Old SAT scores compared to redesigned SAT scores.

gravlax
Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:49:47 +0000

One of the curious conventions relating to SAT vs ACT reporting is that ACT averages tend to be rounded to the nearest possible score, while SAT averages are not. This, coupled with the fact that an ACT point is worth about 60 SAT points (2400 scale) leads to a precision mismatch. A 33 could be anything from a 32.5 to a 33.4. It’s as if the reported SAT averages only showed increments like 2280 / 2340 / 2400.