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What is SAT to ACT Conversion?

SAT to ACT conversion is the process of taking a student's SAT score and converting it into an equivalent score in the ACT, thus helping students easily compare both standardized tests. Since both SAT and ACT are college entrance exams accepted by most colleges and universities in the United States, students may need to know how their performance in one test correlates to the other. Conversion tables, devised on the basis of statistical data, reveal the equivalent scores between these two tests. This conversion usually applies when students have taken one test but want to compare their results with the other for college purposes or other decision-making insights. Conversion provides a very useful bridge for understanding how a student might perform on one exam versus another.

How to Convert SAT to ACT Conversion 2024?

To calculate the SAT to ACT conversion for 2024, you have to use a conversion table or a score chart that will match your SAT score with its equivalent in the ACT. Both tests have their scores calculated on a different scale: SAT scores range from 400 to 1600, while ACT scores go between 1 and 36.
For instance, it is expected that an SAT score of 1500 would translate into approximately a 34 ACT score, although such a conversion may vary according to the conversion chart being referred to.
There are several online tools and conversion guides for 2024, but first, one needs to make sure the conversion chart has been updated in case there have been recent changes in either of the scoring systems of the exams.
The conversion considers how students fared in the individual sections of the exams, reading, writing, and math.

How to Convert SAT to ACT Formula

To turn this formula into an ACT, use a statistical mapping of the scores between the two tests based on their respective methods for scoring. While there is an exact mathematical formula by which this can be directly converted, educational organizations have developed tables that officially show the match between the SAT and the ACT scores.
Using the conversion chart, for example, if a student scores 1200 on the SAT, their predicted score might be around 25 on the ACT.
This conversion is done based on empirical data about how students usually perform in both tests, focused on aligning overall scores rather than mathematical one-to-one equivalencies.
The key idea is to match percentile rankings between the tests rather than providing a precise one-to-one numerical conversion.

Difference Between the SAT Score and ACT Score?

The SAT Score and ACT Score are both standardized tests used for college admissions, but they differ significantly in their scoring systems and test formats. Scores from the SAT range from 400 to 1600, and comprise a separate score for EBRW and Math, whereas ACT scores range from 1 to 36; composite scores are achieved in English, Math, Reading, and Science. Critical thinking, reasoning, and solving are given more emphasis on the SAT, whereas in the ACT, it's knowledge over a wider range of subjects, which also includes science. The SAT Score is offered with an optional essay, while the ACT requires students to take a science reasoning test, which the SAT doesn't require. This makes ACT results more representative of the student's overall performance in higher subjects as compared to the SAT, which focuses on the more important academic reasoning of the students.

SAT Score	ACT Scores	SAT Scores	ACT Scores	SAT Scores	ACT Scores
1600 Sat To	36	1250 Sat To	26	900 Sat To	16
1590 Sat To	36	1240 Sat To	26	890 Sat To	16
1580 Sat To	36	1230 Sat To	26	880 Sat To	16
1570 Sat To	36	1220 Sat To	25	870 Sat To	15
1560 Sat To	35	1210 Sat To	25	860 Sat To	15
1550 Sat To	35	1200 Sat To	25	850 Sat To	15
1540 Sat To	35	1190 Sat To	24	840 Sat To	15
1530 Sat To	35	1180 Sat To	24	830 Sat To	15
1520 Sat To	34	1170 Sat To	24	820 Sat To	14
1510 Sat To	34	1160 Sat To	24	810 Sat To	14
1500 Sat To	34	1150 Sat To	23	800 Sat To	14
1490 Sat To	34	1140 Sat To	23	790 Sat To	14
1480 Sat To	33	1130 Sat To	23	780 Sat To	14
1470 Sat To	33	1120 Sat To	22	770 Sat To	13
1460 Sat To	33	1110 Sat To	22	760 Sat To	13
1450 Sat To	33	1100 Sat To	22	750 Sat To	13
1440 Sat To	32	1090 Sat To	21	740 Sat To	13
1430 Sat To	32	1080 Sat To	21	730 Sat To	13
1420 Sat To	32	1070 Sat To	21	720 Sat To	12
1410 Sat To	31	1060 Sat To	21	710 Sat To	12
1400 Sat To	31	1050 Sat To	20	700 Sat To	12
1390 Sat To	31	1040 Sat To	20	690 Sat To	12
1380 Sat To	30	1030 Sat To	20	680 Sat To	11
1370 Sat To	30	1020 Sat To	19	670 Sat To	11
1360 Sat To	30	1010 Sat To	19	660 Sat To	11
1350 Sat To	29	1000 Sat To	19	650 Sat To	11
1340 Sat To	29	990 Sat To	19	640 Sat To	10
1330 Sat To	28	980 Sat To	19	630 Sat To	12
1320 Sat To	29	970 Sat To	18	620 Sat To	10
1310 Sat To	28	960 Sat To	18	610 Sat To	9
1300 Sat To	28	950 Sat To	17	600 Sat To	9
1290 Sat To	27	940 Sat To	17	590 Sat To	9
1280 Sat To	27	930 Sat To	17	580 Sat To	0
1270 Sat To	27	920 Sat To	17	570 Sat To	0
1260 Sat To	27	910 Sat To	16	560 Sat To	0