How is the old SAT score converted to the new SAT score?

Hey all, I took the old SAT and my scores were okay-ish. I understand colleges now use the new SAT. Any idea on how the old SAT scores are converted to new SAT scores? Any conversion chart or something?

Yes, there is a concordance table released by the College Board that allows you to convert old SAT scores to the new SAT scores. The process of conversion is not absolutely straightforward, but rather involves a range of scores. For example, let's consider a hypothetical situation where your old SAT score was 1800. This score on the old version of the SAT corresponds to a range of 1280-1310 on the new SAT.

You can access this concordance table on CollegeVine's blog, to check how your particular score would translate: https://blog.collegevine.com/new-sat-vs-old-sat-score-conversion-chart

It's important to remember that this is a generalized conversion and individual colleges may have a slightly different way of interpreting the scores. Also, since your old SAT had three sections (critical reading, mathematics, and writing), and the new SAT only has two (evidence-based reading and writing, and math), the concordance isn't perfect.

Finally, schools may still accept your old SAT score, but some may prefer that you retake the test, especially since if you took the old SAT, it's likely been almost 10 years since you received your score, and colleges generally prefer students to submit recent scores.

At the same time, schools understand that not everyone follows a conventional path to college. I'd recommend reaching out to the admissions offices of the schools you're considering, to ask them whether they'd accept an old SAT score.

I hope this information helps answer your query!