ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesThe College Board and ACT have created concordance tables to compare ACT and SAT test scores. The tables are based on a group of students who have taken both tests. If you use the tables, you should be aware of their limitations. There may be differences in students who take both tests and those … Read more
ShareTweetFlipEmailPin0 SharesThe maximum SAT test score on all three sections of the test is 2400. This score is based on the combined individual scores for the Critical Reading, Mathematics, and Writing sections. The lowest score for each section is 200 and the highest is 800. According the College Board, of the 2013 college0bound seniors, the … Read more
The answer is not “as many times to get the score she wants.”
As usual, the answer depends on the student. The simplest answer is that the lower your score, the more likely taking the test will raise it while the higher your score, the more likely taking the test will lower the scores.
No. All four-year colleges accept both tests. Both the SAT and ACT provide concordance tables to “translate” scores from one test to another.
However, there are reasons why you might want to take both the SAT and ACT. Even with the proposed changes to the SAT in 2016, the tests will not be the same. Therefore, if you do poorly on one, you might do better on the other.