600 on the SAT

Test Preparation
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<p>Do the same amount of people that get 2400 also get 600 on the SAT?</p>

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<p>I’m sorry?</p>

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<p>more people get 2400 then those who get 600. To get a 600 total, you have to have negative raw scores</p>

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<p>In 2011-2012 test year:</p>

<p>249 scored 600</p>

<p>and </p>

<p>360 scored 2400</p>

<p>See: <a href=“http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Percentile-Ranks-Composite-CR-M-W-2012.pdf[/url]”>http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/research/SAT-Percentile-Ranks-Composite-CR-M-W-2012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Less scores of 600 than there are 2400 does NOT imply that it is more difficult to get a 600. That is a faulty causation fallacy.</p>

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<p>More people obviously get 600s than 2400s,</p>

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<p>Many if not most of those who score 600 are actually part of a loose-knit group of sophisticated test-takers long out of high school who attempt the SAT with the goal of scoring 600. It is harder to do than 2400 because you need to actually answer every question wrong. Leaving anything unanswered won’t get you down to 200 in a section.</p>

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<p>^Interesting. If I didn’t have so much at stake, I’d try that myself.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t say it’s harder, so much as less likely for an average student taking it for usual reasons (college admittance), even if not very bright and practicing ill-advised random guessing on questions he is unsure of. Presumably a student capable of any score in the 1800+ or so range would be able to identify at least one WRONG answer in each question.</p>

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<p>You don’t need to get every question wrong. You only need to get a negative raw score, which translates to at least three wrong answers on each section (CR, M, W) with no other questions answered. It’s interesting that one can leave the test blank and still get about a 660.</p>