{"id":7233,"date":"2016-07-19t10:10:21","date_gmt":"2016-07-19t17:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/?p=7233"},"modified":"2016-07-13t19:18:08","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14t02:18:08","slug":"old-sat-new-sat-writing-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.catharsisit.com\/hs\/sat\/old-sat-new-sat-writing-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"old sat to new sat writing score conversion table"},"content":{"rendered":"

hello again, magooshers. today i come to you with some important information about the new sat writing test scoring system. let’s say, for example, you took the old sat\u00a0and the new sat. even if your two scores are identical, there has still been a change in your performance. it can be confusing to figure out if your score has actually gone up or down.<\/p>\n

use the handy-dandy chart below to see how your scores match up. don’t forget that when you’re comparing scores between different standardized tests, be sure to check out our act to new sat to old sat score conversion chart.<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
old sat writing section (200-800)<\/th>\nnew sat writing and language test (10-40)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
200<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
210<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
220<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
230<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
240<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
250<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
260<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
270<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
280<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
290<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
300<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
310<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
320<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
330<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
340<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
350<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
360<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
370<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
380<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
390<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
400<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
410<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
420<\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
430<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
440<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
450<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
460<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
470<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
480<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
490<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
500<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
510<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
520<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
530<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
540<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
550<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
560<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
570<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
580<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
590<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
600<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
610<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
620<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
630<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
640<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
650<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
660<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
670<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
680<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
690<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
700<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
710<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
720<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
730<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
740<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
750<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
760<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
770<\/td>\n39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
780<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
790<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
800<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

why the change?<\/h2>\n

as with the rest of the redesigned sat, the writing and language test better reflects real life situations. the goal of this test is to measure students’ ability to demonstrate their knowledge of the english language through editing different texts. the score students receive is used as a predictor for college success.<\/p>\n

to be successful on the writing test, you need to understand what the test measures:<\/p>\n