From what I understand, the User percentile is you compared to the other college bound 11th or 12th graders, and the NPS is you compared to predicted scores of all 11th and 12th graders. Also, from what I’ve seen is that the farther you are away from the median, the bigger the gap; people around the 50th percentile won’t vary too much (maybe by 1 percentile), while people in the top 90% or the bottom 10% vary more often (2%-5%).
So which ones do colleges look at more? Or rather, which is more important?
I would assume the non-college-bound group is irrelevant to a college admissions office.
Neither. Colleges look at the 200-800 score only IMO. For these colleges that receives tens of thousands of application, do you really think they are parsing percentiles?
@skieurope The reason why I ask is because a 750 on one test IS NOT the same as a 750 on another. 750 on one test could put you in the 99%, while on the other it could put you in the 96-97% percentile.
@IsaacTheFuture I understand. However, my answer remains the same. The difference between 96th and 99th percentile in my mind is minuscule. If you want to look at some crazy percentiles, look at the SAT Subject Tests. An 800 in Literature is 99%, while an 800 in Korean is 60%. However, to college admissions, assuming that the applicant is not a heritage speaker, an 800 is an 800.