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Average SAT Subject Test Scores for 2009

shumon — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:01:11 +0000

High school students can take the SAT Subject Tests to demonstrate their proficiency in the areas of Mathematics, Science, History and Social Studies, Languages and English. Students can take one or more of the 20 SAT Subject tests that are offered in these areas. Some colleges ask that applicants take at least three SAT Subject Tests while most other make it voluntary. A good score on the SAT Subject Tests can not only strengthen your admission application but can also give you an added boost if you are applying for scholarships.

If you are planning on taking the SAT Subject Tests, it helps to know the average SAT Subject Test scores. You can use the average SAT Subject Test score to compare your score with the 2009 graduating class. I’ve listed below the average SAT Subject Test scores for the graduating class of 2009. You can read the average SAT Reasoning Test scores here.

English
Literature	580
History and Social Sciences
United States History	599
World History	589
Mathematics
Mathematics Level 1	599
Mathematics Level 2	648
Sciences
Biology-Ecological	598
Biology-Molecular	641
Chemistry	638
Physics	655
Language Tests
Chinese with Listening	763
French	618
French with Listening	637
German	616
German with Listening	609
Modern Hebrew	650
Italian	667
Japanese with Listening	689
Korean with Listening	763
Latin	618
Spanish	646
Spanish with Listening	6

Are the averages what you were expecting? Let us know how your score compares with the average score. Write in the comments below.

Average SAT Reasoning Scores for 2009

shumon — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:12:40 +0000

The College Board has released the average SAT scores for the graduating class of 2009. The average SAT scores for 2009 for the reasoning test are not much different from the average SAT score of 2008. Critical reading and writing average SAT score dropped by a point. The average score for Mathematics remained the same. Following is the breakdown of the scores:

Section	Average Score
Critical reading	501
Mathematics	515
Writing	493

You can read the average SAT score for 2008 here.

So there you have it. Those were the average SAT scores for 2009. How did your scores compare to the average scores? Let us know in the comments below.

Also read: 21 Colleges that do not Require the SAT for Admission

21 Colleges that do not Require the SAT for Admission

Scholarship for USA — Mon, 25 May 2009 22:50:19 +0000

A lot of international students often struggle with taking the SAT for undergraduate college admission in the US. Most US colleges required prospective students to submit results of standardized test scores with their application. However, some schools have recently changed their standpoint on standardized tests and no longer require students to take the SAT or the ACT. I have prepared a list of 21 colleges that have made it optional for international students to submit the results of the SAT for admission purposes. Some of these schools do require the SAT though, if you are seeking financial aid while some others strongly encourage students to take the test.

Arizona State University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Knox College

Lewis and Clark College

Mount Holyoke College

Muhlenberg College

Nazareth College

Northern Arizona University

Oklahoma State University

Rollins College

Sarah Lawrence College

South Dakota State University

University of Mississippi

Wake Forest University

Washington College

Wittenberg University

Further reading: Average SAT Scores – Is Your SAT Score Good Enough?

Average SAT Scores – Is Your SAT Score Good Enough?

Scholarship for USA — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:35:14 +0000

Students often wonder what should be considered a good SAT score. They are sometimes worried that their SAT score is not good enough to get into the college of their choice. Students will often take the SAT multiple times to better their score. Although a perfect SAT score is as good as it gets, only a minuscule percentage of all students that take the SAT get a perfect score on the test. Therefore it is often a good idea to know the average SAT scores of test takers and then set a goal for oneself. My opinion is that students should always aim to achieve a better score than the average SAT scores.

Also read: 21 Colleges that do not Require the SAT for Admission

So what is the average SAT score, you might ask. CollegeBoard, the official governing body for the SAT, has released the average SAT scores for test takers in 2008. There are three sections to the SAT: Critical reading, Mathematics and Writing. Each section is scored on a scale of 200 to 800. The following are the average SAT scores for 2008:

Critical reading: 502

Mathematics: 515

Writing: 494

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So we see that the combined average SAT scores is 1511 on a scale of 2400. Students should definitely aim for a score that is much higher than this number. An average SAT scores of 2100 is a respectable number which puts the test taker in the 90th percentile, which means that the test taker did better than 90% of the people that took the test. I think students that have an average SAT scores below 1500 should retake the test because this is a below average SAT scores which would put you in a competitive disadvantage during the admission process. However, it is important that students do not get too caught up in achieving a high SAT scores because SAT scores are not the only thing that admission officials look at. In fact, more and more colleges are claiming that standardized tests play very little role in their admission decision. Whatever the case maybe, it cannot hurt to have a good SAT score.

Did you take the SAT? Did you score higher than the average SAT scores reported here? Share your thoughts in the comments below.