To create an account, click on the “sign up” link on the main page of the College Board website. Then, tell them you are a student. You will have to provide basic information, such as your full name, date of birth, name of school, and email address. You will also have to choose a unique username and password.
You will have to pay a fee to access your scores by phone. That means you have to give your credit card information to the customer service representative.
The College Board typically lists when you can expect your scores on the SAT section of the website. (If you already have a College Board account, you may also receive an email from College Board when your scores are released. )
If the scores were released recently, there will be an alert at the top of the page and a link saying “View your scores”. You can use this link as well.
The total score is the score you got from adding the two separate sections of the SAT. The reading and writing score is just your score for that section. The math score is just the score for that section.
The green area means you have met or exceeded the benchmark and are on track for college readiness. The test will show you the minimum score to meet the benchmark. Red or yellow means you have not hit the benchmark.
Anything above 1060 moves you from average towards excellent. For example, a score of 1190 puts you in the 73rd percentile, and a score of 1290 puts you in the 86th percentile. Some colleges have minimum SAT score requirements, which you can also use to determine whether your score is good enough or not.
To determine your superscore, look at all of your SAT test results on the college board website. Then, choose the highest reading score and the highest math score. Add them together. That is your superscore. Most colleges will look at a superscore, but some will not. Before you take the SAT multiple times to try for a superscore, make sure the colleges you are applying to allow this.
