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[quote=Anonymous][quote]56 with a 16 year old DD. Older mom to say the least. I took the SATs in 1978.

Can someone please give me a quick rundown on current SATs? I thought there were 3 separate tests of 800 points each, totaling 2400 but maybe I am wrong.

DD got an 1150 on her PSATs. Not really sure what that means.

Anyone help an old lady out?

Thanks 
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I'm new to the new SAT too, so anyone should feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

The test you took had two sections, verbal and math. Max score was a 1600; it was also a noticeably difficult test. The verbal section had these things called analogies in addition to the standard passages and vocab questions.

The next version of the SAT added a writing portion, changed verbal to critical reading, and removed analogies. On each section, you could score a 800; for a maximum of a 2400. Essays were read by two people and assigned a score of 1-6: 12 being the maximum.

The newest SAT has combined writing and reading into one section called Evidence Based Reading and Writing; math is now split into a calculator and non-calculator section. The max score is a 1600. Passages and questions are more focused on data interpretation, and you get a number of subscores on your performance in science/math tasks, grammar tasks, etc. The vocab section from reading is gone. The essay is more like an AP Lang FRQ, 50 minutes in length, and you get scores of 1-4 across three dimensions from 2 readers for a maximum score of a 24.

The PSAT is scored out of 760 on each section instead of 800 and supposedly a direct measure of the score you should expect on the newest SAT. [/quote]

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