Why are the ACT and SAT considered equivalents?

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<p>When their not? One is an aptitude test, the other is an achievement tests why are they equals?</p>

2

<p>They’re*.</p>

<p>The SAT isn’t only aptitude and the ACT isn’t only achievement. The ACT science REASONING, for example, does not test your knowledge on science. It is your perception of scientific data given. Thus one could argue it is testing your aptitude.</p>

3

<p>Actually, both are a little bit of both, like nwgolfer said.</p>

4

<p>I thought those were outdated definitions of the test that each respective test USED to use, but no longer would be caught dead associating with.</p>

5

<p>The SAT is still foremost an aptitude test, and the ACT is still foremost an achievement test, though there is of course some overlap. Thet reason that they are usually interchangeable is that there is a significant positive correlation between one’s potential and one’s achievement.</p>