SAT or ACT... the dilemma

AlexanderR
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:36:30 +0000

Hey, I’m going to college in two years. I’m american but have always lived in france. Because of this, I know very little about the US system. I am planning on going to university here prefferably to an ivy league or a smaller liberal arts college. What is better, the SAT or thte ACT. With the Princeton Review Guide, it says that alot of colleges want either the ACT w/ the writing component or the SAT with 2 or 3 SAT subject tests. I have done some practice tests on the SAT and have not scored very well because of my lack of practice. What is better, the ACT or the SAT? For what reason? Is this true about every university? As it is know, I could not get in to any good college.
What’s weird is that I am american and french, born in the us but raised in france and schooled in the british system for the past 3 years. I speak and write fluent english and french and also know good spanish. I am doing the IGCSEs and A levels. Right now I have 2 A*s, 5 As and 2 Bs in the IGCSEs (edexcel and cambridge) with one A in AS. If anyone knowsm plz tell me what to do.