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The redesigned SAT gives you a number of scores. Here’s the idea:

 Composite score: This is the score that everyone is worried about. It’s the sum of the Reading Test, Writing and Language Test, and Math Tests (400 to 1600 points). The maximum SAT score is 1600, with a top combined score of 800 on the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test and 800 on Math Tests. The minimum is 400, which you get for showing up.

 Essay score: The optional essay receives separate scores for reading, analysis, and writing, each scored at 2 to 8 points, for a total range of 6 (for showing up) to 24 (for knocking it out).

 Cross-test scores: These scores are determined by questions of a particular type in all three areas of the SAT (Reading, Writing and Language, and Math). You get a score for analysis in history/social studies (10 to 40 points) and another for analysis in science (10 to 40 points). These cross-test scores are a metric of your performance, but not one that schools typically pay attention to.

 Subscores: Here’s another way that the SAT slices and dices your performance. On the Reading Test and the Writing and Language Test, there are scores for command of evidence (1 to 15 points) and understanding words in context (1 to 15 points). On the Writing and Language Test, you get scores for expression of ideas (1 to 15 points) and Standard English conventions (1 to 15 points). The Math Tests also do this, giving you 1 to 15 points each for algebra, advanced math, and problem solving/data analysis. Don’t worry about these subscores as much. Schools almost always look at your composite score and your essay score.

You can run through the basics of converting your correct answers to a tangible SAT score in Chapter 18, following the practice exams in Part 5.