考 SAT 還是 ACT？這是個(gè)問題.....又該如何規(guī)劃考試時(shí)間呢？

如果你在上高中并且打算申請(qǐng)大學(xué)那么你可能需要參加很多

Standardized Tests

像是SAT、ACT、AP測(cè)試，SAT專項(xiàng)測(cè)試等

首先來談?wù)凷AT和ACT的區(qū)別

ACT與SAT都是美國(guó)高考，是美國(guó)大學(xué)錄取及獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金發(fā)放的必要條件。兩者考試的側(cè)重點(diǎn)各有不同。

ACT側(cè)重于考查學(xué)生在學(xué)校中所學(xué)的知識(shí)，與高中課程的關(guān)聯(lián)程度較高，更加適合中國(guó)高中生的考試特點(diǎn)。而SAT考試側(cè)重考查學(xué)生的邏輯推理能力和語言運(yùn)用能力，對(duì)學(xué)生的批判性思維能力要求較高，對(duì)于出生在中國(guó)大陸，經(jīng)歷了典型的中國(guó)式教育的學(xué)生來說，難度太大。

ACT考試科目包括英語、閱讀、數(shù)學(xué)、科學(xué)。2文2理，SAT考試科目包括英語、寫作、數(shù)學(xué)。2文1理，ACT比SAT多了一門理科，對(duì)中國(guó)學(xué)生而言就多了一門抓分的科目。

在決定考SAT還是ACT?前先問自己幾個(gè)問題：

你是否學(xué)過代數(shù)2？

你的微積分學(xué)的好嗎？

你的詞匯量有多大？

本文為Dyad導(dǎo)師Trevor King原創(chuàng)文章，轉(zhuǎn)載請(qǐng)注明。 Vocabulary &?Algebra 2如 何 選 擇SAT對(duì)詞匯的要求相當(dāng)廣泛，但ACT則沒有，你如果學(xué)過微積分，那你則更適合考ACT 。反之，你如果對(duì)詞匯量的自信超過數(shù)學(xué)，那么選擇SAT吧。因?yàn)樗豢疾齑鷶?shù)2的基本概念，并不像ACT 還考察三角學(xué)和微積分的內(nèi)容。此外，SAT會(huì)給出所有你可能需要的幾何公式，ACT則要求你熟背它們。學(xué)生們通常更喜歡ACT，因?yàn)樗膯栴}更直接，明確，只要你能抓緊時(shí)間完成它。

The most important factors to consider when deciding whether to prepare for the SAT or the ACT are whether you've taken Algebra 2 or Pre-calculus and how expansive your vocabulary is. The SAT tests vocabulary fairly extensively, the ACT does not. If you 've taken Pre-calculus, the ACT might be for you. Otherwise, I recommend sticking with the SAT as the Math sections only test concepts learned through Algebra 2. The content tested on the ACT Math section is more advanced than content on the SAT because it includes Trigonometry and Pre-calculus concepts. Furthermore, the SAT gives you all the geometric formulas you might need, but you need to have them memorized for the ACT. Students generally prefer the ACT over the SAT because it's more straightforward (the SAT is pretty tricky), although the ACT is more of a speed test.

有 何 不 同

Reading section

在閱讀理解方面，ACT要比SAT容易一些，因?yàn)樗倪x項(xiàng)內(nèi)容基本上直接是原文中的說法，而SAT則是在選項(xiàng)中對(duì)原文句子做出解釋，要求答題者需要對(duì)文章內(nèi)容有更深的理解。但ACT提問的順序和有關(guān)原文在文章中出現(xiàn)的順序是不一致的，這點(diǎn)上不如SAT的線性順序查找起來方便。

The ACT Reading section contains easier questions and answers than the SAT Critical Reading section because the correct answer more exactly matches the wording of the text in the passage. The correct SAT Critical Reading answer choice may at most paraphrase the passage. While the ACT questions are generally easier than SAT questions, the order of the questions is more scrambled. On the SAT, the specific questions (ie those that refer to a specific word, line number, or paragraph) generally correlate to the passage in a linear fashion.

Science sectionACT的Science section基本上是一道送分題，你只需根據(jù)問題定位到相關(guān)的列和行就好，不需要太多的聯(lián)系自身進(jìn)行聯(lián)想。它只考察一個(gè)人基本的認(rèn)知能力（即從研究，圖表，數(shù)字中分析和理解新知識(shí)的能力）。

The ACT Science section is basically a glorified Reading section-doing well comes down to locating the correct columns and rows. You hardly have to bring any crystallized knowledge to the ACT Science section-it's mostly testing your fluid intelligence (ie your ability to analyze and interpret novel scientific information in the form of studies, charts, figures, and graphs).

