ACT vs SAT Part 1

The SAT has been a standard in college admissions for many years, but recently, more and more students are choosing to take the ACT exam, and as a result, ACT Prep Tutoring has become increasingly competitive.

The predecessor to the ACT was created in 1959 by a University of Iowa Professor who was more interested in students' practical knowledge than in their cognitive reasoning.  Over the years the ACT test prep has become more and more popular first in the midwest and now nationwide.  Since 2007 the ACT has been accepted at all U.S. Colleges and Universities.

At Tried & True Tutoring students frequently ask us, "should I take both the ACT and SAT?" The simple answer is, "sure, it doesn't hurt to take both, but you don't have to take both."

We don't recommend preparing for both tests at the same time.  We like to keep ACT Prep Tutoring and SAT Prep Tutoring separate.  There are some significant differences between the two tests and preparing for them both at the same time can be counterproductive.

We recommend that students take a practice SAT and a practice ACT.  We will then score the two tests to determine which one is the best fit.

Many students prefer the ACT and choose to focus on ACT Prep Tutoring.  They like the ACT because its questions seem more straightforward.  Many students think the ACT is easier.  I can promise that it is not.  In fact, the ACT may be harder in many ways.  The SAT supposedly tests reasoning skills.  As a result of that, it is more susceptible to tricks.  ACT Prep Tutoring is different.  It focuses on a wide variety of knowledge based concepts.

I'll fill you in on some of the specifcs of ACT Prep Tutoring tomorrow...

For more information about our ACT Preparation program please visit http://triedandtruetutoring.com/inner.php?page=SAT-amp-ACT-Preparation-Overview.