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Although many students will find that their PSAT and ACT scores intersect somewhere in the gray “Judgment Call” band, some may discover that one test is actually better suited to to their skills. \nInstructions: \nIn the table to the right, find the row with your ACT score in the left column and then find the column that contains your PSAT score; determine whether you should favor the SAT or ACT or whether your scores are close enough that you should make a judgment call based on additional circumstances. \nSource: \nCollege Board and ACT concordances for PSAT, SAT, and ACT; Compass data analysis and research. \nACT \n36 \n35 \n34 \n33 \n32 \n31 \n30 \n29 \n28 \n27 \n26 \n25 \n24 \n23 \n22 \n21 \n20 \n19 \n18 \n17 \n16 \n15 \n14 \n13 \n12 \nIF YOUR PSAT SCORE IS: \nANY \u003C1500 \n\u003C1480 \n\u003C1450 \n\u003C1420 \n\u003C1390 \n\u003C1350 \n\u003C1310 \n\u003C1280 \n\u003C1240 \n\u003C1200 \n\u003C1160 \n\u003C1130 \n\u003C1100 \n\u003C1060 \n\u003C1020 \u003C980 \n\u003C940 \n\u003C900 \n\u003C860 \n\u003C810 \n\u003C770 \n\u003C720 \n\u003C680 \n\u003C620 \nFAVOR ACT \nN/A \n1500–1520 \n1480–1520 \n1450–1500 \n1420–1480 \n1390–1460 \n1350–1440 \n1310–1410 1280–1380 \n1240–1340 \n1200–1300 1160–1270 \n1130–1230 \n1100–1190 \n1060–1150 \n1020–1120 980–1090 \n940–1050 \n900–1010 860–970 \n810–930 770–890 \n720–840 680–800 \n620–740 \nJUDGMENT CALL \nN/A \nN/A \nN/A >1500 \n>1480 \n>1460 \n>1440 \n>1410 \n>1380 \n>1340 \n>1300 \n>1270 \n>1230 \n>1190 \n>1150 \n>1120 \n>1090 \n>1050 \n>1010 >970 \n>930 \n>890 \n>840 \n>800 \n>740 \nFAVOR SAT \nIf you are comparing your performance on the SAT to an actual or practice ACT, see: \ncompassprep.com/comparing-act-and-new-sat-scores/ \n COMPASSPREP. 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