because they are test obsessed and have no idea that moving from a 35 to a 36 or a 1560 to 1600 will not change their changes of getting into top colleges and only puts more money in the testing agency coffers.
Could you tell me how many mistakes did you have in each section? I would like to have a general idea how raw scores compare to the scaled ones. Thanks!
I had 3 wrong on math, 4 on writing and 3 on reading.
i have taken practice test
i had 1 wrong in maths
2 on reading
4 on writing
all were silly mistakes
Thank you! Do you by any chance have the conversion table between raw and scaled scores?
I went to a Duke conference the other day, and when one kid said he had taken the old and new SAT a total of 5 times in his junior and senior year, she was appalled. My advice: get a good score, and move on! Standardized test scores are indicative of your performance on one day, and there are so many other parts of your app (i.e. essays, GPA–although that’s probably not much of a problem for most people who retake tests) that are equally important. @suzyQ7 has a level head on their shoulders.
Agreed. What a waste of time and money. The sad part is the Admissions Officers will think the same thing. The time would be better used being spent on writing essays
How was this test compared to new released practice test? should i expect same level of difficulty?
April School Day: 1550 composite
Math: 790, 1 wrong
Reading: 760, 6 wrong (3 reading, 3 writing)
Essay: three 8s
share your sat score
also how many of you got near perfect or perfect score
@Martial1 nice job!
Can anyone who got a really high score on his/her essay pm me a copy of their essay? I really want to see what they did.
@YoohooAddict I got a perfect score on my essay but idk how to PM you. Also got a 32/36 somehow on the ACT essay…I’m lucky I guess.
What is a good essay score? I got 6/6/6
i will try to get 1600 on sat
is there any big difference between 1550 and 1600 impact
No! Are you saying you have a 1550 and are gong for a 1600? @Insitium
@suzyQ7 my practice sat score were around 1550 ,
since i am going to take my 1st sat so try to get perfect score
I have taken the old sat twice (superscore: 2260) and the new sat once (1520) would it be too much to take the new SAT one more time? (I am a junior) especially since it is a different test, or will colleges look as though I took the SAT’s four times and will affect me negatively?(Goal: >1550)
@crocadile1246 I think your scores are fine for whatever schools you will apply to next year. If I were you, I would focus on 1) Grades/AP Exams, 2) ECs/Essays and 3) SAT Subject Tests. What were your scores on the SAT Subject tests?
I don’t think it matters how many times you take the SAT, you only send the scores you want to send, they will not see how many times you have taken the test!