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But what do they mean? And how can scores help students determine whether the SAT or ACT should be favored?  \n1600  \n1500  \n1400  \n1300  \n1200  \n1100  \n1000  \n900  \n800  \n700  \n\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  | FA |  |  |  | R | S | A | T |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | LL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | C | A |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | NT |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DG |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | JU |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  | T |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | C | opyri | ght © | 20 | 16 C | ompass | E | duca | tion | Group | | c | omp | assp | rep.c | om |\n\nVO  \nFAVOR C  \nME  \n12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36  \nACT Score  \nCompass has analyzed available research and concordances to create a comparison tool in both chart (above) and table (right) forms. Although many students will find that their SAT 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 SAT 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 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 SAT SCORE IS:  \n\u003C1550  \n\u003C1520  \n\u003C1490  \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  \n1550–1600  \n1520–1590  \n1490–1560  \n1450–1550  \n1420–1510 1390–1480  \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  \n>1590  \n>1560  \n>1550  \n>1510  \n>1480  \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 PSAT to an actual or practice ACT, see:  \ncompassprep.com/using-psat-scores-to-compare-sat-and-act/  \n COMPASSPREP. 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