<p>I know the total score now is a 2400 because of the essay, but there are 3 sections: CR, M, W. (+the essay) Most kids I know give their score out of 1600. As far as I know, the essay is not counted. But there are still 3 sections. How do you get your score out of 1600 from those 3?</p>
<p>How don't you know this? It just changed last year. 1600 is for just math and verbal (critical reading).</p>
<p>Your score is made of three parts:
Math: 800
Verbal (Critical Reading): 800
Writing (Essay): 800</p>
<p>To get your score on the 1600 scale, simply subtract your writing (essay) score. So, if you got:</p>
<p>Math: 700
Verbal: 670
Writing: 730</p>
<p>Your score on the 1600 scale would be 1370.</p>
<p>IS IT NECESSARY FOR US TO BE COMPLETELY OBNOXIOUS TO EACH OTHER JUST BECAUSE WE ARE ALL EQUALLY NERVOUS ABOUT COLLEGE AND SAT SCORES AND GRADES? </p>
<p>"how is it that you don't know this?" </p>
<p>how is it that you can live from day to day being such a condescending, rude, uncouth, pretentious prick? </p>
<p>that said, previous advice is good... if you don't have your breakdown, you can also multiply by two thirds and get a rough idea.</p>
<p>I'm sooo sorry. I just can't believe that he didn't know of the SAT scale two years ago if he is considering college now. Plus, he realizes that the essay is new so he should infer that the writing section isn't counted.</p>
<p>You apparently didn't get the message. </p>
<p>An apology would've been enough. We didn't need those extra sentences after it.</p>
<p>haha of course I knew that. calm down.</p>
<p>I know about the essay but isn't the writing section the essay + multiple choice about: 1) identifying sentence errors, 2) improving sentences, 3) improving paragraphs. The questions about those 3 topics are part of that 800? This is what I'm confused about.</p>
<p>(and seahwakcity, I've always considered college and been preparing for the SATs, not just something I recently decided. just not completely aware of how the test is scored is all.)</p>
<p>Yea, I kind of freaked out for no reason. Now I'm listening to some slightly stoopid so I'm plenty calm. Anyway, the questions in the writing section give you a subscore out of 80(I think) and the essay gives a subscore out of 12. Those two combined make up the 800 with the essay counting for 1/3 of the score.</p>
<p>so when giving your score out of 1600, questions about 1) identifying sentence errors, 2) improving sentences, 3) improving paragraphs is not counted?</p>
<p>out of 1600: math + critical reading scores
out of 2400: math + critical reading + writing (multiple choice and essay) scores</p>
<p>the only reason most people report their scores out of 1600 is because most colleges are still unsure of what to do with the writing scores, since that section is so new</p>