Which Test Should I Take in my Situation?

DrDre94
Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:32:02 +0000

Hello!

I am currently a freshman at Villanova University. Next year, I plan on applying to UPenn SEAS as a transfer student.

As of now, my ACT/SAT scores are below average for Penn students. I have a 27 ACT (which I took as a senior) and a 1680 SAT (which I took as a sophomore).

My question is which test should I take?

The reason I didn’t bother taking the SAT after my sophomore year is because I am bad at reading comprehension and memorizing vocabulary, but who knows maybe things changed a little…

If I take the ACT, how should I prepare? I already took all the practice tests in the Red Book, so are there other good prep books I could use?

If I take the SAT, how should I prepare? I am pretty good at math (got an A in Calc this semester), it’s just I am pretty bad at reading (slower reader plus my reading comprehension/vocabulary memorization is bad). The one time I took it, I got like a 550 on the reading section. How could I improve upon this?

Whichever test I take, it will be on June. I will have a month to prepare, and can only choose 1 test.