SAT

Vocabulary more important. Many reading questions give you line numbers to help you find the hints in the passage. No trigonometry questions. No science section. Total amount of work time: 3hrs. and 20 minutes. (70 min. of reading, 70 min. of math, 60 min. of writing which includes the 25 min. essay) Small penalty if you get a question wrong. (You should only answer a question if you can eliminate a few of the answers. Math accounts for 33% of your overall score You choose which SAT scores are reported to colleges using Score Choice. Score ranges from 200-800 on each part. Scores are typically added together for combined score. Best possible combined score is 2400

ACT
Vocabulary less important. Few reading questions give you line numbers. A few trigonometry questions. One science reasoning section. Total amount of work time: 3 hrs. and 25 min. (35 min. of reading, 60 min. of math, 35 min. of science, 45 min. of English, 30 min. essay No penalty if you get a question wrong. (You should answer every question.) Math accounts for 25% of your overall score. You choose which ACT scores are reported to Colleges. Score ranges from 1-36 on each part. Scores from each part are averaged into composite score. Best possible composite score is 36