SAT or ACT?
To sign-up for the SAT or ACT you will fill out the test registration bulletin which you can retrieve from a high school counselor or from the SSU Testing Office on a bookshelf located outside of room 259 in Whiting Hall. You can also visit the following websites to register or request a copy of the registration forms.
(exerted from an article by Jen DeGregorio in U.S. News & World Report, August 27, 2007) More graduating seniors take the SAT than the ACT (1.5 million vs. 1.2 million last year), but the latter test continues to gain popularity. The SAT stresses logic and reasoning skills, but the ACT is closer to the high school curriculum: It has four sections, testing English, math, reading, and science, with an optional writing section. “More people find that the anxiety surrounding the ACT is significantly lower,” says Rob Margolis, president of Stumptown Test Prep of Portland, Ore. Margolis says all students should at least consider the ACT, particularly those who struggle with vocabulary, critical reading, and writing. Another plus: Students who are unhappy with their ACT scores can choose to hide them from colleges, an option unavailable to SAT takers.
