Haven’t been able to find anything online that directly compares the two writing sections, SAT Essay vs. ACT Writing. Can anyone help me convert my scores or direct me to a concordance table for the writing sections?
SAT: 1540 composite, writing 17
ACT: 35 composite, writing 7
Which test should I send to colleges? Should I send both?
Thanks! Any help is appreciated.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=new+sat+concordance+table+collegeboard
for real, though, here it is!: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/pdf/higher-ed-brief-sat-concordance.pdf
scroll down until you find page 7, table 8
You have excellent scores! Good job and good luck, yo.
I don’t remember there being a % listed for the essay score when my daughter took the SAT last Spring. For this past sitting of the ACT, there should be a % on your complete score report for the 7C. From reports here on CC, a 10 was about a 97% and a 9 was around 90-91%, as best as I can remember.
They are both great scores for the multiple choice sections! Congrats!
@OMPursuit Thanks for your help!! However, I was looking for a specific Essay score to Writing score comparison, as in how my 17 and 7 stack up. I guess there’s nothing available for that, but still, the info on the tables is very useful.
@mamaedefamilia Thank you! I looked at my ACT score report again closely, but wasn’t able to access national percentile rankings. I took it in June 2015, so maybe it’s no longer available since they’ve slightly changed the writing section since. Thanks for your input!
Oh, woops! Apologies @sunrisereader . I’d think the essays are regarded subjectively enough in their own right that there isn’t much to be compared. I’d choose the essay you feel more proud of.
I don’t think there is a concordance for SAT essay vs. ACT essay, but the national cumulative percents for the ACT writing prior to September 2015 can be found here:
http://www.act.org/content/dam/act/unsecured/documents/NormsChartPre2015Writing-Web2015-16.pdf
@StillLotsToLearn Thank you for the link!