Comparing Redesigned PSAT Scores to ACT Scores Concordance between PSAT and ACT scores can be used to determine whether you should focus on preparing for the SAT or ACT. While most students score comparably, some students are better suited to one test or the other. Changes to the Concordance. The new SAT and ACT concordance has little impact on the scores of students who scored in the middle ranges. Most high-scoring SAT test takers will be pleased to find that their ACT scores are a point higher when they convert with the new concordance.
This post was updated in October 2018 to reflect the most recent information available.
If you are currently studying for the SAT or ACT (or making decisions about whether you should take the ACT vs the SAT), chances are you are stuck in the middle of the old SAT to new Redesigned SAT transition. If you’ve already taken the ACT or previous SAT and are eyeing the new SAT, or if you’ve taken practice tests of the ACT and new SAT and want to see which test you might do better on, you probably want to know how your scores compare.
Unfortunately, comparing scores is not as easy as it might sound with all the changes in the tests.
So to answer the ACT to SAT scores conversion question, we’ve created this ACT to New SAT to Old SAT score conversion chart!ACT to Old SAT to New SAT Total ScoreHint: You can also type in your score into the search box to pull up the relevant line.
Note: As of 2019, the College Board has noted: “The 2018 tables are now the only official concordance tables between the ACT and the SAT and should be used as the single source of reference when comparing scores on the two tests.” In other words, discard the old (2016) tables–this is what you should be looking at!
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Previous ACT to SAT Scores Converter Table
These numbers are based on the prior 2015 ACT to SAT concordance tables released by the College Board and ACT that convert ACT scores to SAT scores on both the 1600 and 2400 scale. See the chart above for the most recent, accurate information.
Concordance Tables
Wondering what your post-2016 scores “translate” to on the old scale? We have you covered! Here are the concordance tables for new SAT scores (composite and by subject) and old SAT scores.
New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Composite)
New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Math)Act Psat Conversion Chart
New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Reading)
New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Writing)
New SAT Scores to Old SAT Scores (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing to Writing plus Critical Reading)
Final Thoughts
Hopefully, these conversion charts provided you with some clarity on how you’d score on the ACT and SAT. Enable automatic updates in windows 10. For more information on how scores for both tests are calculated, check out our posts dedicated to everything you need to know about ACT scores and SAT scores.
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in January 2016 and has been updated for freshness, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.
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Dr. Kristin Fracchia makes sure Magoosh's sites are full of awesome, free resources that can be found by students prepping for standardized tests. With a PhD from UC Irvine and degrees in Education and English, she’s been working in education since 2004 and has helped students prepare for standardized tests, as well as college and graduate school admissions, since 2007. She enjoys the agony and bliss of trail running, backpacking, hot yoga, and esoteric knowledge.
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