Both SAT and ACT are called "American College Entrance Examination". The east and west coasts of the United States tend to adopt SAT, while the central and southern regions of the United States prefer ACT. Generally speaking, SAT pays more attention to evaluating students' critical thinking and potential, while ACT pays more attention to mastering high school subject knowledge.
SAT is only taken six times a year in countries other than the United States, and the time is 1 month, May, June, 1 month,1month,1February. The specific examination time of each month is subject to the information published on the website of the college board of directors.
Location of SAT test: At present, there is no SAT test center in Chinese mainland. If Chinese mainland students want to take the exam, they need to choose Hongkong, Macau, Singapore and Japan. Generally speaking, the vast majority of students choose Hong Kong as the examination place, which also leads to the popularity of registration in Hong Kong to a certain extent, so it is necessary to register in advance. There is only one test center in Macao so far, and not every test time is arranged, so few people choose it.
SATⅰⅰ: reasoning test. It is an examination to test students' basic abilities in mathematics, writing and reading, and also to examine students' thinking and inductive abilities.
SATⅱⅱ special test (subject test). It is to test the knowledge and ability that students have learned in a certain course. Some American universities will advise students to provide test scores of any 17 2-3 subjects, which will help to evaluate the conditions and abilities of students applying for admission, and some universities will stipulate specific test subjects.