Does the percentile of the ACT really convert to the SAT percentile?

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<p>HI guys. I've basically got a 33 on the ACT. According to the conversion table, that translate to around 2190. But at the same time, that 33 is a 99 percentile according to :<a href="http://www.actstudent.org/scores/norms1.html"&gt;http://www.actstudent.org/scores/norms1.html&lt;/a>. But there is no way a 2190 is a 99 percentile score. <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanks.pdf"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/highered/ra/sat/SATPercentileRanks.pdf&lt;/a>.
So does the 33 really convert to 2190? And does the 99th percentile of ACT really convert to 99th percentile on SAT?</p>

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<p>Yes it does. You need to relook at your stats before you get to college. Is each person who gets a 730 CR also getting a 730 M and W? They’re a mix of scores. Some who scores a 730 can be a 97%ile on a single test but as the scores remain high there are fewer students scoring that way.</p>

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<p>Wait if I got 730 on all three section(2190 total), that would still be 97 percentile on the SAT</p>

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<p>You are looking at the table wrong. For 730 in each section, it would be around 97% for that section. Remember one may get higher or lower in other section. It would be much harder to have all 3 sections to be at 97% than just one. If you are at 97% in each section, you will be at around 99% in composite score.</p>

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<p>How many students score a 730CR? 97%. How many of THOSE score a 730W? A SMALLER number. How many of THOSE score a 730M? A SMALLER number again.</p>

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<p>@Erin’s Dad, I’d watch the wording. I doubt 97% of test-takers achieved a score 730 in CR.</p>

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<p>Try this link:</p>

<p><a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Percentile-Ranks-Composite-CR-M-W-2013.pdf”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Percentile-Ranks-Composite-CR-M-W-2013.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>@SlackerMomMD‌ good correction. :"> 730CR is the 97%ile. My bad on that but the argument is still valid. </p>

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<p>^^ I understood the argument and agreed with your reasoning. It was just the wording. I didn’t want people to get the idea that EVERYONE got 730 on the SAT CR (this is CC, you know).</p>