In the mail a few days ago, the CollegeBoard sent me my official score report from the SAT I took in June of 2007. I’d known my scores already, but the score summary contained some very interesting statistical information about the chances of my scores going up. And, since this blog was inspired by the Financial Aid Podcast, it’s about time I start blogging about something related to college admissions, right? For full disclosure, here are my scores:
Critical Reading: 680
Math: 680
Writing: 730
Total: 2090
Here’s the interesting part:
Among students with critical reading scores of 680, 46% score higher on a second testing, 46% score lower, and 8% receive the same score. On average, a person with a critical reading score of 680 gains 2 points on a second testing.
Among students with math scores of 680, 43% score higher on a second testing, 48% score lower, and 9% receive the same score. On average, a person with a critical reading score of 680 loses 2 points on a second testing.
Among students with writing scores of 730, 32% score higher on a second testing, 61% score lower, and 7% receive the same score. On average, a person with a critical reading score of 730 loses 21 points on a second testing.
It seems that I have a statistical likelyhood of doing something interesting when I take the test again. Over this summer, I want to guarantee that I score higher than I did the first time in both critical reading and math; I’m perfectly content with my writing score.
I was shocked to see my score when I got it. The critical reading score was higher than I actually thought I’d do, so I was really happy. Also, my writing score is crazy-high. I can’t really put a finger on what brought that part up, besides my subscription to the podcast Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing like it’s my job. However, my math score was a bit of a disappointment. I know it’s a ‘great’ score, but hear me out: Math is my thing, and on all practice tests, I scored around 750 on the math. What gives, SAT? Well, rather: What gives, Ricky?
So I ask you, my readers, any tips?
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