06/05/2017 – 07/28/2017
Big River Academy: SAT/ACT Prep
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Thanks for all of those suggestions. We might work on it over the summer, but this summer may be busier than usual, so it might have to wait until fall.
DD is much stronger in math and science, so it sounds as though the ACT may be a better fit for her. It is accepted at the college she plans to attend and at universities close to home in case plans change.
Here’s reasonably priced options on your own schedule and ACT math specific:
http://www.highschoolmathlive.com/act-prep.html
There are some others I’ve seen which are 1 semester ( fall) classes, which I’ll post later.
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