Your SAT Scores Can Reveal How Well You Will Perform In College

• About 3 million students take the SAT in an academic year at about 7 thousand test centres in over 170 nations.
• SAT scores are accepted by more than 4000 universities globally, including 45 leading institutes in India. 
• SAT exam will be conducted in an online mode in India from March 2023 in more than 50 cities at various testing centres across the country.

The research found that use of the SAT together with high school grade point average (HSGPA) is the “most powerful way to predict future academic performance of international students.”

The new study, as part of an ongoing series of SAT validity research, assessed the link between the higher education outcomes of international students at US colleges and their SAT performance. 

The relationship between SAT scores of international students and first-year college grade point average (FYGPA) remains positive, meaning students with higher SAT scores are more likely to have higher grades in college.

“SAT scores add, on average, 44% more predictive power above HSGPA alone, contributing to a better understanding of how an international student will perform in their first year at a university,” says the study. 

If the HSGPA is held constant, FYGPAs increase in concert with SAT scores. For example, someone with a SAT score of 1000 and HSGPA of 3.00 has just a 37% chance of earning a 3.0 college GPA. On the other hand, a student with the same HSGPA, and a SAT score of 1400 has a good 73% chance of getting a similar grade in university, it shows. 

With the world still coping with the after-impact of the pandemic, these co-relations between the SAT scores and the HSGPA and FYGPA provide an evidence-based understanding of the role of the SAT in international admissions. Therefore, students who plan their preparation for the SAT well for a good SAT score and execute it on the test day, are likely to benefit most.