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    TOTAL

    QUESTIONS

    CORRECT

    ANSWERS

    INCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    OMITTED

    ANSWERS

    CRITICAL READING:

    RANGE

    When you take tests more than

    once, your scores may vary. This

    expected variation is considered

    your score range .

    National Percentile:

    CRITICAL READING

    SENTENCE COMPLETION

    PASSAGE-BASED READING

    TOTAL

    See page 3 or details on your critical reading score.

    Summary of ResultsCongratulations on taking the SAT Reasoning Test!

    Youre showing colleges that you are serious about getting an education. The SAT is one indicator of how

    ready you are to handle college-level work. The test measures what you learned in high school and how well

    you can apply that knowledge. Both skills are essential to doing well in high school and in college.

    MAThEMATICS:

    RANGE

    When you take tests more than

    once, your scores may vary. This

    expected variation is considered

    your score range .

    National Percentile:

    TOTAL

    QUESTIONS

    CORRECT

    ANSWERS

    INCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    OMITTED

    ANSWERS

    MATHEMATICS

    NUMBERS & OPERATIONS

    ALGEBRA & FUNCTIONS

    GEOMETRY & MEASUREMENT

    DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS,

    & PROBABILITY

    TOTAL

    See page 4 or details on your mathematics score.

    WRITING:

    RANGE

    When you take tests more than

    once, your scores may vary. This

    expected variation is considered

    your score range .

    National Percentile:

    TOTAL

    QUESTIONS

    CORRECT

    ANSWERS

    INCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    OMITTED

    ANSWERS

    WRIT ING

    IMPROVING SENTENCES

    IDENTIFYING SENTENCE

    ERRORS

    IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS

    MULTIPLE CHOICE TOTAL

    ESSAY:

    See page 5 or details on your writing score.

    On page 6, view the essay you wrote.

    A printout o this page will not be accepted by colleges as an ocial score report.

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    Understanding Your Score Report

    Using Your Online Score Report

    This online score report provides you with details on your test

    results. Use it to understand your academic strengths and

    areas or improvement. Its a tool to help you prepare or the

    opportunities college oers you.

    Remember, this is not an ocial score report. You still need

    to have ocial score reports sent to the colleges in which you

    are interested.

    Learn how well you did on each section o the test:

    Your Critical Reading Score: see page 3

    Your Mathematics Score: see page 4

    Your Writing Score: see page 5Ater you get your scores, you might want to compare them

    to last years graduating class o students who took the

    SAT. You can nd details on percentiles , average score ,

    grade point average (GPA) in high school and more.

    Now Wat?

    When you took the SAT, you may have indicated some col-

    leges that you wanted to receive your scores. Once youve

    reviewed your scores, you might want to send them to ad-

    ditional colleges and/or scholarship programs.

    Understanding Your Score Report

    SAT scores are reported on a 200800 scale. The writing

    section has subscores or the essay (212 scale) and or

    multiple-choice questions (20 80 scale).

    how Your Test Is Scored

    Your scores tell college admissions ocers how well you

    did, compared with other members o the graduating class

    o students who took the SAT. The mean (or average) score

    is approximately 500 in each o the three sectionscritical

    reading, mathematics, and writing. A score o 500 shows that

    you scored better than about hal o the students who took

    the test.

    Your SAT score reports include percentiles and score

    ranges to help admissions ocers evaluate your scores.

    The percentiles show how your scores compare to those o

    other members o the graduating class o students who took

    the SAT. The ranges estimate how your scores might vary, i

    you took the test several times in a short period o time.Keep in mind that colleges use more than your SAT scores

    when making admissions decisions. This is only one actor;

    your high school record, essays, recommendations, interviews,

    and extracurricular activities also play an important role.

    Wo Takes te SAT?

    Here is some inormation about the students in last years

    graduating class who took the SAT:

    are emale.

    are male.

    consider themselves to be in racial minorities.

    are the rst in their amilies to apply to college.

    come rom countries other than the U.S.

    Sould I Take te SAT Again?

    A majority o students take the SAT more than once, usually

    or the rst time in the spring o their junior year and then

    again in the all o their senior year.

    Taking the SAT again may be to your advantage. Now that

    youre amiliar with it, youre more prepared or the types o

    questions on the test. Youre also more comortable with the

    test-taking process, including time constraints.

