<p>I got a 1810 on the SAT, and that was with prepping
I live in L.A. so the SAT is what mostly counts</p>
<p>I got a 30 on the ACT, with one practice test beforehand</p>
<p>Is it worth the 4 hours to see if i can do better?</p>
<p>According to ACT to SAT conversion charts… a 30 is higher (roughly a 1980 on the new SAT). Some west coast schools like the SAT better so if you’re thinking of applying to them you should probably do a bit more prep for the SAT. But if you managed to get a 30 without much prep on the ACT, you could probably get a higher score…</p>
<p>Depends on what you’re aiming for, Mashya. Is the 30 in the upper ranges of the schools you are targetting? </p>
<p>I would say retake the ACT with more prep, but that’s just me.</p>
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<p>Huh? Which colleges? Please cite websites.</p>
<p>A 30 is a definite improvment; retake if you think you can do better, particularly if one really low score (science anyone? :rolleyes:) brought down your composite.</p>
<p>Mashya:</p>
<p>Also be aware that the UCs parse the composite score and factor in the Writing score to make it equivalent to an SAT score. The formula is: math+reading+science times 2/3rds PLUS english/writing times 1/3.</p>
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