Do I have to have an A-level to apply for a British university? Can I use sat, act, sat2 and AP?

On March 20 16, the American College Board officially adjusted and implemented the SAT. The total score was adjusted from 2400 to 1600, including 800 for reading and 800 for mathematics, and the examination time was 3 hours. According to the official news from the ACT test, the reform plan implemented on 20 15 includes grading standards, career establishment indicators and improving the writing test. Art students studying in the United States will inevitably deal with SAT, ACT and AP. What's the difference between these three exams? Which exam should students take? Today, Mr. Zhang, a senior consultant, will explain the differences and differences between these exams.

Because the AP exam is a pre-university course exam, you can't apply for a university directly, so don't compare it. Let's look at the difference between SAT and ACT:

1. Different test questions

The ACT test includes English, math, reading, science and writing, while the SAT test only includes English, math and writing.

Performance writing is an optional course. If you take the exam, the exam time will be automatically extended. If you don't take the exam, students with poor writing can escape the situation of being graded for writing.

SAT writing test is a compulsory subject, and a low score in the senior high school entrance examination will have a great influence on the performance.

2. The emphasis is different.

ACT test is a subject test, which examines students' ability to master high school knowledge.

SAT test examines students' academic development ability and thinking expansion ability.

3. Different scoring methods

There is a big difference between ACT and SAT. For the correct answer, both ACT and SAT are extra points; For the wrong answer, SAT will deduct points, while ACT will keep the score unchanged; Give up the problem, and neither ACT nor SAT will be deducted.

There is also a difference between ACT and SAT in the total score. The five parts of the ACT test (including writing) will be scored separately, with the lowest score of 1 and the highest score of 36, and the total score will be divided into the average of the five parts.

The three parts of SAT3 will be scored separately, with a minimum of 200 points and a maximum of 800 points, which will be divided into the sum of the three parts.

4. The number of exams is different from the qualification for entering the exam.

ACT has only six exam opportunities a year, and senior high school students in China need to study full-time preparatory courses for nine months after the exam of Grade Two in order to be eligible to take the exam.

SAT is 1 times more than ACT, and * * * is 7 times. High school students in China don't have to go to the preparatory course to apply for the SAT. As long as you enter the first year of high school, you can get the qualification.

5. The examination place is different.

Generally speaking, students who take the ACT exam can register at the local ACT center and take the exam after applying for relevant preparatory courses.

Unlike the SAT, there is no examination room in the mainland at present, and we can only go to Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province or Singapore to take the exam recently. In terms of travel expenses, it did cost a lot.

Candidates can choose the appropriate exam category according to their own situation.

6. Different scope of application

Although ACT and SAT are commonly known as "American College Entrance Examination". But in fact, the application of SAT is more extensive, and the top universities in the United States 100 basically admit it. ACT is more suitable for some universities in the Midwest of the United States.

Mathematicians are suitable for acting.

Both ACT and SAT are one of the admission requirements of American universities and one of the main bases for universities to grant scholarships. Most schools that accept ACT test scores are universities in the Midwest of the United States, and schools on the east and west coasts accept SAT test scores. Many people have questions, which is easier to test, ACT or SAT? Generally speaking, SAT involves more advanced vocabulary than ACT, which examines the triangular geometry of mathematics, while SAT only involves elementary geometry. Therefore, if students have a good command of vocabulary, then maybe the SAT will be more suitable, but for those math experts, ACT has more room to play.

AP courses can be "credits"

AP course is actually an educational program set up by the American College Board in American high schools, which aims to provide opportunities for high school students with excellent grades and talents to take college-level courses in advance in high school. It is understood that many children from ordinary families in the United States began to prepare for the SAT in the first year of high school. After the second year of high school, I spent a whole year in high school reviewing and preparing for the AP exam, trying to reduce the cost of going to school by "graduating early with credits". If domestic students want to enroll in AP courses, they should start preparing from Grade One and Grade Two, because at this time, many students are taking TOEFL and SAT at the same time, and their English ability has been greatly improved, so the choice of AP subjects will be more practical and accurate.

Mr. Zhang, a senior study abroad consultant of Bank of America, reminds everyone that to understand the study abroad exam for American art students, you need to determine your study abroad direction, school and professional nature in order to better take the exam you need.