Subscores are provided for the writing section of the SAT
Bill,
The list of colleges requiring the essay gets shorter every day, it seems, so this may not even be a concern much longer. Keep in mind that the retake does not only matter for superscoring. For now, the most problematic situation is the University of California system. If your son scored a 790/720 on his next SAT, the UCs would ignore it unless he also took the essay. I believe that this is the only major exception, but you may want to confirm policies with your son’s top colleges. The safest — albeit, the most annoying — solution is for your son to repeat the essay. His actual essay score will have little consequence, but the fact that he took it would mean that the overall score would not be excluded. In the past, I’ve recommended this “safe” path. If your son is planning on steering clear of the UCs, then he would probably be OK skipping the essay entirely.
Good morning Art-
Thank you for the incredibly informative article! My son is a junior and took the SAT for the first time a couple of months ago – he did well in Math with a 750, but not quite as well in EBRW with a 660. However, he seemed to do quite well in the essay, with an 8/6/8 (22?) score. He obviously wants to take the SAT again with the hope of improving his EBRW score, but is pretty pleased with his Essay score. My question is this: Can he take the SAT again without the Essay portion, and have his 22 Essay score used with any combination of Math/EBRW scores that colleges may use in superscoring? Or, must he (shoud he?) retake the SAT with the Essay and hope that he holds/improves (not likely) his Essay score?
Thank you!
Once you click View Details, you will see scores for each of the three Tests on the SAT: Reading, Writing and Language, and Math. These Tests make up the two Sections of the SAT: The Evidence-based Reading and Writing Section score is a combination of the Reading Test score and the Writing and Language Test score and the Math Section score is calculated based on the Math Test score (including both no-calculator and calculator portions). Each Test Score is based on a 10-40 point scale and is color-coded to show areas of strength and weaknesses. Scores reported in green meet or exceed the benchmark, scores in yellow are approaching the benchmark, and scores in red indicate areas where you need to strengthen skills to reach the benchmark.
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I just received my SAT scores today from my April 10th test day. I scored a 1510 with a 770 on the Math section and a 740 on the Evidence Based Read and Writing section. However, on my essay, I scored 6/4/6.
You must be aware that the SAT Essay is only available in states where it’s required as part of SAT School Day administrations since early 2021. However, you must know the score range. It is scored on a scale of 2 to 8 in three categories:
Hello Art,
My son scored a 650 EBRW and 780 Math with a 6/6/7 essay. He is planning on retaking the SAT but without the essay. Will colleges superscore his SAT sections even though he didn’t take the essay the second time around?
Thank you!
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Hi.
I am a sophomore in high school from Nepal, and took the SAT on March 10th. I am satisfied with my composite score – 1540, but my essay score was dismal – 5, 4, 5. Is it worth retaking the SAT to improve my essay score?
I plan to apply to selective institutions in the US.
Subscores on the SAT subject tests range from
Scores on the SAT Essay are reported separately and are divided into three dimensions: Reading, Analysis, and Writing. Each dimension is scored on a 2–8 point scale.
The SAT essay subscores range from 2 to 8, not 20 to 80
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The SAT will give you 4 subscores on the Reading and Writing & Language sections. These include Command of Evidence and Words in Context questions. Command of Evidence subscores are derived from your performance on questions that ask you to cite evidence for an answer choice. The Command of Evidence subscore also includes infographic questions and questions that ask you to identify how an author used evidence or asked you to revise a passage to clarify the author’s main idea.
Subscores on the SAT Subject Tests range from
While there is no single “good” or “bad” SAT score, the range can provide valuable insights into a student’s preparedness for college-level coursework.