Common sat scores for engineering

ucbalumnus
Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:49:58 +0000

You probably want to start with one each of SAT and ACT. Some students do a lot better on one versus the other. If you wish to retake, then retake the initially higher one with test-specific preparation. Retaking is probably only worth doing if you actually prepare for the test (do released old real tests for practice, figure out why you are making mistakes on incorrect answers and remedy that problem).

A study at the University of Oregon found that students scoring under 600 in the SAT math (26 is the equivalent ACT math score) did not have very good chance of success in physics and math; they speculate that this also applies to engineering (which University of Oregon does not have).

[[1011.0663] Nonlinear Psychometric Thresholds for Physics and Mathematics]([1011.0663] Nonlinear Psychometric Thresholds for Physics and Mathematics)

Among smaller schools, South Dakota Mines and New Mexico Tech are not that difficult to get admitted to and not that expensive.