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SAT and ACT COMPARISON CHART

Students and parents want to know the importance of the SAT in the college admissions process.

Princeton’s Dean of Admissions, Fred Hargadon, has one of the more witty - and accurate - answers to this question:

"The SAT is probably not as important as you think it is, but it is probably more important than we say it is."

ACT	OLD SAT	NEW SAT
36	1600	2400
35	1560-1590	2340
34	1510-1550	2260
33	1460-1500	2190
32	1410-1450	2130
31	1360-1400	2040
30	1320-1350	1980
29	1280-1310	1920
28	1240-1270	1860
27	1210-1230	1820
26	1170-1200	1760
25	1130-1160	1700
24	1090-1120	1650
23	1060-1080	1590
22	1020-1050	1530
21	980-1010	1500
20	940-970	1410
19	900-930	1350
18	860-890	1290
17	810-850	1210
16	760-800	1140
15	710-750	1060
14	660-700	1000
13	590-650	900
12	520-580	780
11	500-510	750

Source: http://www.princetonreview.com