SAT and ACT concordance tables -- A revision might be necessary

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xiggi The correlation between SAT M+V scores and ACT composite scores is a whopping .92 compared to your cherry picked anecdotal evidence.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/RR-99-02-Dorans.pdf”>http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/RR-99-02-Dorans.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>texaspg You do realize that there are more perfect ACT scores than perfect SAT scores because the ACT converts 35.5+ composite scores to be a perfect 36 since all scores are rounded to whole numbers. If the SAT did the same thing with scores in the 2370+ range, the number of “perfect” SAT would be similar assuming similar number of test takers in the pool

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<p>VOR, with all due respect, do you really think you’re telling me something I have not known for years? As far as my anecdotal evidence culled from the latest Questbridge “reports,” didn’t I describe that correctly in my original post? </p>

<p>In the meantime, despite being a N=1, could you explain to TexasPG how he might interpret a score of 750M in the November 2014 in terms of corresponding to a recent ACT test? To be pragmatic, would his child benefit from taking the ACT and score a 34? How about a 35? Or would she need a 36 to merely equate that 750M? What is next to the 750M, the child only had 800? Would she need all 36 (again) to merely earn a score that corresponds to the SAT? </p>

<p>Please understand that this is not a discussion about the merit (or silliness) of retaking a 2350, but a dilemma that some students face. They do not look at the statistical tables for 15 years ago but are trying to read the tea leaves that might be present in the ivory towers of admission offices. </p>