I think I took the ACT instead of the SAT, as the ACT was the more popular exam of my day. The only people that took the SAT in addition to the ACT, were: 1.

I think I took the ACT instead of the SAT, as the ACT was the more popular exam of my day. The only people that took the SAT in addition to the ACT, were: 1. Applicants to "elite" schools that preferred the SAT. 2. Smart kids trying to get a leg up for large state schools. 3. Pretty smart kids trying to get a bump into a higher scholarship bracket. If your were anything less than an 80th percentile student, it'd be extremely unusual for you to take both the ACT and SAT. This was also at a Catholic school - most parents pushed their kids to do well academically to make tuition worthwhile.