How to convert a score band into admission points
Plenty of colleges, honors programs and scholarship committees do not read a test score directly. They slot it into a band and award a fixed number of points for that band, and those tables are set locally. The same band can be worth three points less than the top at one school and ten points less at another. Enter the table you are looking at and this tool reports what your band is worth and how far it sits from the top band.
You do not need to fill every box. The box for your own band is enough to get a result. Add band 1 and you also see the gap to the top. Add the band directly above yours and you see exactly what moving up one band would add, which is the number that tells you whether another round of test prep is worth the hours.
No point table is built in, because these tables are specific to each program and are revised from year to year. If you already know what the rest of your application scores under the same index, enter that total and the result adds your band points on top. Leave it blank and that line is hidden.
The output applies the table exactly as you entered it. Some programs add test points to a total, others use a band only as a minimum requirement, so confirm how your program uses the number before you plan around it.
Frequently asked questions
Award tables differ from one college or scholarship to the next. One may step down three points per band while another drops ten, so any built-in table would be wrong somewhere else.
No. Only the box for your own band is required. Add band 1 to see the gap to the top, and add the band just above yours to see what moving up one band is worth.
This tool accepts award values of 0 or more, so enter the table exactly as published. If your table uses penalties, enter the resulting award value for each band instead.