the maximum score is 800 therefore the average should be half of that which is 400. A good score actually depends on the college you are applying to some colleges take as low as 420, but the best universities like Harvard, Princeton etc accept 600-800.So you should pretty much set a 600 goal line for each section.
800
The maximum SAT score is 2400 (800 for each of the 3 sections). The average score for the SAT is about 1500, so in this case, an SAT score of 1540 is about around the 50th percentile - that is, about 50% of the scores were higher, and about 50% of the scores were lower.
The SAT is comprised of 3 sections: Math, Writing (Essay), and Critical Reading. Each of these 3 sections can score a maximum of 800 points. These three scores are added to make the maximum SAT score 2400. According to Harvard's acceptance statistics, they accept students with SAT scores in the range of 2080 - 2370. That should give you a decent measurement of what a *really* good SAT score is.
The composite SAT score is based on critical reading, math, and writing. The maximum combined score is 2400. You just add the scores from the three sections to determine your composite score.
A older style SAT score is divided into two categories, each with a maximum of 800 points. The two categories tested are Mathematics and Verbal.
For the SAT test given before spring 2016, the maximum score was 2400. The new SAT in 2016 will be out of 1600.
The maximum score on the sat is a 2400. This is comparable to a 36 on the ACT. Getting a score of 2400 means that you answered every single question correctly on the entire exam.
10s
No, that is a myth. The lowest score you can get is a 600, because each section (of 3 sections) is automatically a 200.
3 for math
Multiply your selection index (which is your total score) by 10 to find your predicted SAT score. If you want to find your predicited score for the "old" SAT, just add the scores from your Math and Critical reading sections together and multiply that number by ten.
The minimum SAT score on the New SAT is 600 (200 in each section).
Total for all three sections? That was a pretty good score on the old SAT. That is below average on the new SAT. The average score is around 1520 out of a possible 2400, according to Spark Notes.