Ok so earlier today i took a practice SAT test online, and my scores were
Write- 540
Critical Reading- 480
Mathematics- 400

Bringing my total score to- 1420

I was wondering if those scores were good or not?…. Are they good, bad, average. I took it without studying, cause i don’t have any study material yet, and i’m planning on taking the real one in a few months. I know that if i study i can bring the score up, but i still don’t know if my score now is ok, i’m just wondering.

If anyone knows i would appreciate it Thanks!!

i have the official sat study guide (the old one with 8 tests). when i total my points into a raw score, it converts to a range. sometimes the range is small, but sometimes it’s big. for example, the range for a raw score of 60 on the critical reading section is 660-760. that’s a huge difference. is there a way for me to be able to calculate my exact score?

Alright, I just took the SAT in may and got a 530 on Critical Reading, a 620 on Math and a 580 on Writing coming to a total of 1730. I didnt do much prep for the test so i could probably raise it a bit if i take it again. I’m happy with my score but I’ll be honest, my grades suck, im usually labeled as an underachiever because I take AP/honors courses but usually just squeak by with a C. Its not that i dont try, I just don’t function well in a high school-style educational atmosphere. I do tons of extra corricular clubs/activities, but I feel like my grades might keep me from getting very far. Is a 1730 on the SAT going to do much to help me get into a decent college despite my average grades?

I just took a practice SAT test online…
they said i got….
critical reading: 500
writing: 540
math: 540

Are these good scores? I’m a freshmen in high school right now. So i still have a lot more to learn. But i’ve already taken algebra 1 and am in geometry. I’m also in an advanced english class. So do you think when i take the test for real once i’m a junior or senior i will have a better score, considering that i continue taking those advance classes?
I want to get into a school like uw madison or um twin cities

I’m currently in an SAT Prep course at my school twice a week that runs all the way till the end of April. However, even with that I feel like that isn’t enough since my PSAT scores were really low :-\
During the end of the summer my Aunt bought me the Barron’s SAT book (2009) yet, I haven’t cracked it open until recently … So, I have a few questions to ask:

1.) How do/did you study for the vocabulary?

My SAT book supplies me with an entire word list that contains more than a 1,000 words and I don’t know where to start. It provides me with flashcards, but how am I supposed to memorize all those words in preparation for the May SAT this spring? I’ve told myself that maybe if I memorize 10 words a day, I’d complete the list. However, with my AP exam coming up, my project due soon, the project I’m currently working on now, and my term paper due in weeks, plus other homework on top, it’s difficult to fit it in my schedule. So, how did you study/memorize the Vocab?

2.) The critical reading section is a bit difficult to me. I’ve always wondered which strategy is best when it comes to reading the passages given to you. Do you glance at the questions beforehand and then start reading the passage? Do you skim the paragraph so you can have more time to answer the questions? Do you read the entire thing the whole way through thoroughly and then answer the questions? There’s many different ways to tackle the situation, but which way is more helpful?

3.) This isn’t a question pertaining to the SATs really, but you know how colleges and universities like people who are unique and are able to stand out from the crowd? Well, what if you’re planning to go into pharmacy/medical field but you have a talent in art? If you’re able to use your talent and let’s say you win some big Art contest, would that be considered unique to the college, even though it has nothing to do with health/med?

I’m not exactly sure what unique qualities colleges are looking for :-\ I feel like I’m a plain Jane in this world … Especially in this day and age where competition is always rising.
Thanks Ty
Yeah, I read a few pages before of the SAT book, but not enough. And yes, I know people should join groups and do community service (I already do at the moment) but I mean besides all that. There will be tons of kids out there who have done all of the above, but there are those few lucky ones that stand out far more than the rest. I’m wondering what that may be. Thanks for your advice! Top 5 is amazing

I am in 11th grade now, and I’m taking the SATs for the first time next Saturday (March 13). I haven’t taken any classes, read any books, etc. in preparation for it. I took the PSAT once in 10th grade and once in 11th grade.
For the 11th grade one, I got 79 percentile for critical reading, 54 percentile for math, and 86 percentile in writing skills.
My theory is that people did well on the SATs BEFORE preparing for it was even a thought in the school system. And anyway, they raised the perfect score from 1600 to 2400 because they added another writing section, which is what I’m best at anyway.
PS. If you’re going to be mean to me and be like "WOW WHAT A F***ING DUMBA** YOU SHOULD HAVE STUDIED WOWOWOWOWOW STUUUUUUPID" then just gtfo because I’m looking for people with constructive opinions.
Bottom line: Is it bad that I haven’t studied? I went to PSAT prep classes, but not SAT ones. I figured that I took the PSATs so I know the format, just a shorter version. This test is basically a crapshoot anyway, and I can take it again in May.

ok i took a pre SAT test online and i calculated all my scores…Writing=930 [w/o the essay since they have no way of scoring that] critical reading=920 and a 800 on math…i added the graded score like i think i should and it came to be 2650….i thought the highest was a 2400!!! im no genius so what went wrong???
the translator calculated the scores i just put in the raw number they told me i got

I’m taking the January 24 SATs. I just took my first practice test from the "Official SAT Study Guide" yesterday and I got (about) 1790 total.

Critical Reading: 590
Math: 570
Writing: 630

I’m in 8th grade, and testing under the CTY Talent Search program. Do I still have time to improve my SAT scores by about 100 points section, given that there is only 2 months left?

And how can I effectively study for the SAT? Please help! Thanks lots! ^_^

Hey Im 12, almost 13 ; ) and just took the SAT for my first time on the 24th of Jan. So I was wondering how good my scores are and what to do to improve.
Critical Reading: 520
Math: 450
Writing: 500
Multi. Choice: 53
Essay: 6

P.S. Just wondering ’cause my mom thinks I didn’t put my full effort into it (I took school offered courses and the practice test on collegeboard.com) but did better than she expected considering I didn’t ‘try’.

Thanks!
~Sarah~
I was offered the option to take it through CTY Johns Hopkins University because I scored so well on the state of Washington’s standerdized test the WASL. And through the university I get the option to take it every year til I graduate which I will use.

I’m a mostly A student, except for math, but I bombed the SAT. I did take the essay section, so I got an average of 500 for that. Critical reading was 410 and math was 330 (yikes!). It was a really hard test. Some of the words were, like, way above my head. I feel so dumb! I studied for it, but it didn’t help any. I wrote two adventure books and and want to go to an online college for English Composition, and maybe nutrition.