    I you take the test again, how might your scores change?

    Detailed eedback, based on your actual scores, is available

    on the ollowing pages o this score report.

    Preparing for Your Next SAT

    The best way to prepare or the SAT is to take challenging

    high school classes, read extensively, and practice writing as

    oten as possible.

    For additional ways to prepare or the SAT, review practicequestions and approaches in the SAT Preparation Center at

    www.collegeboard.org/satprep.

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    Critical Reading: Your Score DetailsThe critical reading section gives you a chance to show how well you understand what you read.

    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    INCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    OMITTED

    ANSWERS

    CRITICAL READING:

    RANGE

    When you take tests more than

    once, your scores may vary. This

    expected variation is considered

    your score range .

    SENTENCE COMPLETION

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    PASSAGE-BASED READING

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    PERCENTILE

    The percentile or your

    critical reading score o

    is . You scored higher than

    o last years graduating

    class o students who took

    the SAT.

    Understanding Your Critical Reading Score

    The critical reading section contains two types o multiple-

    choice questions:

    Sentence completion questions test your vocabulary

    and how well you understand sentence structure. Passage-based reading questions test your

    understanding o what is stated or implied in the text

    givennot your prior knowledge o the topics covered in

    the passage.

    Will Your Score Improve If You Take te SAT Again?

    On average, juniors who got the same critical reading score

    as you did (when they took the SAT or the rst time), had a

    change o points when they retook the test as seniors:

    percent scored higher. percent scored lower.

    percent got the same.

    Wats My Percentile?

    You scored higher than these

    percentages o students (based on

    last years graduating class o

    students who took the SAT).

    NATIONAL YOUR

    STATE

    YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL

    Wats te Average Score?

    Your critical reading score is . Average

    critical reading scores (based on last years

    graduating class o students who took

    the SAT).

    YOUR SCORE:

    NATIONAL

    YOUR

    STATE

    YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL

    how Does My GPA Compare?

    Your grade point average (GPA) in high

    school, compared to other students

    at your school (based on last years

    graduating class o students who

    took the SAT).

    AVERAGE GPAAT YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL YOUR GPA

    Note: GPAs were sel-reported by studentswhen they registered or the SAT.

    NOTE: The inormation on this page (except or your sec tion score, score range, and national

    percentile) does not appear on your ofcial score report and is not seen by colleges.

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    Mathematics: Your Score DetailsThe mathematics section shows how well you can solve math problems using the concepts youve learned.

    QUESTIONSCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    INCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    OMITTED

    ANSWERS

    MAThEMATICS:

    RANGE

    When you take tests more than

    once, your scores may vary. This

    expected variation is considered

    your score range .

    NUMBER AND OPERATIONS

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    ALGEBRA AND FUNCTIONS

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, AND PROBA BILITY

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    PERCENTILE

    The percentile or your

    mathematics score o is .

    You scored higher than o

    last years graduating class

    o students who took the SAT.

    Wats My Percentile?

    You scored higher than these

    percentages o students (based on

    last years graduating class o

    students who took the SAT).

    NATIONAL YOUR

    STATE

    YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL

    Wats te Average Score?

    Your mathematics score is . Average

    mathematics scores (based on last years

    graduating class o students who took

    the SAT).

    YOUR SCORE:

    NATIONAL

    YOUR

    STATE

    YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL

    how Does My GPA Compare?

    Your grade point average (GPA) in high

    school, compared to other students

    at your school (based on last years

    graduating class o students who

    took the SAT).

    AVERAGE GPA

    AT YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL YOUR GPA

    Note: GPAs were sel-reported by students

    when they registered or the SAT.

    Will Retaking te SAT Reasoning Test

    Improve Your Matematics Score?On average, juniors who got the same math-

    ematics score as you did (when they took the

    SAT or the rst time), had a change o

    points when they retook the test as seniors:

    percent scored higher.

    percent scored lower.

    percent got the same.

    Understanding Your Matematics Score

    The mathematics section contains two types o questions: multiple-choice and

    student-produced responses . There are our concept areas:

    Number and Operations questionsmeasure your knowledge o arithmetic, integers,sequences and series, and sets.