SupercoreACT的最大缺點(diǎn)是，不能像SAT那樣承認(rèn)Supercore，即無論你何時(shí)取得成績(jī)，只取每個(gè)獨(dú)立部分的最好分?jǐn)?shù)。但如今，也有很多大學(xué)和高中開始接受ACT的Supercore了。

The real downside to the ACT is that you can't take your Superscore like you can on the SAT. Superscoring is just taking your best performance on each individual section, regardless of the date on which you achieved that score. Although, apparently some colleges and universities have begun Superscoring the ACT as well.

當(dāng)你確定了要考的科目后那根據(jù)考試時(shí)間

我們何時(shí)開始準(zhǔn)備或參加這些考試呢

由于需要參加的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化測(cè)試實(shí)在太多，因此，規(guī)劃好何時(shí)開始準(zhǔn)備以及何時(shí)參加測(cè)試就顯得尤為重要

一般的學(xué)生會(huì)參加3次的SAT/ACT測(cè)試，當(dāng)然，參加5次也是可以的。你每年只有一次參加AP測(cè)試的機(jī)會(huì)，而專項(xiàng)測(cè)試卻可以參加1－2次。

If you’re in high school and plan to apply to college, chances are you’re taking a lot of standardized tests. There’s the SAT, ACT, AP tests, SAT Subject tests—the list seems to go on and on! Because there are so many standardized tests to take, it’s important to plan out when you’re going to prepare for and officially take these tests. The average student takes the SAT/ACT three times, but it’s fine to take it five times. You only get the opportunity to take AP tests once a year, and it’s okay to take Subject tests once or twice.

建議在上高二（11年級(jí)）前的暑假開始著手準(zhǔn)備SAT或ACT測(cè)試。

I recommend preparing for the SAT or ACT the summer before junior year (11thgrade).

大學(xué)并不關(guān)心你所提交的是哪種考試成績(jī)，但大多數(shù)學(xué)校會(huì)要求提交至少一種考試的成績(jī)。一些大學(xué)曾免除了ACT考生的SAT專項(xiàng)測(cè)試，因?yàn)锳CT覆蓋了更多的科目，但現(xiàn)在已不是這樣。SAT測(cè)試由三個(gè)不同部分組成:批判性閱讀、數(shù)學(xué)和寫作。而ACT測(cè)試則包含四個(gè)部分:英語、數(shù)學(xué)、閱讀、科學(xué)和可選的第五個(gè)寫作部分(不過，你確實(shí)該選擇寫作部分)。

Colleges don’t care which test you submit, but most require one or the other. Some colleges used to exempt ACT test-takers from submitting any SAT Subject tests because the ACT ostensibly seems to cover more subjects, but that’s no longer the case. The SAT consists of three different sections: Critical Reading, Math, and Writing. The ACT has four sections: English, Math, Reading, Science, and an optional fifth Writing section (however, you should definitely opt to take the Writing portion of the ACT).

若你在高二前的暑假已做好了充分的準(zhǔn)備，應(yīng)該就能在那個(gè)秋季或是早冬解決SAT或是ACT測(cè)試的相關(guān)事宜。

If you prepare well the summer before junior year, you should be able to get the SAT or ACT out of the way that fall or early that winter.每年的10月、1月和5月里，測(cè)試服務(wù)才會(huì)提供詳盡的回答

（包括測(cè)試手冊(cè)、你的答案選項(xiàng)以及正確答案）希望你能在5月之前完成SAT測(cè)試，這樣春季時(shí)你就可以集中精力準(zhǔn)備AP測(cè)試了。

如果沒有，建議你參加6月份的SAT專項(xiàng)測(cè)試，最好是選擇參加你所擅長(zhǎng)的或是AP課程中所學(xué)的科目來進(jìn)行測(cè)試。AP課程會(huì)為你參加專項(xiàng)測(cè)試打下堅(jiān)實(shí)基礎(chǔ)因?yàn)槎叩臏y(cè)試卷都是由同一家公司——美國(guó)大學(xué)理事會(huì)設(shè)計(jì)的。

I recommend three main dates for the SAT because the testing service only offers the full Question & Answer Service (which provides you with the test booklet, your answer choices, and the correct answers) on those dates: October, January, and May. Hopefully, you’ll be done with the SAT by May though, so that you may focus on AP tests in the spring. I recommend taking SAT Subject tests on the June date, preferably in subjects in which you were in the honors or AP class. AP Classes prepare you very well for Subject tests because the same company (College Board) designs both tests; however, definitely make sure to take some practice SAT Subject tests before you go in for the real thing too

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