The SAT practice test was a collegeboard test on their website, and the ACT score was from an ARCO book, which I now know from forums to be significantly harder than the real ACT.
About the academic explorations and intensive studies programs: what are the corresponding cutoffs of the programs. I was led to believe A.E. was a 95th percentile program. I'd probably be going to extensive studies if I could.
My individual SAT scores may be barely cutoff, but my combination score brings a higher probability.
Thanks.