Re:SAT Scores Fall as More Students Take the Test
by bretpiatt on Thursday September 26, 2019 @04:47PM
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SAT is Math and English only, ACT includes Science.
I took both in the early 1990s, 1430 SAT and 32 on the ACT, didn't study for either with exam prep.
For high school coursework I had AP Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus so from a content perspective I took all the courses you'd need to know things for both tests.
My understanding on the 32/36 and 1430/1600 is those are equivalent scores for the exams. I'm just one anecdotal data point so take it for what it's worth.
P.S. Studying for SAT felt like it would have had a bigger impact on my personal score. The analogy vocabulary section I did very poorly on (480/800). In my day they showed you your English score in two sections, vocab and reading comprehension (which I scored 800/800). Those 2 combined / 2 + math gave you your total.
I took both in the early 1990s, 1430 SAT and 32 on the ACT, didn't study for either with exam prep.
For high school coursework I had AP Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus so from a content perspective I took all the courses you'd need to know things for both tests.
My understanding on the 32/36 and 1430/1600 is those are equivalent scores for the exams. I'm just one anecdotal data point so take it for what it's worth.
P.S. Studying for SAT felt like it would have had a bigger impact on my personal score. The analogy vocabulary section I did very poorly on (480/800). In my day they showed you your English score in two sections, vocab and reading comprehension (which I scored 800/800). Those 2 combined / 2 + math gave you your total.