    Algebra and Functions questions measureyour knowledge o quadratic equations, rational andradical equations, solutions o linear equations andinequalities, and direct and inverse variation.

    Geometry and Measurement questionsmeasure your knowledge o area, volume, propertieso triangles, coordinate geometry, and properties oparallel and perpendicular lines.

    Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probabilityquestions measure your knowledge o datainterpretations, statistics, and probability.

    NOTE: The inormation on this page (except or your sec tion score, score range, and national

    percentile) does not appear on your o fcial score report and is not seen by colleges.

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    Writing: Your Score DetailsThe writing section shows how clearly and effectively you communicate ideas.

    MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONSCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    INCORRECT

    ANSWERS

    OMITTED

    ANSWERS

    WRITING:

    IMPROVING SENTENCES

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    IMPROVING PARAGRAPHS

    EASY QUESTIONS

    MEDIUM QUESTIONS

    DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

    TOTAL

    ESSAY

    READER ONEYour essay score was obtained byadding the scores o two readersREADER TWO

    TOTAL

    PERCENTILE

    The percentile or yourwriting score o is . You

    scored higher than o last

    years graduating class o

    students who took the SAT.

    Understanding Your Writing Score

    The writing score contains an essay

    (about 30% o your score) and three types

    o multiple choice questions (about

    70% o your score):

    Improving Sentence questions

    Identifying Sentence Errors questions

    Improving Paragraphs questions

    RANGE

    When you take tests more thanonce, your scores may vary. This

    expected variation is considered

    your score range .

    Wats My Percentile?

    You scored higher than these

    percentages o students (based on

    last years graduating class ostudents who took the SAT).

    NATIONAL YOUR

    STATE

    YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL

    Wats te Average Score?

    Your writing score is . Average writing

    scores (based on last years graduating

    class o students who took the SAT).

    NATIONAL

    YOUR

    STATE

    YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL

    how Does My GPA Compare?

    Your grade point average (GPA) in high

    school, compared to other students

    at your school (based on last yearsgraduating class o students who

    took the SAT).

    AVERAGE GPA

    AT YOUR HIGH

    SCHOOL YOUR GPA

    Note: GPAs were sel-reported by students

    when they registered or the SAT.

    MULTIPLE CHOICE:

    ESSAY:

    how Your Essay is Scored

    Each essay is scored by two

    experienced and trained high school

    and/or college teachers. The readers

    dont know your identity or school, or

    the score the other person gave your

    essay. See te SAT Essay Scoring

    Guide on page .

    Will Retaking te SAT Reasoning

    Test Improve Your Writing Score?

    On average, juniors who got the same writ-

    ing score as you did (when they took the

    SAT or the rst time), had a change o

    points when they retook the test as seniors:

    percent scored higher.

    percent scored lower.

    percent got the same.

    NOTE: The inormation on this page (except or your sec tion score, score range, and national

    percentile) does not appear on your o fcial score report and is not seen by colleges.

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    Writing: Your EssayThe writing section shows how clearly and effectively you communicate ideas. The essay is part of the

    writing section.

    ESSAY SCORE:

    POSSIBLE SCORE: 2 - 12

    ESSAY PROMPT

    Think careully about the issue presented in the ollowing excerpt and the assignment below:

    Many people believe in the truth of certain "facts" or ideas merely because someone with authority has told themthat these things are true. However, many facts and ideas once upheld by experts or authority figures have turned

    out to be false, including some that have been generally believed and accepted. Thus, people should never

    assume the truth of anything that they have not carefully examined or tested for themselves.

    ASSIGNMENT: Is it a mistake to believe something simply because an authority claims that it is true? Plan andwrite an essay in which you develop your point of view on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and

    examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.

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    Essay Scoring GuideThe essay will be scored by experienced and trained high school and college teachers. Each essay will be

    scored by two people who wont know each others score. They wont know the students identity or school

    either. Each reader will give the essay a score from 1 to 6 (6 is the highest score) based on the following scor-

    ing guide.

