Switching from SAT to ACT this summer?

littlehappy
Sun, 05 Jul 2015 15:04:54 +0000

I have been prepping for SAT for the past year and I have a SAT score of 2250 right now (650 CR… Yep my reading is bad). I already registered for the Oct SAT and I hope to bring my CR score to 700s. But my counselor recommended that I try ACT so I took a practice test which I received a 35 composite on, with a surprising 36 on reading. I have to admit that ACT reading is more straightforward than SAT CR, BUT the issue is that I am spending nearly 50 minutes on this reading section, which was supposed to be only 35 mins long. The time alloted is too insane and I’m not positive that my speed can improve with more practice (English is not my first language). I just don’t know what I should do now. Should I concentrate solely on SAT (especially CR section, which does not come naturally to me, so I don’t know by how much I can improve), or study SAT and ACT side by side (which COULD mean some precious time will be taken away from SAT prep)?

This summer is very busy for me and i’ll be a rising senior. Any suggestions would be nice. Thanks in advance!