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can someone tell me what is considered a good score on the SAT’s?
Depends what you’re looking for. 2100 will probably get you into an honors program at most good colleges, maybe 2200 if you’re looking top Ivy League.
IMO, over 2000 out of 2400 is good. not sure in real life what a good score is
according to general population…people are considered genius if they get over 1500. over 1400 is also pretty genius. over 1300 is really smart , between 1100 and 1300 is probably your avg person.. under 1000 means you probably didnt study as much as you should or you arent a good test taker…
**these scores reflect nothing on actual brightness rather on luck and good test taking abilities.. IMO…
thats out of 1600
So look up what those honors programs require and then you know what to aim for.
A good score would be around 2000. A very good/excellent score would be over 2200.
When I took the PSAT it was when it was still out of 1600, but when I took the SAT it was the first year that it was out of 2400.
Some advice: Practice writing short essays on random topics in under fifteen minutes. If I remember correctly, there are a few essays in the SAT with such a time limit. It definitely boosted my score. I was so thankful the the essays in the GRE give much more time.
Essays aren’t worth as many points unless they changed it since I took it. Just practice a lot with the questions and make sure you know the rules of writing. You seem smart, so making a logical argument shouldn’t be a problem. Just prepare yourself so that you know what types of questions you’ll get and familiarize yourself with the trick answers they could try and give you.
Sam, your’e right, and very good advice. I think I just wrote about practicing essays because that was the area I personally needed the most improvement in then.
I hope I am. I tutor people for the SATs sometimes. I’d be a bad tutor if I didn’t understand the test.
When I took the PSAT it was when it was still out of 1600, but when I took the SAT it was the first year that it was out of 2400.
Middlepath: Did you have a very long gap between the two? Because the PSAT switched to 2400 a number of years before the SAT. I personally took the PSAT twice, in 10th grade and 11th grade, both out of 2400. Then in 12th grade, I took the SAT and it was still out of 1600 – it switched a few years later.
Some colleges only care about the score out of 1600 for their honors programs. YU (at least when I applied) only cared that one had a 1400 out of 1600. I know Rutgers also had a requirement of 1350, with no less than 650 in either of the sections.
I’m not sure how colleges value the writing sections these days.
fyi, the time limit for the essay is 25 minutes.
and another fyi/ps: PSAT were out of 2400, true, but that did not include the essay, only the multiple choice writing section.
ravshalom, yes, I had quite a gap in between, so that may explain it.
yid.period, thanks for clarifying what the time limit was.
What’s funny is that I took the GRE twice, put in a lot of time for it, did well the second time, and the school I’m in now didn’t even ask for my GRE scores. Technically, though, I still have the scores on record for another 3 years if I would want to apply to another school that asks for them.
how much does a girl who plans to go to one of the jewish programs need to get?
I know this thread is old, but I just wanted to say that I took the SAT twice (incidentally, I also got 2040 the first time around :D), and I did SOOOO much better the second time around, even though I didn’t study as much…it’s definitely worth a shot!
But you also may want to note that most Honors programs don’t accept applicants that have already matriculated at a different college…
commonsense: To the best of my knowledge, they don’t actually require SAT scores.
Hi cinderella.
A lot of people sweat the SAT’s. They are important, but not the only factor in a school considering someone and if they are able to succeed in the programs they offer. US News and World Report states that over 60% of college freshman are enrolled in remedial math and English classes. Also, the college guide books you can find at Barnes and Noble show average SAT scores for the students they have accepted.
Hatzlacha!!
Did you get into the Honors program you wanted to get into?
I did well on the SATs but it was a waste of time and money. If you want to use Yeshiva credits it won’t do a/t for you.
frumnotyeshivish: If you are planning on going to a conventional college (Jewish or not), then it IS worth is to take the SAT. I think (correct me if I’m wrong) even Touro requires it now. I don’t know how yeshiva credits work, so I won’t comment on them, but I DO know that you have to go through some sort of accredited program to get credit for seminary. So bottom line, if you plan on getting a degree, SAT scores can matter.
By the way:
SAT = U.S.
SATs = England
SAT’s = nobody.
When you transfer college credits to an institution (as one would do when attending e.g. Touro and using some Yeshiva/Seminary credits) SATs are not in any way required. When the college you are attending has some standards they may care what it was but nearly all the colleges taking those credits don’t. If you pay and have a pulse, you may attend Touro. I refer to SATs in general, and use what seems to be the easiest way to describe the plural form. I did score in the 98th percentile on the Verbal section of the (old) SATs.
I’m not trying to say that you HAVE to take them. Truthfully, I really don’t what specific college do or don’t require. But I think it’s incorrect to say “it won’t do a/t for you.” High SAT are a big plus in admission (as much as colleges try to deny it), qualify you for high-end academic scholarships, and usually ARE required for admission into Honors programs. Obviously, if you know you won’t do well, it won’t pay to take it. But if you can, you only stand to benefit.
Incidentally, I also applied to Touro, and they gave me a full academic scholarship based on my SAT scores alone.
I am also referring to the test in general. There is no need to pluralize “SAT.”
i took the SAT twice. most of my class took it. i think touro wanted it if you applied for israel option or something. i actually applied to touro nursing and got in based on my SAT scores-i hadn’t even taken the NLN test. so for me my SAT counted. for BI i where i am now i don’t think they even asked for it
When ur transferring yeshiva credits the school is very focused on money. It is a business after all. I know many people who transferred and none of those who had a benefit from taking the SATs. I wasn’t saying not to take them just that they may not do a/t.
frumnotyeshivish: Don’t you go through regular admissions before you transfer the credits?
I’m not specifically sure as to the technicalities, especially as it pertains to Touro; Where I went, b/c I used Yeshiva credits, I didn’t even need to verify my high school diploma or transcripts…
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