Shall I give SAT again or try ACT?

I have scored 1680 in SAT.

188 Views|Posted 9 years ago
Asked by Daksh Mehta
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Sampurna Goswami
9 years ago
Hi Daksh, The new SAT is scored out of 1600. When you have appeared for SAT exam?

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So you have to retake the SAT. It is entirely your choice if you wish to take the ACT instead. Compare the tests and check the differences such as you can use a calculator on ACT but not the SAT. ACT needs more updated information about science and technology compared to SAT. SAT reading section is

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