<p>Hey everyone, </p>
<p>I was going through the Blue Book in preparation for the January SAT and I'd like to know: how accurate are the scores that you got in the BB against your actual SAT marks? </p>
<p>It'll be my first time taking the test and I'm an international student, so this is quite a big question on my mind.</p>
<p>Thank you,
BMW</p>
<p>Bumping it up!</p>
<p>I only wrote one practice test before I took the test. I scored 2150 in the BB, and 2160 on the real thing. I am retaking it in January.</p>
<p>Pretty accurate. All were within ~30 points of practice tests.</p>
<p>Not perfect, but a pretty good estimate(+ or - 60 points or so)</p>
<p>Dropped 90 points 
That was mainly due to stupid mistakes in math, though.</p>
<p>CR score was expected, but my 50 point drop in writing was not.</p>
<p>scored between 2270-2310 on the BB and Online SAT course. Scored a 2350 on the real thing!</p>
<p>took ~2/3 of a practice test the first time and, assuming that my scores would have been consistent, scored a 2070 (690 CR/690 M/690 W).</p>
<p>2190 on the actual thing (770 CR/650 M/770 W), 2250 superscored (800 CR/680 M/770 W).</p>
<p>While practicing, I consistently improved my overall score. I was always around 2100 and later 2200, upper 2200. In one sitting, I never scored over a 2300 (although if I superscored my practice tests, it would be around 2350). In my real test, I got over 2300. The official test was definitely my best sitting!</p>
<p>I don’t think it’s completely accurate but it gives a fairly decent idea of where you stand.
650 CR 690 M 640 W (one of my practice test scores)
600 CR 710 M 620 W (actual test)</p>
<p>Practice Tests: On the ones I took, I usually received 2360-2400.
Real: 2400</p>
<p>Practice Tests: 2190-2370 (700-780cr, 750-800m, 740-790w)
Real: 2230 single-sitting (760cr, 720m, 750w, 11e), 2280 superscore (770m)</p>
<p>In the last few days before my December test, my math score kept dropping consistently from stupid mistakes, but I guess it’s still fairly accurate.</p>
<p>An unfortunate factor of the SAT is that the scoring has a false precision to it (It’s probably one of the things the ACT is better at). Based on their own studies the standard error between tests (for each section) is about 30 points. </p>
<p>That means that if nothing changed about your ability level or the test difficulty, the same person could take the test one day and have a ~68% chance (+/- 1 standard deviation) of scoring up to 30 points higher or lower the next day. That leaves a 32% change you would score more than 30 points higher or lower. </p>
<p>I’ve found these ranges are pretty accurate compared to practice tests if (and only if) students take practice tests under as close to testing conditions as possible (no extra long breaks, no skipping ahead) and the student does have major, major anxiety issues.</p>