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SAT v. ACT: Which is Right for You? Applerouth Tutoring Services Presented By: Hannah Schwendeman Business Development Manager, Seattle Why take the SAT or ACT? A vast majority of colleges use these tests for admissions. Standardized

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SAT v. ACT: Which is Right for You?

Applerouth Tutoring Services

Presented By: Hannah Schwendeman Business Development Manager, Seattle

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Why take the SAT or ACT?

A vast majority of colleges use these tests for admissions.

  • Standardized tests are easy to compare across

geographic and demographic lines

  • Efficient way to make big cuts
  • Moderately useful predictor of success in college
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What do these tests actually test?

Standard English Grammar High School Math: Arithmetic, Algebra I and II, Geometry, and a small amount of Trigonometry Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary in Context Graph reading and Data Interpretation Your ability to right a well organized and on-topic essay.

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Putting the SAT/ACT in Context

H.S. Grades in the Context of Schedule Strength and Academic Strength of School Teacher Recommendations SAT Subject Tests Admissions Essay Activities (Leadership, Depth)

SAT ACT

Greatest return on investment of time and resources You walk through these doors one at a time. A super high SAT score cannot make up for a 1.5 GPA. A beautifully written essay will rarely trump an SAT score below a school’s minimum range.

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The ACT Has Eclipsed the SAT

SAT ACT Gap 2005 1,475,623 1,186,251 289,372 2006 1,465,744 1,206,455 259,289 2007 1,494,531 1,300,599 193,932 2008 1,518,859 1,421,941 96,918 2009 1,530,128 1,480,469 49,659 2010 1,597,329 1,568,835 28,494 2011 1,647,123 1,623,112 24,011 2012 1,664,479 1,666,209

  • 1,730

2013 1,700,000 1,800,000 -100,000

Any college will take either the SAT or ACT without prejudice

Aligning with the Common Core has been a big winner for the ACT. 2014 revealed huge gains for the ACT.

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The recipe behind the Redesigned SAT

The Redesigned SAT is more like the ACT, more aligned with the Common Core, and more rigorous than ever.

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Structurally the two tests appear nearly identical

Reading Writing No Calculator Math Math Optional Essay Science Optional Essay

SAT

3:00 :50 2:55 :40 3:35

ACT

Testing Time 3:50

The ACT’s stand-alone science section is one of the key differences

Reading English Math

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SAT vs. ACT

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SAT vs. ACT cont.

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Comparing SAT and ACT content*

Test Algebra Geometry Arithmetic/ Data Analysis Trigonometry

ACT 46% 23% 24% 7% SAT

62% 6%

30% 2%

SAT has more algebra and much less geometry. Trigonometry is mostly an afterthought. Algebra dominates the SAT.

*Using SAT categories, slightly different from how the ACT categorizes math items

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ACT Science

  • Data analysis
  • Very fast paced!
  • Not about biology or

physics principles

  • Unlike any other

standardized test section

  • SAT: charts, tables,

graphs in every section “It’s like playing a game when no

  • ne has told you

the rules.”

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The “Optional” Essays

SAT ESSAY

  • Scored 2-8 on

Reading, Writing, Analysis

  • Rhetorical analysis
  • f an author’s

argument – not your

  • wn opinion
  • 50 minutes

ACT ESSAY

  • Scored 2-12 on

Ideas, Development, Organization, Language Use

  • Argumentative essay

based on 3 perspectives

  • 40 minutes
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SAT Math Practice

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SAT Math Practice

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ACT Math Practice

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ACT Math Practice

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Students don’t need to take both tests!

Only 30% of Princeton applicants submitted both tests and less than 25% did so for Harvard, UCLA, and UVA. There is NO school that values one over the other. It’s more efficient and cost-effective to select one test and focus all your energy in that direction. Baseline test scores help determine the optimal test.

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How do I find out which test is best for me?

  • Take a free SAT/ACT mock test!
  • Find out what each test really feels like
  • Learn your personal strengths and weaknesses
  • See if you perform better on one test versus the other
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So when should I take these tests?

We recommend taking your test of choice 2 or 3 times.

  • More than that will likely see

diminishing returns.

  • You can do all three 3 times your

Junior year.

  • You can do 2 times your Junior

year and once your Senior year!

  • There no wrong way to do it as

long as you watch Early Action and Early Decision Deadlines.

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SAT Test Dates

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Allow Enough Time to Prep

  • This is a process, not a one-shot deal
  • Cram jobs almost never work
  • Plan on taking the test 3 times
  • It’s smart to start early!
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This is not a test of your smarts, nor does it measure you as a person. It is simply a test

  • f how well you do on the test on that day.
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Our Services

  • SAT & ACT prep (online, private, group)
  • Master Classes
  • SAT Subject and AP prep
  • HS subject assistance
  • Study skills
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Questions?