What will the new SAT scores look like?
The new SAT will have three scores, each on the familiar 200-800 scale. Your score will include writing (W 200-800), mathematics (M 200-800), and critical reading (CR 200-800). Q: Can I compare my old SAT scores-or my older brother’s or sister’s with my new SAT scores? A: Yes. The math and critical reading test scores can be compared to the existing math and verbal scores. This is something colleges needed for consistency in admissions requirements. However, the SAT writing section is something completely new. Visit www.collegeboard.
The new SAT will have three scores, each on the familiar scale of 200–800. Scores will include writing (W 200– 800), mathematics (M 200–800) and critical reading (CR 200–800). What will students be asked to write about in the essay? Students will be asked to take a position on an issue and support it persuasively with examples from their studies and experiences. The topic will be an open-ended question that can be answered successfully in many different ways. Students won’t have to have any prior knowledge about the topic to write an effective essay. Will the PSAT/NMSQT change too? Yes. Beginning in fall 2004, the PSAT/NMSQT, which is typically taken by high school sophomores and juniors, will include many changes similar to those on the new SAT. However, the PSAT/NMSQT will not include an essay. In addition, there will be no third-year college preparatory math questions in the math section of the PSAT/NMSQT. Instead, there will be additional concepts in numbers and operations, algebra
The new SAT Reasoning Test will have three scores, each on the familiar scale of 200 to 800. Your score will include Writing (W 200-800), Mathematics (M 200-800), and Critical Reading (CR 200-800). Your Math and Critical Reading scores on the new SAT Reasoning Test can be compared to the Math and Verbal scores from the old SAT I. This is something colleges need for consistency in admissions requirements. However, the SAT Writing score is completely new.
