<p>just wondering...what would a 1440 on the old SAT convert to on the new one</p>
<p>it wouldn't neccessarily convert, but you would have to add on the writing score (up to 800 like all of the other sections) to the 1440.
ie. 1440+800=2240</p>
<p>max. is 2400.</p>
<p>but if you were doing it percentage-wise, it would mean that 1440/1600 is an exact 90%, and 90% of the new SAT max. score (2400) would mean.. 2160 (90% of 2400)</p>
<p>Percentiles don't work that way. First of all, the 600 point range on each section does not correspond in a 1-1 manner to the number of questions answered. The CR and Math have been equated to old SAT scores, so they correspond exactly. The Writing hasn't been normed yet. The only CR and math scores that can't be compared 1-1 are those from before March 1994. The SAT before recentering had a much lower mean. Ever notice how many kids are getting 1600's and now 2400's? It didn't happen in the old days. A 420 on the old SAT Verbal is equivalent to post-1994 500. A 480 math is about a 500 math on today's SAT. So someone who gets a 1600 on CR + Math is comparable to someone who got a 1500 on the pre-1994 SAT. That means your parents aren't as dumb as you think! So, getting a 1600 on the old old SAT was quite an impressive feat (about 11 students out of 2.5 million got that score in one particular year). Old SAT scores also correlated really well with IQ, so much so that you can join Mensa without taking their or any IQ test if your old SAT score was decent. An 800 on the old SAT Verbal indicates an IQ of above 164. Post-1994 SAT scores don't correlate well with anything. Grade inflation, I tell ya.</p>