<p>ACT is known for being straightforward and far more easier. If that’s the case, from the statistics provided on collegeboard, how come a higher percentage of people submit SAT scores than ACT scores? </p>
<p>SAT submitted by applicants is usually 97-99% while ACT is at 10-30%</p>
<p>Culture? West coast and east coast people tend to take the SAT over the ACT.</p>
<p>More straightforward and easier is an opinion. Some may score higher on SAT; others may do better on ACT.</p>
<p>^Pretty much. More people on the coasts who go to colleges that require standardized tests than elsewhere in the country.</p>
<p>Also, since the SAT is harder, an SAT applicant is likely to have a better shot than an ACT applicant, provided they have comparable scores. A far less percentage of people get perfect SAT scores than get perfect ACT scores.</p>
<p>I don’t think the SAT is a harder test, it is just more difficult than the ACT for SOME PEOPLE. Also, the SAT is more well known. I didn’t even know the ACT existed until my sophomore year (I live in Oregon). Many people submit both SAT and ACT scores; I did not want to submit my SAT score because I did better on the ACT (that might contradict my earlier statement that the SAT isn’t a more difficult test, but my best friend who is talented in the same subjects I am–math and science–did much better on the SAT than the ACT), but my SAT II scores would benefit me more than my much less than perfect SAT reasoning scores.</p>