Wed PSAT vs Oct 1 SAT?

fignewton
Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:10:34 +0000

Schokolade:

A student scoring 2080, in the 96th percentile of SAT test-takers in October, is compared to all SAT test-takers, including seniors.



The SAT percentiles are calculated by comparing the score with last year’s graduating senior class (which currently is the class of 2011). These percentiles will remain fixed through the June test.

While the SAT and PSAT percentiles are based on two different groups, nonetheless the PSAT score times 10 is an accurate estimate of the SAT score and vice versa. The PSAT writing score can be used directly to estimate the SAT writing multiple-choice subscore. The scaling curves compensate for the different length of the PSAT and the slightly different content.