Hey everyone, I've been looking at college profiles and noticed that some of them still have average SAT scores listed from the Old SAT instead of the New SAT. Is there a reliable conversion method to help compare my New SAT score to the Old SAT averages? Thanks!
Yes, there is a reliable conversion method you can use to compare your New SAT score to the Old SAT averages. The College Board has published a helpful concordance table that you can use for this purpose. When comparing your New SAT score to the Old SAT scores listed on college profiles, you can use this concordance table as a guideline.
Here's a summary of the process:
1. Look up your New SAT Math score to find the Old SAT Math score.
2. Look up your New SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) score to find the Old SAT Critical Reading and Writing score.
3. Add the Old SAT Math and Critical Reading and Writing scores together to find your comparable Old SAT total score.
Keep in mind that the concordance table may not provide a perfect match, but it gives you a fairly accurate idea of how your New SAT score would translate to the Old SAT.
One important thing to note is that most colleges have updated their admissions statistics and score ranges to reflect the New SAT. So, you might want to check their published average scores or middle 50% ranges again to see if they have updated this information.
Good luck with your college search!
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