More Students Taking Both the SAT and ACT?
The number of high school students who either took or registered to take the SAT or ACT exam in October is significantly higher this year than it was a year ago, according to the organizations that administer the tests.
ACT registration has increased by about 17 per cent, and SAT registration increased by just under 16 per cent.
Educators and testers think that some of the increase may be due to students taking both the SAT and the ACT. The biggest increases in ACT registration took place in the Eastern U.S., where the SAT is the more traditional college entrance exam. Observers think that last year's problems with incorrect score reporting for the SAT, and anxiety over the longer length of the new SAT, may be causing students to hedge their bets by getting an ACT score for their college applications as well.
Source: "SAT, ACT See Number of Test-Takers Rise," by Justin Pope, Associated Press, as carried by the Washington Post, October 18, 2006
ACT registration has increased by about 17 per cent, and SAT registration increased by just under 16 per cent.
Educators and testers think that some of the increase may be due to students taking both the SAT and the ACT. The biggest increases in ACT registration took place in the Eastern U.S., where the SAT is the more traditional college entrance exam. Observers think that last year's problems with incorrect score reporting for the SAT, and anxiety over the longer length of the new SAT, may be causing students to hedge their bets by getting an ACT score for their college applications as well.
Source: "SAT, ACT See Number of Test-Takers Rise," by Justin Pope, Associated Press, as carried by the Washington Post, October 18, 2006
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