    SCORE OF 6

    An essay in this category demonstrates clear and consistent

    mastery, although it may have a ew minor errors. A typical

    essay

    effectivelyandinsightfullydevelopsapointofviewonthe

    issue and demonstrates outstanding critical thinking, using

    clearly appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence

    to support its position

    iswellorganizedandclearlyfocused,demonstratingclear

    coherence and smooth progression o ideas

    exhibitsskillfuluseoflanguage,usingavaried,accurate,

    and apt vocabulary

    demonstratesmeaningfulvarietyinsentencestructure

    isfreeofmosterrorsingrammar,usage,andmechanics

    SCORE OF 5

    An essay in this category demonstrates reasonably consis-

    tent mastery, although it will have occasional errors or lapses

    in quality. A typical essay

    effectivelydevelopsapointofviewontheissueand

    demonstrates strong critical thinking, generally using

    appropriate examples, reasons, and other evidence tosupport its position

    iswellorganizedandfocused,demonstratingcoherence

    and progression o ideas

    exhibitsfacilityintheuseoflanguage,usingappropriate

    vocabulary

    demonstratesvarietyinsentencestructure

    isgenerallyfreeofmosterrorsingrammar,usage,and

    mechanics

    SCORE OF 4

    An essay in this category demonstrates adequate mastery,

    although it will have lapses in quality. A typical essay

    developsapointofviewontheissueanddemonstrates

    competent critical thinking, using adequate examples,reasons, and other evidence to support its position

    isgenerallyorganizedandfocused,demonstratingsome

    coherence and progression o ideas

    exhibitsadequatebutinconsistentfacilityintheuseof

    language, using generally appropriate vocabulary

    demonstratessomevarietyinsentencestructure

    hassomeerrorsingrammar,usage,andmechanics

    SCORE OF 3

    An essay in this category demonstrates developing mas-

    tery, and is marked by ONE OR MORE o the ollowing

    weaknesses:

    developsapointofviewontheissue,demonstrating

    some critical thinking, but may do so inconsistently or

    use inadequate examples, reasons, or other evidence to

    support its position

    islimitedinitsorganizationorfocus,ormaydemonstrate

    some lapses in coherence or progression o ideas

    displaysdevelopingfacilityintheuseoflanguage,but

    sometimes uses weak vocabulary or inappropriate word

    choice

    lacksvarietyordemonstratesproblemsinsentence

    structure

    containsanaccumulationoferrorsingrammar,usage,and

    mechanics

    SCORE OF 2

    An essay in this category demonstrates little mastery, and is

    fawed by ONE OR MORE o the ollowing weaknesses:

    developsapointofviewontheissuethatisvagueorseriously limited, and demonstrates weak critical thinking,

    providing inappropriate or insucient examples, reasons,

    or other evidence to support its position

    ispoorlyorganizedand/orfocused,ordemonstrates

    serious problems with coherence or progression o ideas

    displaysverylittlefacilityintheuseoflanguage,using

    very limited vocabulary or incorrect word choice

    demonstratesfrequentproblemsinsentencestructure

    containserrorsingrammar,usage,andmechanicsso

    serious that meaning is somewhat obscured

    SCORE OF 1

    An essay in this category demonstrates very little or no

    mastery, and is severely fawed by ONE OR MORE o theollowing weaknesses:

    developsnoviablepointofviewontheissue,orprovides

    little or no evidence to support its position

    isdisorganizedorunfocused,resultinginadisjointedor

    incoherent essay

    displaysfundamentalerrorsinvocabulary

    demonstratessevereawsinsentencestructure

    containspervasiveerrorsingrammar,usage,ormechanics

    that persistently interere with meaning

    Essays not written on te essay assignment will receive a score of zero.

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    Glossary of TermsALGEBRA & FUNCTIONS

    Algebra and unctions questions measure

    your knowledge o:

    Substitutionandsimplifyingalgebraic

    expressions

    Propertiesofexponents

    Algebraicwordproblems

    Solutionsoflinearequationsand

    inequalities

    Systemsofequationsandinequalities

    Quadraticequations

    Rationalandradicalequations

    Equationsoflines Absolutevalue

    Directandinversevariation

    Conceptsofalgebraicfunctions

    Newlydenedsymbolsbasedon

    commonly used operations

    AVERAGE SCORE

    An average score is based on the most

    recent scores earned by students in last

    years graduating class o students who

    took the SAT.

