<p>I disagree, actually, I believe that more Midwest students take the ACT now than the SAT. Back in the “olden day” more colleges in the midwest required the SAT. I believe the ACT is actually “gaining strength” against the SAT as more and more colleges take either or.The ACT is required for graduation at my kids school starting next year. Only a handful of the now graduated seniors applying to eastern schools and a few California schools took the SAT. The closest SAT testing sight was an hour away.</p>