<p>This is how I feel:</p>
<p>1500-1600 a bad score.<br>
1600-1700 is an average score (technically it's above average, but for college bound students it should be average).<br>
1700-1800 is decent.
1800-1900 is above average.
1900-2000 is good.<br>
2000-2100 is great.<br>
2100-2200 is awesome.<br>
2200-2300 is amazing.<br>
2300-2400 is incredible.</p>
<p>One could think about “good” or “bad” scores in terms of how many standard deviations above or below the mean score (~1500) but I wouldn’t worry about it too much.</p>
<p>1450-1550 = Average
1560-1750 = Above Average
1760-1950 = Really Good
1960-2050 = Great
2060-2250 = Awesome
2250-2400 = Do you have a life?</p>
<p>Too many factors that exceed actual score to determine “good” and “bad.” An 1800 could be absolutely amazing for a person that barely speaks english, their parents didn’t go to college, they are on the lower end of socio-economic status’, while to a person who’s parents are doctors/lawyer(stereotypes) who’s parents went to college, can afford tutors/review books, etc. an 1800 would be “bad.” What if a kid has to work 7 days a week just to survive? They’re not really worrying about SAT scores…</p>
<p>Anyway… IN MY EYES.</p>
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<p>If it matters, I’m at a 1920-- looking at a 2000-2100 from my last sitting.</p>
<p>600-2400 is holy &#*@ you’re a genius!</p>
<p>Here’s my take on it:</p>
<p>600 - trololol, you literally have to try to get a 600. The probability of answering every question incorrectly is quite low.
610-1490 - meh
1500-1800 - alright
1810-2100 - good
2110-2300 - very good
2300-2390 - excellent
2400 - freak</p>
<p>“600 - trololol, you literally have to try to get a 600. The probability of answering every question incorrectly is quite low.”</p>
<p>I want access to CollegeBoard for an experiment as to the likelihood of scoring a 600 while answering every single question…</p>
<p>Also, all you would have to do is answer one wrong then skip every question to get a 600…</p>
<p><a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;
<p>And no, you have to get a negative raw score for 200s. (like -5 or something)</p>
<p>The probability of randomly guessing incorrectly on every problem is easy to find. (4/5)^n, where n is the number of MC questions.</p>
<p>Not sure what raw score gets you a 200 per section, but I’ve heard it’s in the -2 to -4 range (8 to 16 incorrect, everything else blank). Could be wrong…</p>
<p>@rspence, That’s the likelihood of getting everything wrong. I was talking about the likelihood of scoring a 600. Which could be done with correct answers if you answer enough incorrectly to get a negative score.</p>
<p>I know a guy with a 900 two-part going to William and Mary. Proof that SATs are generally worthless.</p>
<p>Imho there are no impressive scores anymore. My perception of SAT scores have been largely skewed. I really look at it with respect to what college people apply to; therefore 1800 could be really good or really bad. Without any context, though, I’d say 2000 is okay and 2200 is above average.</p>
<p>Below average for college:1600 and below
Ok:1600-1700
Good:1700-1800
Nice!:1800-1900
Very nice: 1900-2000
Great: 2000-2100
Awesome: 2100-2200
Amazing:2200-2300
Exceptionally outstandingly spectacular:2300-2380
Wow that sucks! I’m sorry…:2390
Please remember me when you cash that Nobel prize money cheque:2400</p>
<p>@CSGolfer15: Yes! Your one, frankly unbelievable anecdote is <em>definite</em> proof that SAT scores are worthless.</p>
<p>@SerenityJade, true, I think I’ve heard a raw score of -2 to -4 or so can get you a 200 on a section (could be wrong). If this is true, it’s definitely possible to get that with a few correct answers. The probability of getting that raw score from only guessing is still somewhat low, since the expected score from guessing is zero (with fairly small standard deviation).</p>
<p>600-1490: Meh.
1500-1690: Average.
1700-1890: Good.
1900-2090: Really good.
2100-2290: Awesome.
2300-2400: Amazing!</p>
<p>Why would any of these be “get a life”? You don’t have to study to do well on the sat… You could just naturally get 2300+</p>
<p>^That case is extremely rare.</p>
<p>^I know quite a few people who have scored 2300+ without studying. It’s not common, but it’s not that rare either.</p>
<p>It’s rare depending on where you’re from. I’m from a relatively well-off place that’s pretty academically inclined, so a lot of people have scores like that.</p>