    DATA ANALYSIS, STATISTICS, &

    PROBABILITY

    Data analysis, statistics, and probability

    questions measure your knowledge o: Datainterpretation(tablesandgraphs)

    Descriptivestatistics(mean,median,

    and mode)

    Probability

    ESSAY

    The essay measures your ability to:

    Developapointofviewonanissue

    presented in an excerpt

    Supportyourpointofviewusing

    reasoning and examples rom your

    studies, experience, or observations

    FollowtheconventionsofStandard

    Written English

    GEOMETRY & MEASUREMENTGeometry and measurement questions

    measure your knowledge o:

    Areaandperimeterofapolygon

    Areaandcircumferenceofacircle

    Volumeofabox,cube,andcylinder

    PythagoreanTheoremandspecial

    properties o isosceles, equilateral,

    and right triangles

    Propertiesofparalleland

    perpendicular lines

    Coordinategeometry

    Geometricvisualization

    Slope

    Similarity

    Transformations

    GRADUATING CLASS OF

    STUDENTS WhO TOOK ThE SAT

    The group o students who took the SAT

    Reasoning Test at least once during high

    school and who graduated last year.

    IMPROVING SENTENCES

    Improving sentences questions measure

    your ability to:

    Recognizeandcorrectfaultsinusage

    and sentence structure

    Recognizeeffectivesentencesthat

    ollow the conventions o Standard

    Written English

    IDENTIFYING SENTENCE ERRORS

    Identiying sentence errors questions

    measure your ability to:

    Recognizefaultsinusage

    Recognizeeffectivesentencesthat

    ollow the conventions o Standard

    Written English

    IMPROVING PARAGRAPhS

    Improving paragraphs questions measure

    your ability to: Editandrevisesentencesinthe

    context o a paragraph or an entire

    essay

    Organizeanddevelopparagraphsina

    coherent and logical manner

    ApplytheconventionsofStandard

    Written English

    MULTIPLE-ChOICE

    Multiple-choice questions ask you to

    select the right answer rom the several

    possible answers presented.

    NUMBER & OPERATIONS

    Number and operations questions mea-

    sure your knowledge o:

    Arithmeticwordproblems(including

    percent, ratio, and proportion)

    Propertiesofintegers(even,odd,

    prime numbers, divisibility, etc.)

    Rationalnumbers

    Sets(union,intersection,elements)

    Countingtechniques

    Sequencesandseries(including

    exponential growth)

    Elementarynumbertheory

    PASSAGE-BASED READING

    Passage-based reading questions on the

    SAT measure your ability to read and think

    careully about several dierent passages,

    ranging in length rom 100 to 850 words.

    Passages are taken rom a variety o elds,

    including the humanities, social studies,

    natural sciences, and literary ction. They

    vary in style and can include narrative, ar-

    gumentative, and expository elements. In

    some selections, youre asked to compare

    and contrast a pair o related passages on

    a shared issue or theme.

    PERCENTILESPercentiles allow you to compare your

    scores to the scores o other graduating

    students who took the SAT. For example,

    say you got a critical reading score o

    500. The percentile or this score is 47.

    This means that you did better than 47%

    o the graduating class o students who

    took the SAT. Another way to understand

    percentiles is to imagine 100 people lined

    up. The person at the head o the line is

    ahead o 99 other people, and is thereore

    in the 99th percentile. Moving back in the

    line, to be in the 47th percentile, you will

    be behind 52 people and ahead o 47.

    SCORE RANGE

    A score range is an estimate o how yourscores might vary i you took the SAT

    several times within a short period, with-

    out gaining new knowledge or skills. No

    test can measure exactly what you know,

    and many actors can aect your results.

    Think o each SAT score as being within

    a range that extends rom a ew points

    below to a ew points above the score

    earned. Colleges receive score ranges,

    along with your actual scores.

    SENTENCE COMPLETION

    Sentence completion questions measure

    your:

    Knowledgeofwordsmeanings

    Understandingofhowthedifferent

    parts o a sentence t together

    STUDENT-PRODUCED RESPONSES

    Student-produced responses do not

    provide answers to choose rom. Instead,

    you must solve the problem and ll in

    your answer on a special grid.

    SUBSCORES

    Subscores are provided or the writing

    section o the SAT. You receive one

    subscore or your essay and one or

    multiple-choice questions.

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