Students across the United States shared their SAT scores on Tuesday, with many expressing dismay about not getting results as high as they wanted.
One girl, for instance, said that she looked at her scores, cried, and then signed up for the next SAT.
Another said that she tried her best but didn’t succeed.
The average score for the class of 2014 was 1497, according to the College Board, down a point from the year prior.
A perfect score on the test, which includes sections for reading, writing, and math, is 2400.
College Board considers 1550 the score that indicates college and career readiness.
The report came about seven months after the New York-based organization announced that it plans to revise the SAT, with changes taking effect in early 2016.
A big change will be the removal of so-called SAT words, replaced by words that are used widely in life.
Another change will be the removal of the rule that deducts a quarter-point for each wrong answer.
Congrats to my bro @D_Shah14 for breaking a 2190 on his 1st round of SAT’s! He’s the hardest working teen I know and his scores reflect that
— Dom Mistretta (@Dom_No_Sleeves) October 28, 2014
Me and Keshawn both got our SAT scores today and then decided to take them again because we hated the scores we got
— A❁ (@amandaabigelow) October 28, 2014
me improving my SAT scores by 200 points shows more of how truly stupid I am than how smart I am
— Xander Supertramp (@noPUND_intended) October 28, 2014
Now that my SAT scores are back I’m extra pumped to do more applications
— Tee (@iNeecole) October 28, 2014
And the essay portion will become optional, among other changes.
With the changes comes a new scoring system–with a perfect score becoming 1600.
“We will honor the qualities which have made the SAT excellent. We will build on the remarkable care and expertise which statisticians have used to make the exam valid and predictive,” said College Board President David Coleman in a statement.
“While we build on the best of the past, we commit today that the redesigned SAT will be more focused and useful, more clear and open than ever before.”
Lol at my SAT scores.
— Minh Gia Hua (@MichelleHuaaa) October 28, 2014
Too scared to check my SAT scores
— manny. (@mannyroa3) October 28, 2014
