SAT or ACT

The portal will show the actual test scores, not the converted scores. Imagine the emails and phone calls if a score appeared in the portal that was different from the test result.

Roadking's table explains why a conversion must be made in order to evaluate applicants taking different tests. Scores are valid for five years, so scores from the old SAT test are still being considered for soldiers, college candidates, and any other applicants that may have taken the old SAT test. Additionally, percentile ranges are different for the SAT and ACT, as can be seen in the table.

Those difference must be reconciled to evaluate applicants apples to apples. USMA does this by converting test scores to a standardized basis that can be used to calculate WCS points - possibly by using percentiles, but only admissions knows exactly how it is done.

To my knowledge USMA does not convert ACT scores.
The old 1600 basis wouldn’t be in play any longer as that was more than 5 years ago, but the experiment with the 2400 point scale might still be in that 5 year window.
 
"Converting scores..."

Okay...I can't speak for "today, at this very minute..." But...

I have seen, in the very recent past, the documents at two of the SA's that show the comparable scores of SAT to ACT. I have seen this in action and its to the candidates favor. If they've taken both tests, the SA determines which scores higher for the candidate and uses those.

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
 
An observation after looking at a number of test scores:

Among candidates that took both tests - when there is a significant difference, the ACT score is better than the SAT score (about 80% of the time). Small sample size of about 75 with a large difference, so more of an observation than a conclusion.
 
An observation after looking at a number of test scores:

Among candidates that took both tests - when there is a significant difference, the ACT score is better than the SAT score (about 80% of the time). Small sample size of about 75 with a large difference, so more of an observation than a conclusion.
Both my sons did better with the ACT. Seems like the format of the test worked better for them.
 
Yes, this is what made me think about how the ACT and SAT are then compared. Does an ACT score get converted and then go through a similar reduction (36 converted to 1600 and then dropped to 1580)? Or does a 36 convert to a 1600 with no further reduction, thus resulting in the ACT being just slightly favored over the SAT? Curious if anybody has any insight.

ACT 36 Converts to 1600 SAT
 
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