Take the SAT. It is used by colleges more (and more significantly) than the ACT, which is an "achievement" test that, in theory, represents performance achieved--and apparent--in one's grades. Carol K. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx> To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:40 PM Subject: [lit-ideas] standardized testing > Because of standardized MAP testing scores, my 13 yr. old 7th grader is > eligible to take either an SAT or ACT test partly to simply have the experience > and partly to get on lists of Colleges that sponser youth programs in the > summers. Does anyone here have enough experience of what the two tests are like > to suggest one over the other? > > Julie Krueger > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html