The core of American university admission system is the application system, and its test SAT or ACT is a level test, not a selective test. Taking school performance as the core, these proficiency tests form an academic evaluation chain. On this basis, look at other characteristics and specialties of candidates, that is, comprehensive evaluation. These qualities and specialties are provided by candidates, and finally the school decides whether to accept them.
The difference between SAT and ACT:
SAT and ACT are two different forms of exams. ACT is an exam based on syllabus, covering English reading, grammar, mathematics and science. SAT is an intelligence-based test, which uses the scoring method of deducting points for wrong answers.
Judging from the difficulty of the exam, ACT and SAT are roughly the same. Compared with ACT, SAT was introduced to China earlier and is more familiar to us. Compared with SAT, ACT is more like a subject exam. The ACT exam is accompanied by three materials: the curriculum and grade questionnaire of middle school, the students' personal information and questions and answers about students' interests, so as to have a more comprehensive understanding of the educational needs, interests and abilities of candidates.
In the impression of China candidates, the influence of SAT is greater than that of ACT for two reasons:
First, the history of SAT is longer, starting from 190 1 year.
Secondly, SAT was first developed in the northeastern United States, where there are many famous schools. However, the current reality in the United States is that the influence of ACT has been neck and neck with SAT.
Refer to the above content: People's Daily Online-Zhongqing Daily: The admission method of American universities is not feasible in China.
Baidu Encyclopedia-American College Entrance Examination