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ACT/SAT Reveal Concordance Table

SAT vs. ACT – The classic battle between the two giants of standardized testing has long since been a concern for any student making their foray into preparation for college. After years of conflict, the SAT redesigned its test in 2015 to make it more similar to the ACT’s model. Despite this, ACT did not allow convergence from the new SAT due to the lack of data.

College Board developed and posted a concordance when it first released its latest SAT, but ACT objected to the unilateral effort because ACT believed there was insufficient data to draw conclusions. After two plus years of data on the new SAT, the ACT organization has decided that it has been long enough, and an ACT/SAT concordance table has been published on the ACT website. You can find the link here. This means that there is now an official ACT/SAT way to compare the two standardized tests. The table below shows a sample of the data in the convergence tables.

Note: For the sake of brevity, only ACT Scores from 26-36 will be shown. For information such as other scores and subject-specific convergence tables, please view the full document here.

SAT Total Range	ACT Composite
1600-1570	36
1570-1530	35
1520-1490	34
1480-1450	33
1440-1420	32
1410-1390	31
1380-1360	30
1350-1330	29
1320-1300	28
1290-1260	27
1250-1230	26

In effect, this joint effort by the ACT and the SAT reduces the stress placed on the student by making them choose between the two tests. To all the folks at the ACT and the SAT, well done.

Kate Dalby2020-05-21T22:11:26-04:00

TJ Results for Class of 2022

We have results for Fall 2017 TJ prep class — TJ Class of 2022. This was the first class we prepared for the new TJ admissions test.

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Kate Dalby2018-05-03T00:31:54-04:00

HSPT Review

I was happy to receive the following today:

Hi Kate – I realized I never followed up with you about my daughter Allie Vasquez and her results on the HSPT. She worked with you in the Fall of 2016 to brush up on a few areas in preparation for the HSPT in early December. I’m happy to report that she scored in the 99^th percentile, received a scholarship to both O’Connell and St. John’s and was also accepted in the St. John’s De La Salle Scholars program – which she will be attending in the fall!

Thanks so much for all your work with her – not only did it improve her performance on the test, but I believe it gave her more confidence overall in her work as well as her test taking abilities. I suspect we’ll be seeing you again in a few years as she gets ready for her college admissions!

All the best,

Karen

karen m. vasquez

Kate Dalby2017-05-23T19:00:03-04:00

Bragging Rights

At Inspiring Test Preparation, we are pretty accustomed to our students improving 4 points on the ACT composite. That’s our average gain. But occasionally we get a student who does so outstandingly well, we can’t help telling the world. Here’s the latest story.

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Kate Dalby2017-01-24T03:24:56-05:00

September 2016 ACT Results

This summer Inspiring Test Preparation held three classes to help students get ready for the ACT. In July we held a three-week class that covered both ACT and SAT, and in August students chose between a three-week class dedicated to the ACT and a six-week class to prepare for both tests. Altogether 22 students participated in the classes and we have heard from ten class students so far. We also provided one-on-one preparation for over twenty students but not all took the September ACT.

Of ten class students providing full scores, we saw an average gain of 3.7 points on the composite with a beginning average of 28 and an ending score of 31.7. (A four point gain in the composite is like a 140 point gain on the new SAT.)

Below is a breakdown of the data.(Updated 10/4/16)

ID	CLASS	DATE	DIAGNOSTIC	COMPOSITE BEFORE	SEPTEMBER SCORES	COMPOSITE SEPT	CHANGE
1	ACT/SAT	AUG	30E 29M 31RC 27S	29	36E 29M 33RC 30S	32	3
2	ACT	AUG	25E 20M 28RC 25S	25	35E 24M 35RC 27S	30	5
3	ACT	AUG	29E 25M 30RC 24S	27	35E 27M 33RC 27S	31	4
4	ACT	AUG	25E 24M 24$C 30S	31	31E 35M 35RC 24S	34	3
5	ACT/SAT	JUNE	28E 31M 30RC 29S	30	36E 34M 32RC 32S	34	4
6	ACT/SAT	JULY	21E 32M 22RC 25S	25	30E 35M 24RC 33S	31	6
7	ACT/SAT	AUG	26E 32M 30RC 25S	28	35E 34M 30RC 26S	31	3
8	ACT/SAT	AUG	29E 29M 34RC 26S	30	36E 33M 35RC 34S	35	5
9	ACT/SAT	AUG	23E 24M 27RC 29S	26	29E 27M 33RC 26S	29	3
10	ACT	AUG	31E 24M 34RC 26S	29	34E 27M 31RC 27S	30	1
			DIAGNOSTIC AVE	28	SEPTEMBER AVE	31.7	3.7 pt gain
			RANGE	25-31		29-35	1-6 pts

Kate Dalby2017-04-07T19:30:41-04:00