Should I retake the SAT or ACT?

knxbe808
Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:29:55 +0000

Hi I just got back my ACT and SAT score and I’m not sure which standardized test I should retake. I don’t want to study for both tests when I can just focus more time studying for one. I took the March 2019 SAT and the February 2019 ACT (state wide). I prepped for the SAT a bit by going over some strategies, using Khan Academy and taking a practice test but I didn’t prepare for the ACT at all (I only knew how long each section was and I didn’t even know what ACT questions looked like). My scores are the following:

SAT
-R&W: 590
-Math: 600
-Total Score: 1190
-Essay: 15/24 (R: 5, A: 4, W: 6)

ACT
-Math: 25
-Science: 24
-English: 23
-Reading: 21
-Writing: 8
-Composite: 23

When I conversion table my scores are similar so I’m just not sure which one would be easier to improve.