<p>Writing curve = brutal
I am depressied + really want my score
badly.
AAAAAAAH! Frustrated scream!</p>
<p>mabs, so a -2 form w math no omit is 35? I was looking at last years epic fail psat score report on cb.com and -7 math resulted in losing 1 point, not 2. why?</p>
<p>^^^^^disregard. i’m a ■■■■■■.</p>
<p>Yeah delon you’re not getting the concept: -2 would be -2.5, but CB rounds down from .5, so it would just be a -2. However, anything less than that, such as -3.75 (-3 wrong) would result in a -4 off of the raw score total. </p>
<p>The -7 probably includes some student produced responses, where wrong answers do not garner any points off.</p>
<p>I disagree with the answer to #33 on the Writing section if the answer is “to build.” The sentence read like this: When L’Enfant suggested to build the Capitol Building at the center of Washington DC, he also __<strong><em>ed to </em></strong> something else someplace else. I dont’ remember the second set of verbs, but if it has the same grammatical format “past (-ed) + infinitive” there is no reason why “to build” is incorrect. The right answer should be “at the center” because the rules of english grammar say to use “in” when referring to cities.</p>
<p>Never mind.</p>
<p>“The right answer should be “at the center” because the rules of english grammar say to use “in” when referring to cities.”</p>
<p>Please cite these rules.</p>
<p>[Prepositions:</a> Locators in Time and Place](<a href=“http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/prepositions.htm]Prepositions:”>http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/prepositions.htm)</p>
<p>Your source supports “at” as appropriate.</p>
<p>hmmm… - <a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/understanding-psat-nmsqt-scores.pdf[/url]”>Higher Education Professionals | College Board; says that -4 should have been a 74… but how much do they take off for getting it wrong?</p>
<p>According to your source,</p>
<p>“[w]e use at for specific addresses.”</p>
<p>and also,</p>
<p>“we use in for the names of land-areas[.]”</p>
<p>The center of a city is a specific point; it is exact. A city is not. “at” is not only correct, but better than “in.”</p>
<p>I’ll post this for everyone’s reference:</p>
<p>EACH WRONG ANSWER FOR A QUESTION IS WORTH (in terms of opportunity cost) -1.25 POINTS. (Except for Math free response, which count as -1.)</p>
<p>EACH OMITTED QUESTION IS WORTH (in terms of opportunity cost) -1 POINT. </p>
<p>TO DETERMINE YOUR RAW SCORE, FOLLOW THOSE RULES AND SUBTRACT FROM THE TOTAL POSSIBLE FOR THAT SECTION. </p>
<p>.5 and .75 ROUND IN YOUR FAVOR. .25 DOES NOT.</p>
<p>Then explain why “to build” is grammatically incorrect. Based on one of your previous posts, you thought that you were wrong in choosing “to build.” I do agree 100% in your argument about explanation of/for and do recommend its appeal. I read a news article a few weeks ago about a student a few years who successfully appealed a writing question on the PSAT.</p>
<p>Honestly, I went by ear and indeed thought it was in error. I sympathize with you on that question. But “to build” is wrong. Here is the proof: [Gerunds</a> after Certain Verbs](<a href=“http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds_3.htm]Gerunds”>http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-gerunds_3.htm).</p>
<p>“But sometimes the second verb must be in gerund form… admit, appreciate, avoid, carry on, consider, defer, delay, deny, detest, dislike, endure, enjoy, escape, excuse, face, feel like, finish, forgive, give up, can’t help, imagine, involve, leave off, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practise, put off, report, resent, risk, can’t stand, SUGGEST, understand.”</p>
<p>Ok you prove your point. I also rely much on intuition with Writing (last year i got an 80), especially for the explanation of/for. I choose that answer within 2 seconds of reading the question and usually when that happens I am right, so i guess I’m wrong unless the appeal works. Nonetheless, if when i get my scores back tomorrow, i have at least a 211 (cutoff for FL last year), I won’t care that much. By the way, how will the cutoffs differ from last year do you think since the test was abnormally difficult, but the Math curve compensates for that, the CR curve sorta does, and the Writing does not? The writing curve does not correlate whatsoever with the obscurity of English grammar rules tested.</p>
<p>silver .25 and .5 round in your favor a .75 DOES NOT</p>
<p>“silver .25 and .5 round in your favor a .75 DOES NOT”</p>
<p>I meant for raw score.</p>
<p>The cutoffs should be similar. It’s the College Board’s job to curve it right.</p>
<p>-2 for a 70 in W is just disgusting. ETS should be making this test harder and Collegeboard should be making the curve reasonable. That’s the better way to create accurate scores, otherwise you have people literally falling from NMSF status to not even NMC status on the basis of 2 writing questions.</p>
<p>^Well, when i order the S form, I’ll see how much easier it is. According to the curves, the test seemed very easy (=harsh curve)/</p>