<p>Ok, the curves support that 2010 was an easier test. For the math, it was 3 points of a curve harder this year (kind of matches many cut off increases, no?). That means far more than they wanted got perfect scores or just missed one. Chances are, to make the cut offs similar to other years they really needed to curve it even more, but they opted to go for higher cut offs instead. They have a fixed number who can make it, so something else has to give.</p>
<p>While it’s entirely possible the class of 2012 is that much smarter than their 2011 peers, I highly doubt it, esp with the feedback from multiple students talking about how easy the test was.</p>
<p>(And yes, I’m aware the curve is set for each section, each date. 
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