<p>^ 75% of students at Caltech have a 770 or higher, so I think it’s fair to say that would be low for Caltech.</p>
<p>That probably means that nearly half of Caltech students have a 770 (the curve often goes 800 -> 770), so it’s a normal score. Basically, get no more than one question wrong and you’re good.</p>
<p>Personally I think a “good” score is around a 1700 or above? The score average is slightly higher than 1500, and a 1700 is well above average.</p>
<p>Oh noes, lol I have only 1660</p>
<p>CR = 550
M = 630
W = 480</p>
<p>And ppl all around me in school says thats actually good, all your scores blow me out of the water…now the Pre-ACT I beat every question with ease but how important is that really to a college? Friends tell me that colleges take SAT more seriose and don’t generally take the ACT scores seriosly…</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure colleges don’t care whether you send in the SAT or ACT</p>
<p>If you do worse on the SAT, just forget about it. Lots of colleges are more familiar with the SAT but they will just look up the ACT score comparison table.</p>
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<p>I think the standard deviation is designed to be 100 for each section (at least that’s what I was taught in my statistics class). That would put 1700 in the top edge of the IQR (middle 50%). I guess it depends on personal standards, but I would see that as solid at best. I guess that brings me to the real point: there’s no absolute standard for what’s a “good” score. Just set a goal based on your own ability and try to blow it out of the water.</p>
<p>phew I am glad I found this thread. It really comforts me
I got a superscore of 2200, but I’m in the Asian pool, which is more competitive :(Is 2200 still good for the Asian pool? I know a lot of Asians with 2300+</p>
<p>Um… So, I’m hoping to apply to Swarthmore. Is a 2280 good? I only got a 700 in math, but I’m hoping to go into English-related subjects and I got an 800 in reading, a 780 in writing, with an 11 on the essay. What do you think?</p>