when converting ACT to SAT should i compare percentiles to get a score?

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<p>if i want to convert from a ACT english and math score to a SAT CR and M score, do you think i should use the percentiles as means of coverting .</p>

<p>for example if someone scored in the 91st percentile for english, would this convert to a 660-670 CR score?</p>

<p>source of table: <a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;

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<p>or if thats not the way, can anyone provide a reliable score of converting act english and math scores?</p>

<p>btw do i use act english or act english/writting when converting to sat sar cr?</p>

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<p>There are many SAT - ACT conversion tables available. Here is a link to the one on the ACT site: [ACT-SAT</a> Concordance](<a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/]ACT-SAT”>The ACT Test for Students | ACT)</p>

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<p>yeah ive seen that but the problem i had understanding was how to convert my act ENGLISH to sat cr.</p>

<p>im applying to georgia tech and virginia tech and both school convert the ACT to SAT scores in hopes of helping you out</p>

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<p>They use the CR percentiles on the SAT to match with the English; SAT to ACT math; and SAT writing to the ACT writing using a concordance table.</p>

<p>I think they use percentiles for math and english from the total cumulative percentiles of ACT tests over several years because my english conversion was higher than the current percentile conversion.</p>

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<p>huuh? sorry im confused from your post</p>

<p>are u trying to say that my ACT percentile gets matched up with the same percentile on the SAT? and that percentiles new score is my “converted” ACT score?</p>

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<p>Yes. 10char</p>

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<p>I got a 30 E, 28 M, and 31 E/W on the ACT, and according to this website ([ACT</a> Score Information: National Ranks for Test Scores and Composite Score](<a href=“ACT Test Scores | ACT Scoring | ACT”>ACT Test Scores | ACT Scoring | ACT)), my percentiles are 93, 91, 98 respectively. and then using this website (<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools), my “converted scores” are 680+680+740. is this right?</p>

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<p>31 english is ~680, 28 in math is ~670 and a 31 in writing is 690 according to this table which gaTech uses: [url=&lt;a href=“http://www.act.org/aap/concordance/]ACT-SAT”&gt;The ACT Test for Students | ACT]ACT-SAT</a> Concordance<a href=“writing%20table”>/url</a></p>

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<p>It would not be correct to convert ACT english into SAT CR. They are not concordable. The best corellation is between ACT English + ACT Reading and SAT CR.
However, most colleges convert ACT into SAT CR in a different way.
They convert ACT into SAT M + SAT CR, then they convert ACT Math into SAT Math, and then they get your SAT CR as (SAT M + SAT CR converted from ACT) - SAT M (converted from ACT M)</p>

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Info is not enough to convert. What is your ACT composite?
28 ACT M ~ 660-670 SAT M
31 ACT E/W ~ 690-710 SAT W
But we cannot get your SAT CR without ACT composite, sorry.</p>

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That is what they almost never do.</p>

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<p>my composite is a 28</p>

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<p>composite 28 corresponds to 1260-1310 SAT M + CR. Subtract 660-670 SAT M. So, SAT CR should be about 600-640, which is 620 in average.</p>

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<p>Georgia Tech doesn’t use the composite score.</p>

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<p>Right, Georgia Tech is one of those few who concords ACT English to SAT CR (even though they are not concordable). ACT 30 E corresponds to 660-670 SAT CR according to Georgia tech rules.</p>