Hi! Thanks for taking the time to read this post!
Along with many other members of the class of 2017, I am really frustrated with the changes to the SAT, mostly because I had to take both, and the scores are not on a 1:1 ratio. A new 1400 is not as good as an old 1400, but the numbers are the same, etc. I made a 2190 (670 M, 720 CR, 800W) superscore on the old test. I made a 1430 (690M, 740R) on the new test. The CollegeBoard has released an app that converts scores. According to the total-to-total system, my 2190 converts to a 1510. It says my section-to-section score is 1470. I think that 1510 is a little high. However, I’m not going to complain if colleges will use that score. My guidance counselor said that colleges won’t convert scores, but that I still have my 2190. The CollegeBoard says that most schools will convert. I don’t think that colleges are going to give us the highest possible conversion, especially not the schools I’m trying to get into (Cornell, Brown, Johns Hopkins). Any thoughts?
I would not worry too much about this. Your scores are relatively similar. Just send both scores to your schools. Also, you can always take the exam again this autumn and try and raise your scores.
What may be confusing your counselor is that colleges will not superscore across new and old. Most colleges will convert scores just as they convert SAT/ACT scores. Georgetown is an example of a college that has said that they will NOT be converting scores, but they are the exception.
Every college policy is a little different. Cornell requires you to submit all SAT scores, so it really doesn’t matter what you decide. Johns Hopkins will take your highest total score and IS using the concordance tables. Brown will superscore old and new separately but does not explicitly state whether they will then use concordance tables.
Your old SAT score is the better score (although you have provided superscores only).
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But will any colleges convert the old with the tables and then superscore the converted old with the new? For example, let’s say we have an old score of 1960 (640R, 670M, 650W) and new score of 1360 (700RW, 660M). The old score converts to 1380 (690RW, 700M). Is there a chance that some schools will then superscore the converted old with the new to give 1400 (700RW, 700M)?
If not, seems that it might be risky to send all scores in case they then just use the new scores and ignore the old.
“Georgetown is an example of a college that has said that they will NOT be converting scores, but they are the exception.”
Wrong. A number of similarly ranked schools to GU are also not converting scores. Instead, they are focusing on hoe well each kid did on the exam that the actually took.
But are any schools superscoring the CONVERTED old with the new? If the conversion process is accurate, this would seem to make the most sense but I don’t see any sign of any schools doing this.