<p>I just saw my sat detailed score report and got 3 questions wrong.. which made me end up with a 710..
but when i took practice tests from almost any book, upto 3-4 mistakes, the score conversion scale said 800.
so is there anything i can do about this??.. . losing 90pts over 3 mistakes is a lot..</p>
<p>Did you skip any? </p>
<p>What section are you talking about?</p>
<p>Perhaps there was a really bad curve that time. It happens.</p>
<p>3 qs wrong = 50 raw score. That’s usually 710-730 (740 most I think) in terms of the curve. It’s perfectly normal. Of course, when I had 2 mistakes it was 760. Then when I had 3 mistakes it was 710. That’s just not fair to me. I have no idea where that 3rd mistake popped up from.</p>
<p>Sounds a bit unusual, but like poppyeyed said, it can happen. The grading scale/curve just seems a bit harsh. I got 4 questions wrong on one part and got a 700, so I guess -3 could be a 710.</p>
<p>Which section was this?</p>
<p>I’m going to guess that you are referring to the math section</p>
<p>On the March Exam I missed 3 and skipped 1, and I received a 710</p>
<p>I got 4 wrong in writing and 10 essay and got a 700 again…
Writing curve was really bad. </p>
<p>Math was a average and CR was a little harsher than average.</p>
<p>that’s usually true. for my sat, i got 2 wrong and i got a 740, so it was a whooping 60 pts for 2 questions. i know its so frustrating.</p>
<p>I missed 3 (and 2 were on free response so there was no guessing penalty) and I got 720 on the real SAT math section.</p>
<p>I got 4 wrong, did not omit any, and an 8 (…>:( ) on my essay, and got a 660…</p>
<p>stupid curve</p>
<p>Yeah writing was absolutely terrible. - 5 and a 12 essay for only a 730…</p>
<p>^I got -4 Total on Writing with a 10 essay and only got 710. Shouldn’t that be like 720-730 instead???</p>
<p>Yup, they’re cruel and heartless. We know.</p>
<p>9 essay and 49/49 MC and 790. Don’t hate me, but this is frustrating. The score’s great, yeah, but frustrating 
Especially since my essay deserved a 10.
At any rate, the writing curve was horrible, since the MC was so easy. Math was average, CR no idea. Got worse than last time on both anyway.</p>
<p>I got 3 mistakes and a 12 essay = 740 in writing. D;</p>
<p>*** you got 9 essay and 49 MC and you got 790?</p>
<p>I got 9 essay and 45 MC I’m getting 680.</p>
<p>Geez, 4 points is worth 110 marks???</p>
<p>5 points. And yeah, the curve for the 700’s is really harsh. Gets more lenient after that.
I hate the inconsistency in the essay grades.</p>
<p>How does Collegeboard count/define the curves, if I may ask?</p>
<p>@jimmy: if you got 10 in your essay, you would have received a 800 in the writing section. Do you think it is possible to ask CB to rescore your essay?</p>