<p>I recently receieved my SAT scores back...</p>
<p>Critical Reading 520
Math 440
Writing 530</p>
<p>and added them all up...
1490.</p>
<p>Is that a good score?</p>
<p>Should I re-take the SAT's?</p>
<p>If it is just an O.K. score, I would like to take it over again to make my score better. </p>
<p>Thanks to all who reply :)</p>
<p>Unfortunately, that is not a "good score." It is around average though, maybe a tiny bit lower. If you study enough you should be able to raise it. Definitely try re-taking it or try the ACT. Either way, make sure to prep.</p>
<p>It also depends what schools you're planning to apply to.</p>
<p>Aww man lol thought so. Thank you.</p>
<p>You may want to try the ACT as some people do better on it. How "good" your score is really relative to what schools you are applying to, but overall, I believe the national average is around 1600.</p>
<p>BTW, my score was 1490...on the old SAT that was out of 1600.</p>
<p>It definitely merits a retake if you're applying to any competitive schools.</p>
<p>Retake it and get some review books- the blue book is a must!</p>
<p>Thanks everyone</p>
<p>yea you should retake them..</p>
<p>dont worry too much.. the first time taking the SATs is always tough and frustrating..</p>
<p>get a good SAT prep book..maybe a tutor (helped me alot)..and see how it goes about the next time around..</p>
<p>and as a lot of ppl have been suggesting.. there is the ACT.. which many do well on even if they have a low SAT score..</p>
<p>good luck with everything.</p>
<p>yea retake</p>
<p>i would retake the SAT's no matter what (unless like 2400) because after taking the test you learn alot about the test itself, how to study from it, etc.</p>
<p>your score can only go up</p>
<p>thinkdifferent-how pretentious and uncalled for. you werent even in the converation--why would you say BTW? seriously someone is looking for somewhere to brag</p>
<p>and i was told the average for each section is 500, so 1500 total. thus 1490 is about avergae</p>
<p>Yes, it is average. I would not say it is quite a "bad" score - there are definitely colleges which accept an average score. If I were you I would find out about the admission process at the colleges you are interested in. If it is entirely numbers-based (GPA+SAT), it certainly couldn't hurt to go slightly above average.</p>
<p>finally a human who doesn't study 24/7 or has a huge brain</p>
<p>your score is a tad bit below average. depends on where you want to go. if you want to go to a weak state school, your score is fine. but even if thats where you want to go to, you should still retake the SAT for scholarship offers.</p>
<p>Well thanks everyone I'm definitely going to take it over again to increase my scores and learn more about the SATs... and I undoubtedly want to be accepted into more than a "just average" college. Thanks :)</p>
<p>cool good luck</p>
<p>I am a ninth grader ; I earned total SAT score of 1790
( CR :550)
( Math:640)
( Writing:600)
Do you think this is a good score ?
Is it possible to earn the perfect 2400 score as a junior ?</p>
<p>Nothing is impossible. I’ve seen one who improve his score from 1900 to 2380 just in a month. You still have time so don’t worry too much, though, honestly, your score now is still not good enough.</p>
<p>Compared to 9th grade talent search kids (for lack of any other pool of SAT-taking 9th graders) / college-bound seniors:
CR:550 = 48th / 67th percentile
Math:640 = 78th / 83rd percentile
Writing:600 = 81st / 82nd percentile
CR+M:1190 = 64th / 79th percentile</p>
<p>So I vote for it being a good score. IMHO the significant gap between CR and M makes it less likely that you’ll get a 2400, but it’s not like you need a 2400 for anything. It doesn’t improve your admissions chances over, say, a 2250.</p>
<p>Kariman, welcome to College Confidential.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you’ve just done two things that will annoy the bejeezus out of people on CC: you’ve hijacked somebody else’s thread, and you’ve revived an old thread that had been dormant in over a year and a half.</p>
<p>If you have a question to ask, don’t append it to somebody else’s thread. That’s kind of like saying, “But enough about you, let’s talk about me!” Start your own thread instead.</p>
<p>Similarly, if you’re browsing an old thread and it prompts a question, don’t post it there. Start a new thread to ask it. You can tell the age of the thread by looking at the dates in the top-left corner of each post.</p>
<p>Finally, a lot of people will find your question itself problematic. It doesn’t matter very much what SAT score you get as a freshman; there’s no such thing as a good or bad SAT score for a 9th-grader, IMO. Additionally, there’s nothing magic about a 2400, and as a goal, a 2400 strikes me as a little bit…well, shallow.</p>
<p>Sorry for any inconvenience ; I didn’t really check the thread’s date
sorry again</p>