SAT v ACT
Last night, at a workshop I conducted down the road at the Manhasset Library, a mom asked me a simple question that I hadn't heard in a while:
Do colleges prefer that you take the SAT or ACT?
I suppose that I hadn't heard this question recently because of the temporary test-optional fad that we're currently experiencing, like Pickle Ball. Here is a quickie summary of my answer:
- College are agnostic, they accept either the SAT or ACT
- Figure out which test is best -- for your child -- and get that score as high as possible
- There is a difference between APPLYING test-optional and getting ADMITTED test optional
- SAT and ACT scores are still very good predictors of academic performance in college
- Good, not "perfect" predictors. Almost as good as a student's high school academic record
- The phenomenon of "Great grades, poor test-taker" can be partially explained by rampant grade inflation across the country. I can't remember the last time I met a kid with a C average. (An 84 GPA is the new C average.)
If you're wondering "Which Test is Best" for your kiddo, you're invited to attend tonight's SAT v ACT walkthrough by our head tutor, Marissa U. It will be short but packed with information you can use to clear the clutter and dispel the urban legends and myths about both tests. Here's where to get all details and sign up:
This is a live presentation so it's a great opportunity for you to ask questions and get answers from a test prep expert. Hope you can make it.
- Andy Lockwood
P.S. Please pass along this invitation to anyone who is at the beginning of their test prep "journey."
P.P.S. I don't really use words like journey most of the time. Kinda cringey.
