Is 1820 a respectable SAT score?

Question

i got a 600 on my critical reading, 660 on my math, a 560 on my writing, and an 8 on my essay.

i was kind of dissapointed but some of my friends with higher GPAs than me got 1400-1700

Answer 1

It's okay.  But if you want to get into an Ivy League, you might want to aim for something like a 2100.

Answer 2

1820's pretty good. In the old system that's like a 1210.

I know this isn't part of your question but let me give you a tip. For the essay, the more you write, the higher your score. I took the SAT twice, got an eleven twice, mostly because I wrote a lot. Also, it can be hard to do, but if you can analyze the question itself you can win a lot of points. Like if you point out some flaws in the statement they ask you to agree or disagree with (only works when you are disagreeing though).

Unless you get a 2400, you are always going to be disappointed with your score, so don't worry about it. I got a 2090 and was pissed because a 2100+ would have looked so much better, and have talked to people who have gotten 2200+ and 1900+ and both of them were disappointed too.

Good luck.

Answer 3

dude....that's actually REALLY good...especially if that was your first time taking it.

The national average is about a 1550...when you start getting into the high 1700s range, it usually means that you could compete for the UC system, and most other top 50 schools in the country.

A 560 on writing is understandable...that's usually most people's lowest score, mainly because of the essay....the time limit kills people, especially if it's your first time....25 minutes hurts everybody.

"i was kind of dissapointed but some of my friends with higher GPAs than me got 1400-1700"

That's the point of the SAT, really, to see how prepared one is 'mentally' to handle college material. Alot of people think it's this exam to see what you've learned, but really it's used to test how one can handle 'complex' material when it comes down to putting it all together...basically, "can you use what you've learned?"

Most of the kids at my high school that got higher GPAs faced the same result - average SAT scores.

To put your score in perspective, some people from my school are going to these schools with this SAT score (don't ask how I remember....me and numbers go hand in hand)

Stanford - 1980

Emory - 1860

UCLA - 1800

UCLA - 1760

UCLA - 1790

Columbia - 1560

Berkeley - 1960

UCSD - 1820

UCSD - 1770

UCSD - 1700

Good job...best thing about it is that it was your first time taking it...most people ^^^ was already their second time taking it. Statistically, you should do better (and my recommendation is that you should take it again) the second time around. I myself went up 60 points the second time around.

Edit: Just to respond to the other answerers comments about the dude and Columbia....he has a URM (under represented minority), and was ranked as the 62nd best tight end in high school football by ESPN. Nonetheless, goes to show that the GPA and SAT aren't the whole things.

Answer 4

It's pretty respectable yeah, around 82nd percentile for all college bound seniors. The person above me gave you scores which are an exception for those schools, and not the norm, also there is almost no way he knows somebody who got admitted into Columbia with a 1560/2400, that kid would have had to be an URM on top of like a legacy, great essay writer and have really renowned parents who payed his way in. If you do want a reasonable shot at top tier schools though go boost the SAT to a 2100+, peace.