New way of converting ACT to SAT

Test Preparation
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<p>An acceptable approach to converting ACT to SAT:</p>

<p>1) Take the math section score, convert it to SAT out of 800
2) Take the English section score, convert it to SAT out of 800
3) Take the reading section score, convert it to SAT out of 800
4) add all 3 up to get SAT out of 2400</p>

<p>If you want SAT out of 1600
1) Take the math section score, convert it to SAT out of 800
2) Take combined English/writing score, convert it to SAT out of 800
3) add both to get SAT out of 1600</p>

<p>I personally think that converting your raw composite score on the ACT doesn't give justice to the individual section scores as the SAT gives. Just my opinion</p>

<p>Anyone else agree?</p>

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<p>i could be wrong, but im not sure if each section of the ACT is normally distributed, but i know the actual composite score is.</p>

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<p>how do you convert each section score to an SAT score out of 800</p>

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<p>let’s say you get a 34 on english…</p>

<p>34/36 = x/800</p>

<p>cross multiply and get it to be about 755/756</p>

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<p>ooh good point</p>

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<p>It’s not normally distributed… there are some curves, where a raw score of 34 and 35 both get you a 35 or bad-curves…where a raw score of 34 gets you a 34 and raw score of 33 gets you a 32… the 33 score is skipped which is to compensate for an easy test i guess (happens mostly in science)</p>

<p>therefore a curve is put in place just like the SAT out of 800 is… so it’s not your raw score .</p>

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<p>Best way to convert is using percentiles.</p>