<p>Hi,
Just wondered if anyone had a ball park on what was an average, good, and very good score on the new SAT? My son (8th grader) just took it in June (w/no graphing calculator, oh well!) and we're trying to get a sense of where to place his scores in the spectrum (obviously, within context of his age, but still need a starting point...!).</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for any thoughts!!! :-)</p>
<p>my thoughts:</p>
<p>umm....: 1000-1650
average about: 1700-1900
good: 1950-2050
very good: 2100-2200
super: 2200+
superly super: 2300+
eh... so-so: 2400</p>
<p>for his age, as a normal kid, i would guess anything over 1500 is pretty good, u know (unless he took the SAT because he is in advanced classes and stuff so he was expecting to do well)</p>
<p>average: 1500+
good: 1800+
very good: 2100+</p>
<p>average: 2400</p>
<p>jk</p>
<p>by the way, what did he get?</p>
<p>Thank you Ilovemath, Johnny and mathwiz! </p>
<p>He hasn't received his scores yet--just trying to plan ahead, so that when they come we'll have some idea of where things fall. </p>
<p>At the very least, it will be good practice for the PSAT. :-)</p>
<p>Btw, he's another one who loves math and is pretty good at it...any suggestions from the math aficionados here? He's doing a 1 week summer engineering program for high schoolers this summer (one yer early) at a university, and is looking at Johns Hopkins CTY next summer (hence the SAT now). He's got all honors maths lined up for HS...</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>yay he seems so cool! can i marry him?? lol jk</p>
<p>he seems to be doing enough already.
get him on the math team in HS, and let him take contests like the AMC.. that way he's exposed to the different kind of math thats more like thinking/problem solving, instead of regular math like on the SATs and in normal classes. if he is really serious i would recommend AoPS (art of problem solving)</p>
<p>i suggest ur son do CTY rather than an engineering program for high schoolers. CTY provides a great all-around experience. Back in 8th grade, I went to CTY Stanford and the academic and social experience I received was unmatched to anything I've ever done before.</p>
<p>Thanks, ilovemath! He's going to try the AMC this year (found out about it on this forum!). I'll try to sell him on the math team (he'd be really good at it)--gotta get over the 'it might not be cool' hurdle. lol</p>
<p>Thanks, also, confidential, for the input on the CTY. Interesting! We were too late this year to register for CTY, hence the engineering program. Maybe he can apply for the Stanford one next year, too, although we are on the east coast. Glad to hear some rave reviews! (esp. since it's a bit pricey--nice to know it was worthwhile!!)</p>
<p>~2100 give or take 10-20 points is superior. considering how many points there are.</p>
<p>I don't know about writing, but when I was in eighth grade I got a 1060 and was told that was pretty good.</p>
<p>I don't mean to insult you, since you clearly are just hear to get an idea of how your son's SAT scores are. However, he is in the 8th grade. Now is not the time to worry about college, SATs, his future - it's the time for him to have fun. Too much worry about college before junior year of high school (3 years away) creates too much anxiety and strains relationships and strains your sons life.</p>
<p>As to his score, let's look at this from a national scale versus a CC scale</p>
<p>600-1400 - Bad
1400-1600 - Average, Community College Stuff
1700-2000 - Okay, Third/Second Tier, Lower UC
2000-2150 - Okay, Low for First Tier schools, higher UCs, good for second tier (tufts, etc)
2150-2400 - Good for almost all schools.</p>
<p>My estimates for composite scores (probably slightly higher than actual):</p>
<p>99th Percentile - 2250
95th Percentile - 2090
90th Percentile - 1970
80th Percentile - 1820
70th Percentile - 1720
60th Percentile - 1630
50th Percentile - 1550
40th Percentile - 1460
30th Percentile - 1380
20th Percentile - 1280
10th Percentile - 1140</p>
<p>i would say anything above a 2000 (93rd percentile) is pretty damn good. 2200-2400 are 99+ percentile.</p>
<p>If he does really well in the AMC and the AIME, he's a synch to get into any top school basically.</p>
<p>FAKEOUT</p>
<p>Thanks, everyone, for those insights!</p>
<p>Yes, definitely don't want to stress son over the SAT! The motivation for taking it this early was that it's required for a summer gifted program (CTY) next summer. But, it's turned into a nice jumpstart for studying, long-range. Hopefully, much less stress down the road if he's been preparing and doing the groundwork now.</p>
<p>Also, some of the test-taking tips (& writing advice) in the SAT handbooks have already helped him on some of his middle school tests! (e.g. don't linger on difficult multiple choice questions).</p>
<p>Additionally, hoping to put <em>awareness</em> (not stress) of college into a context whereby it becomes a motivating force for current excellence and hooks son into ideas/dreams for the future (whatever they may be).</p>
<p>Thanks again for the input!!</p>
<p>Well, I can only go by what my state expects, and what people react to now:</p>
<p>600-1500 : eh.
1510-1700: average
1710-1800: good!
1810-2000: great
anything above that: OMFG.</p>
<p>Yeah, we're kind of...I can't explain it :). We don't do very well....even for NJ. Our top students got a 2330 and a 2360...very nice, but then there's a steep drop down...I think our average is a 1060 (1570?) or the like.</p>
<p>600 - 1500 bad, just give up
1500 - 1900 - try again
1900 - 2100 good
2100 - 2300 great
2300 - 2400 excellent</p>
<p>you guys definitely make 1500 sound like it sooooo bad ... its bad for u but for other people thats about average and they still go to 4-year colleges</p>
<p>^^^ Thank you, you took the words right out of my mouth.</p>