Just wondering if the ACT company posts the curves of each test a few weeks/days before we get our scores out. and if not, what do you guys predict the curve to be? the science was so much harder than the red book tests and they completely changed the format on us! 
The ACT Corporation does not curve tests. We believe that our tests accurately measure a student’s readiness for college without a curve.
@WilyumSmith not necessarily a curve but the scale is what I mean
@skieurope Wrong section of the forum.
I think you’re asking how the ACT scales tests from the raw scores.
ACT and SAT do not curve. They have predetermined Scales based on a prior year’s results to arrive at the traditional Bell curve.
It doesn’t matter who takes the ACT or SAT on any given date. The tests are designed so they are statistically significant. After all, they’re Standardized Tests:-)
@mmk2015
Wait then why does each test have different scales. When you say prior results are you assuming the same test was used before? What if it’s a completely new test.
The scales are different because some tests (actually sections) are easier than others. So to balance them out and make them comparable across test dates, you lose points faster on easier tests. A hard test is not necessarily a bad thing because you don’t lose as many points quickly.
If the scale is bad for the April test that everyone’s score is gonna suck. That test was hard.