Conversation so far:
what is the purpose of the act and sat
In general, the ACT and the SAT tests attempt to measure college readiness and predict future academic success.
When was ACT first taken?
The ACT was first introduced in November 1959 by University of Iowa professor Everett Franklin Lindquist as a competitor to the Scholastic Aptitude Test.

Question: What about the other test?
Self-contained rewrite: When was SAT first taken?