SAT Scores: SAT vs SAT(R)

Test Preparation
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<p>Not really a question about SAT prep, since I took the SAT quite a long time ago. But I have two sets of SAT scores on my college transcripts and was wondering how to interpret them:</p>

<p>SAT SCORES : VERBAL:720 MATH :660<br>
VERBAL(R):790 MATH(R):650</p>

<p>What is the difference between “Verbal/Math” vs “Verbal/Math(R)”? I took the test back in 1992, graduated from the college that issued the transcript (University of Washington) in 1997, and ordered the transcript in 2008, if that has any relevance.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>Recalculated maybe? Don’t trust me lol.</p>

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<p>In 1994, the SAT scales were “recentered” (hence the “R”). The first numbers are your actual scores, the second numbers are the equivalent scores on the new (1994+) test.</p>

<p>The two scales are different and not directly comparable, yet the scaled score range was kept the same, leading to confusion (such as yours) for years to come.</p>