{"id":7021,"date":"2016-05-23t11:03:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-23t18:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=7021"},"modified":"2018-10-24t19:08:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25t02:08:34","slug":"act-vs-sat-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act\/act-vs-sat-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"act vs sat infographic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>trying to decide between taking the <a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/act-vs-sat\/\">act vs sat<\/a>? we don&#8217;t blame you&mdash;many fantastic schools accept either test. and yet there are quite a few differences between the tests: the sat is a reasoning test, the act is a content-based test; the act tests science, but the sat doesn&#8217;t; the sat gives you more time per question, while the act reading is slightly easier. and that&#8217;s not all&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>luckily, we have a handy infographic that can help you decide which test to take!<\/p>\n<p>after reading, let us know if you still need help deciding which test to take, so that we can help you get your <a href=\"https:\/\/act.www.catharsisit.com\/plans?utm_source=actblog&amp;utm_campaign=act_vs_sat_infographic&amp;utm_medium=in-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">best act score<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2016\/05\/satvact-infographic-4g.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8162\" src=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2016\/05\/satvact-infographic-4g.jpg\" alt=\"satvact-infographic-4g\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" srcset=\"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2016\/05\/satvact-infographic-4g.jpg 535w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2016\/05\/satvact-infographic-4g-63x300.jpg 63w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2016\/05\/satvact-infographic-4g-214x1024.jpg 214w, \/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/files\/2016\/05\/satvact-infographic-4g-321x1536.jpg 321w, 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