SAT considered superior to ACT?

Arvindian08
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 18:18:21 +0000

For those with good ACT scores, this is a little disheartening

Distribution of SAT I Scores

Score Percent
Admitted
Critical Reading Math Writing
750-800 26% 21% 27%
700-740 20% 18% 21%
650-690 16% 15% 15%
600-640 14% 14% 12%
550-590 8% 10% 8%
500-540 4% 4% 4%
Under 500 1% 1% 1%
ACT only 16% 16% 16%
Incomplete Testing 0% 0% 0%
Total 16.1% 16.1% 16.1%

Does this mean that a high SAT score is superior to a high ACT score?
How do I interpret these statistics (taken from the Penn website)?