Random high school question

[Deleted]

Did you take the ACTs or SATs?  Or both?

Also, do the tests serve different purposes?  In my area most people only took ACTs (myself included; that is the only test scores colleges asked for).

[teatimefor2]

I took both and most did at my school.

[rikki]

I took both.

[lime]

I only took the SAT.

I can't remember why, but that test was the more commonly taken one. I graduated from HS in 91 FWIW.

[mie]

I only took the SAT.

[awkwardpenguin]

I took only the SAT. Which test is more common is regional, and most schools accept either, but some schools only accept one or the other.

[hilwithonelary]

I took both. The ACT was taken by most students in my area. I only took the SAT because of the National Merit Scholar program.

[v]

SAT only. From what I remember, the ACT was popular in the midwest, but was basically unheard of in the northeast (where I grew up).  I don't know anyone from my high school who took the ACT.

[badtzmaru22]

I took both, but I did WAY better on the ACT, so I used those scores when applying to colleges.

[dragonfly08]

Just the SAT. I don't think I know anyone who took the ACT...it was not widely accepted back in the olden days. :-)

[flatlan]

I took both because I wasn't sure if I would be applying to schools out of state or not. I am from Kansas and the in state schools only required the ACT. I ended up going to school in state.

[lindyanne]

SAT

[orangeblossom]

I took both. Most kids in my school took both. I much preferred the ACT

[blink]

ACT, but it is more common the Midwest. I would have had to drive over an hour to take the SAT.

[Deleted]

ACT. More common in my area, at least on my HS--I don't think I knew a single person who took the sat.

[littlemisssunshine]

I took both in 2005. However SAT was much more common. I only took the ACT to try to get a scholarship that required a specific ACT score.

[M]

I definitely took the SAT. I can't remember if I took the ACT or not.

[Marmee]

In 1993 in IL most people just take the ACT. I was the only person in my class that took the SAT. I also took the Achievement Tests (do these still exist?). I wanted to go to a school OUTSIDE the Midwest...east coast/west coast (& I did)!

[RoxMonster]

I took both. ACT is most common around here, but the schools I applied to would take whichever test you scored the best on. I scored much better on the ACT.

I am very familiar with the ACT now, at least the reading and English sections, because I help my students prep for it. I can barely remember what the SAT was like.

[Deleted]

I only took the ACT. As did everyone else I went to school with.

[Deleted]

SAT only. Like @kirkette said, we were only encouraged to take the ACT if it was required by a college we wanted to attend.

[mlvmd]

SAT only. I only remember one person in my school taking the ACT, I can't remember her reasoning.

[rootbeerfloat]

SAT only

[AAM2012]

ACT only. I'm better at math and science.

[L]

I took both (went to high school in Ohio).

[h]

I took both. Some people at my high school only took the ACT, as that was the more common test for our regional schools.

[cabbage10]

I only took the SAT in high school.

However now as a high school teacher most of my students do both. The ACT is required for all juniors as part of our growth measurement at school. Then they take the SAT on their own because most if the universities ask for those scores.

We also have the PLAN and PSAT for scholarship purposes mostly.

[cosmos]

Only SAT. I don't know anyone who took the ACT when I was in HS (in NJ)

[Deleted]

I took both in the early 90s. ACT is way more common in our area. Beginning this year, students can take the ACT and/or SAT for free.

[wildfloweragain]

SAT

It was what all of the colleges I was applying to wanted.