SAT+vs+ACT

SAT or ACT? Differences
Most colleges in the U.S. college will accept either for their main testing requirements. Neither test measures aptitude, nor makes a prediction of college level success; both measure test taking skills.
 * The ACT is a content-based test; the SAT tests critical thinking and problem solving.
 * The ACT includes a science reasoning test; the SAT does not.
 * The ACT math section includes trigonometry, the SAT does not.
 * **The SAT math questions often combine several concepts; the ACT questions are more straightforward.**
 * **The SAT tests vocabulary much more than ACT.**
 * **The SAT is not all multiple choice; the ACT is (except for the optional writing section).**
 * **The SAT deducts points for a wrong answer; the ACT does not.**
 * **The SAT questions within a particular set appear in order of difficulty. This is not true of the ACT.**
 * The ACT tests grammar, the SAT does not.

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