What are the differences between the ACT and SAT?

What would you say about the ACT Test and The SAT Test?

• Answer:

  The SAT only has three parts: Math, Critical Reading, and Writing, but there are three sections per part and then one additional part which can be any one of the three parts which is only used for an experimental study by the College Board. 0.25 points are deducted for each wrong answer, while no points are deducted for blank answers. The ACT has four parts: Math, English, Reading, and Science. Only one section per part, no experimental part. No points are deducted for either wrong answers or blank answers. Both the SAT and the ACT have optional essays, but the essay on the SAT is incorporated into the Writing section score (30% of the overall score), while the essay on the ACT forms the entire part of the Writing section. The essay subject on the ACT tends to be more teen-friendly. More on differences between the tests here: http://www.kaptest.com/College/Getting-into-College/About-the-Tests/SAT/sat-vs-act.html and here: https://www.princetonreview.com/sat-act.aspx It's hard to say which one is easier because different people have different experiences, otherwise everyone would just take the easier one, so it's a good idea to take each one at least once to get a feel for which one you personally like more. More people take the SAT, but that doesn't mean that more of them prefer it. Colleges are technically supposed to weight the tests equally; this is for the most part true. There are some rumors that fly around sites like this and college sites that colleges on the East / West Coasts prefer the SAT while those in the middle prefer the ACT, but this is only speculation and there's no official statement by any office of admissions on this conjecture. It's probably related to the fact that the SAT headquarters are on the East Coast and many West Coast schools were founded by people following the East Coast model while the ACT headquarters are in the Midwest and those schools tend to be less of the conventional build. My advice is to only take that into consideration if your scores are virtually the same, and in that event, it might be preferable to send both of them to show your consistency.