Many students are faced with the choice of taking the SAT or ACT, and the recent changes to the SAT make this decision even more complicated. The infographic below compares the new digital SAT and the ACT, so that you can see the similarities and differences between these two important tests.
The best way to determine which test is right for you is to take a practice test for each. We offer full-length practice tests for both the digital SAT and the ACT. Get started for free today.
We recently joined Scoir’s Inside College Admissions podcast to share key insights about the ACT and SAT.
In this recap of the first half of the conversation, we’ll cover test-optional policies, changes to the ACT, key difference between the ACT and SAT, how to prepare, and more.
The night before the SAT or ACT is not a time for studying. Your preparation is behind you. What you do tonight won't change what you know, but it can absolutely affect how you feel and perform tomorrow.
Here's how to spend the evening well.
Don't Try to Cram
The SAT and ACT...
There’s a lot of information circulating about the new digital SAT—some accurate and some not so accurate. So we wanted to address a few myths about the digital SAT.
Yes. Many students find Test Innovators SAT practice tests to be more challenging than College Board’s Bluebook practice tests. That’s intentional: our practice is designed to prepare you for the hardest questions you might see on test day so that the real SAT feels more manageable.
Key takeaways:
Harder practice tests reduce...
The March 2024 SAT caused a big stir not only because it was the first digital SAT in the United States, but also because many students found it to be much more difficult than expected.
At Test Innovators, we work carefully to ensure our practice materials are true to the test....
The ACT Writing Test is the final, optional section of the ACT. If you decide to take it, you'll have 40 minutes to write one essay.You'll be given a description of a complex issue followed by three different perspectives on that issue. You'll be asked to state your own perspective...
The digital SAT is an adaptive test, which means that scoring is a lot more complicated than it used to be. Wondering how it works?Brenna O’Neill, President of Test Innovators, joined Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley on the Tests and the Rest podcast for an in-depth discussion on digital SAT scoring.
