What Is a Good SAT Score? Setting Your Goal For College Admission

EDUCATION

The SAT is an essential part of the college admissions process for many universities. It measures a student’s knowledge and skills in reading, writing, and math and provides colleges with a consistent measure to compare students from different backgrounds.

A good SAT score can help you get into your dream school, but what exactly is a “good” score? The answer to that question depends on several factors, including the school you’re applying to and the average scores of admitted students at that school.

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Overview of the SAT Exam

A good SAT score reflects your current academic potential and sets you up for success at the college of your choice. A general rule of thumb is that anything over the average SAT score of 1059 (the 50th percentile) is good, with scores between 1400 and 1600 being excellent.

What Is a Good SAT Score?

Understand how the SAT scoring system works, so you can easily interpret your scores.

Understanding the Scoring System for the SAT

The total score on the SAT is based on two sections: Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and Math. Each section has its range of scores from 200 to 800 points, with 400 being the lowest possible score and 1600 being the highest.

Total Score

Your raw score in each section determines your section scores, which is the number of questions you got correct.

How Section Scores  Are Calculated

Like the section scores, your overall score is determined by converting your raw score (number of questions answered correctly) into a scaled score within that range.

How Test Scores  Are Calculated

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