Should I take the SAT I this Saturday? (I just received my ACT score)

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<p>I am a high school senior applying early action to Stanford.</p>

<p>I signed up to take the SAT October 6th and November 3rd.</p>

<p>I just received my ACT composite: 34
English: 34
Math: 35
Reading: 31
Science: 34
(Writing score has not come out yet)</p>

<p>I realize that the ACT 34 is around a 2260-2280 on the SAT. How many questions can I miss on Saturday to get higher than a 2300?</p>

<p>I have never taken the SAT I before and currently my SAT record (comprised of 3 SAT II’s) is pretty good. I don’t want to take the SAT I this Saturday, get lower than a 2300, and tarnish my SAT record.</p>

<p>Should I take the SAT this saturday?
How many questions can I miss to get higher than a 2300?
Is an ACT 34 okay for HYPS universities along with good but not stellar GPA (UW-3.91, W-4.28), solid extracurriculars and solid recommendations?</p>

<p>thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>It depends on which section. Traditionally math (and sometimes writing) has a brutal curve. I’m not sure how the curve on the October tests is compared to those earlier in the year, but based on my march scores, I would guess roughly 4-5 wrong on math + writing combined with a perfect critical reading score would be just above 2300. On the other hand, if you’re able to manage a perfect score on writing and math, I believe you could get 7-8 wrong on critical reading and still get above a 2300 since the curve on the critical reading section is usually greater. </p>

<p>If you expect your scores to be more evenly spread out, I would suggest using the following information as a rough guideline:
For every question wrong in writing/math: -20
For every question wrong in critical reading: -10
(Be sure to factor in the quarter point deductions as well)</p>

<p>Keep in mind that this is just from experience and my estimates could be off by quiet a bit. I hope this helps somewhat.</p>

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<p>here is the june curve, for your reference. october could be a little different but this should give you a rough estimate of what your score would be. its based on the raw score.</p>

<p>Critical Reading:
67: 800
66: 800
65: 800
64
63
62
61: 740
60: 730
59:
58: 710
57: 700
56: 690
55: 680
54
53
52
51
50</p>

<p>Math:
54: 800
53: 780
52: 760
51
50: 720
49: 710
48
47
46
45
44: 660</p>

<p>Writing:
49: 800 (12, 11, 10, 9)
48: 800 (12, 11, 10)
47: 800 (12, 11, 10), 780 (8)
46: 760 (8)
45: 760 (9) 770 (10)
44: 770 (11)
43: 740 (10) 780(12)
42
41
40: 640 (?) 660 (8)
39: 640 (8) 650 (9) 690 (10)
38
37</p>

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<p>when you for example say…</p>

<p>Critical reading:</p>

<p>67 800
66
65
64 740</p>

<p>does this mean that getting 66 correct answers is a 800?</p>

<p>thank you.</p>

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<p>No, it means that nobody on CC with a 66 raw score has provided the corresponding scaled score to add to the list. -1 is almost always 800.</p>

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<p>yeah, if its blank it just means that no one who posted got that raw score.</p>

<p>and btw the raw score is number of correct answers - (.25 times number of incorrect answers).</p>