Is it normal for my hs to respond to the ACT in this way?

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<p>I am a sophomore in hs, and I am planning on taking the ACT rather than the SAT Reasoning test because I worked on both prep books and ACT is much easier and logical than the SAT for me. </p>

<p>I am applying ED, so I wanted to be prepared by asking my counselor, AP teacher, and the testing director. They ALL responded in about the same way…shocked. They said it is “irregular for a student to want to take the ACT or the SAT” and that no student has taken the PLAN(pre-ACT test) in recent years. They seemed that taking the ACT is not a good idea for applying for college.
Is this true? Will the decision to choose the ACT over the SAT affect my chance of getting accepted?</p>

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<p>Absolutely not, you must go to a weird school if that is what they tell you!</p>

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<p>uughhh I hate California!</p>

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<p>Colleges love high test scores (bcos they report 'em), so a high ACT will beat a lower SAT EVERY time (all other things being equal). Yale even takes the ACT+W in lieu of SAT+Subject Tests. YALE! </p>

<p>btw: UC’s don’t care either, but do require 2 subject tests.</p>

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<p>thanks! :D</p>

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<p>my school was really weird about the ACT too…they were like you NEED sats…haha…no</p>

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<p>ahahaha rocket6louise:)
I know, and the teachers are always like, “who do you think you are?” for wanting to take the ACT’s</p>

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<p>My school only focuses on the ACT, but it is a midwest school. Your school is just weird. It doesn’t matter which one you take.</p>