With the updated version (last March) of the SAT - with the best score now being 1600.....what is an good score vs an average score?
Thanks for the info, I looked on the web too and couldn't find much. I will check out class profile for 2020 and see what it says. My DS has some work to do, so I want to know what he should be shooting forI have looked all over the web trying to find the answers to that question. Look at class profile for 2020 and you should be able to get an idea. My DD took it in December on the old scoring scale and March with the new scoring and again in October and she was pleased with her scores this last time. 1350 this last time. Says she is done taking it. Lol.
Thanks for the info, I looked on the web too and couldn't find much. I will check out class profile for 2020 and see what it says. My DS has some work to do, so I want to know what he should be shooting for
Thanks for the info, I looked on the web too and couldn't find much. I will check out class profile for 2020 and see what it says. My DS has some work to do, so I want to know what he should be shooting for
I hear for the academies 1300+ puts you in the range.I have looked all over the web trying to find the answers to that question. Look at class profile for 2020 and you should be able to get an idea. My DD took it in December on the old scoring scale and March with the new scoring and again in October and she was pleased with her scores this last time. 1350 this last time. Says she is done taking it. Lol.
Remember USNA and all the SA post averages. So some score higher and others lower. A 1300 in Fairfax, VA or San Diego, CA might not cut it when there are dozens with 1400+ and even 1500+. I always am baffled with the question of 'what should I shoot for?' Are you going to stop on the test after you think you have a 1400 and say 'that is good enough!' You should shoot to get the best score you can. Take the tests as much as you can afford to. But that means to study, get tutors, use online resources to improve your scores. This is one of the areas that not only helps you get into a SA, but any college, scholarship and other programs!
I got a 1310 on the SAT, and my BGO said that was a competitive score.Thanks for the info, I looked on the web too and couldn't find much. I will check out class profile for 2020 and see what it says. My DS has some work to do, so I want to know what he should be shooting for
With all due respect, he should be shooting for a 1600. No one not in admissions really knows whether there is a floor. Probably not, given all the various factors taken into consideration and the variously situated candidates (e.g., athletes, geographic and other diversity). However, my guess is that, like poor grades, a poor SAT score would be tough to make up for elsewhere in the overall candidate score. By all means, check out the 2020 profile, but the averages are likely not all that telling. At a minimum, I would think you would want to be toward the top of the 25-75% range they typically give. That's still not a guarantee. That's why I started with "shoot for 1600". Best of luck.
Remember USNA and all the SA post averages. So some score higher and others lower. A 1300 in Fairfax, VA or San Diego, CA might not cut it when there are dozens with 1400+ and even 1500+. I always am baffled with the question of 'what should I shoot for?' Are you going to stop on the test after you think you have a 1400 and say 'that is good enough!' You should shoot to get the best score you can. Take the tests as much as you can afford to. But that means to study, get tutors, use online resources to improve your scores. This is one of the areas that not only helps you get into a SA, but any college, scholarship and other programs!
NavyHoops is spot on. A lot of this is relative to the competition in a district. There is no magic stopping point other than a 1600 and a 36. A 1350 SAT would appear to convert to a 28/29 ACT. That score would appear to be average at best. Does it make you competitive? Sure, you can call it competitive but its all relative. For my DD, that range of scores was enough for an appointment. For my DS who is a reapplicant, its not gonna cut it. He has a 34 ACT and in December he will be taking the SAT and ACT yet again. That should tell you how comfortable he is with his score.DD's BGO was very pleased with her scores. Said she was definitely in the range for the academies.