--- title: "SAT vs. ACT in 2025: Which Test Should Your Student Take?" description: Not sure whether your student should take the SAT or ACT? Learn how to pick the test that best matches their strengths. image: https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/SAT%20or%20ACT%20blog%20banner%20(1).png --- [![nst & ft logo.png sm](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/nst%20%26%20ft%20logo.png%20sm.png)](https://www.frontiertutoring.com) ![menu](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/7479797/menu.png) ![close_24px](https://7479797.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7479797/close_24px.svg) [Get Started Today!](https://www.frontiertutoring.com/academic-tutoring) [student advice](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/student-advice) [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/frontier-tutoring) [SATs](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/sats) [ACTs](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/acts) [Testing](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/testing) [College Admissions](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/tag/college-admissions) # SAT vs. ACT in 2025: Which Test Should Your Student Take? [![Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Frontier_logo_white-outline_gradient-no%20service%20110px-Jan-09-2024-04-19-09-9808-AM.png?width=50&height=50&name=Frontier_logo_white-outline_gradient-no%20service%20110px-Jan-09-2024-04-19-09-9808-AM.png)](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/author/frontier-tutoring) [Frontier Tutoring](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/author/frontier-tutoring) 31 March, 2025 ![A woman stands in front of a gradient background shrugging her shoulders. Above her right shoulder is the word ](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hubfs/SAT%20or%20ACT%20blog%20banner%20(1).png) Let’s clear up a common myth: colleges don’t prefer the SAT or ACT. Every four-year college in the U.S., including the Ivy League, accepts both tests equally. So which should your student take? ## Step 1: Take a Diagnostic of Each At Frontier Tutoring, we recommend starting with a proctored practice SAT and ACT. These baseline scores will help identify the test your student naturally performs better on. ## Step 2: Compare Scores Use concordance tables to convert SAT to ACT scores and vice versa. If there’s a clear winner, that’s your test. - **ACT recommended**: if ACT score is 2+ points higher - **SAT recommended**: if SAT score is 30+ points higher - **Too close to call?** Choose based on test format preference At Frontier Tutoring, we offer free practice tests for both the SAT and ACT. Each practice test comes with a free score analysis meeting where we can discuss whether your student should focus on the SAT or the ACT, and we'll also provide a detailed score report so your student knows exactly what to work on. To get started, schedule a free practice test below! 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Read our full guide on SAT/ACT relevance in 2025 → Previous Post ###### [Everything You Need to Know About the New Digital SAT](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/testing/digital-sat-what-to-know-2025) Next Post ###### [If You Take the SAT/ACT But Don’t Submit Scores, What Do Colleges See?](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/testing/colleges-see-unsent-sat-act-scores) ### Similar Blog Posts [![A graphic of a college wearing a graduation cap on a background gradient of blue and purple. Beneath the graphic it says ](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Copy%20of%20SAT%20Score%20Increase%20Graphic%20Blog.png?width=352&name=Copy%20of%20SAT%20Score%20Increase%20Graphic%20Blog.png)](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/testing/colleges-see-unsent-sat-act-scores) #### [If You Take the SAT/ACT But Don’t Submit Scores, What Do Colleges See?](https://blog.frontiertutoring.com/testing/colleges-see-unsent-sat-act-scores) [![A graphic of a girl sitting at a desk. 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