Bio and History SAT II Curves: Here they are.

Test Preparation
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<p>Here are the curves out of the Real SAT IIs by college board.</p>

<p>Biology-M (The E Curve isn't too much different, a bit more generous)</p>

<p>80 800
79 800
78 800
77 800
76 800
75 800
74 800
73 790
72 790
71 780
70 770
69 770
68 760
67 750
66 750
65 740
64 730
63 720
62 720
61 710
60 700
59 700
58 690
57 680
56 680
55 670
54 660
53 660
52 650</p>

<p>US History</p>

<p>90 800
89 800
88 800
87 800
86 800
85 800
84 800
83 800
82 800
81 800
80 790
79 790
78 780
77 780
76 770
75 770
74 760
73 760
72 750
71 740
70 740
69 730
68 730
67 720
66 720
65 710
64 700
63 700</p>

<p>Remember, the curve changes with every test, but this is your best estimate. Please no more posts asking what your score is if you missed a certain amount.</p>

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<p>the ecology allows you to miss one more in ewverything, so you can get 73 and get an 800.</p>

3

<p>bump...nice curve for apush</p>

4

<p>Yeah, but it's a hard test.</p>

5

<p>I think the biology curve is garbage.</p>

6

<p>Are you saying it should be more lenient?</p>

7

<p>Not neccesarily; I'm just perturbed. If I were to get a 5 on my Bio AP and a ____ score on the SAT II, do you think colleges would overlook the SAT II? Well, I think the test focused more on genetics than the practices I've seen. Every book constantly kept reiterating "30% organismal biology." Either way, I'm sure things will work out.</p>

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<p>What I've been hearing, AP and SAT IIs do not really matter that much to college admissions. However I have heard that SAT IIs are looked at more than APs because they show greater score accuracy and range. However, most colleges, including Ivys, say that as long as you have 4s and 5s and above 700 on your SAT II you should be fine. What they really look at is the SAT I and the ACT. How did you do on those?</p>

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<p>I'm taking my ACT in june.</p>

10

<p>Be sure to do well on it. Most colleges require SAT II scores just to standardize an academic class. They only have slight clues as to how hard one school's Biology class is compared to another and what constitutes an A in each. If you score above a 650+ you demonstrate proficiency, 700+ is excellence.</p>

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<p>amnesia...one more wrong on the ecology can make a difference and become two. for example, pretend i got six wrongs and no blanks on the molecular. this would subtract 7 points off my score (6+(.25<em>6)) and I would get a 790. But if I took the ecology and got seven wrongs, this would subtract nine points (7+(.25</em>7)). Does that mean I can get a 71 on the ecology and still get an 790 or a 780?</p>

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<p>Where in the Real SAT II book does this curve come from? I've looked in the book I bought this year. It only had an explanation of the test, an abbreviated test (only 40 questions), and a list of correct answers. They didn't give a scale for either the M or E test. Can anyone clarify this?</p>

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<p>answer him.</p>

14

<p>yes they do.... it's at the end of the test. :)</p>

<p>answered!</p>

15

<p>Biology was harder than i expected. I agree with all of you. It was ridiculous. It was so much genetics. There were no plants, not even organs in human physiology! It was insane. </p>

<p>History....well the AP was slightly harder than the SAT II, but some questions on the SAT II were so...indirect and vague and the wording was so open to interpretation (if you check out the other threads on history, people, including myself, are really arguing harshly about various questions). I hope the curve is high because we deserve that. </p>

<p>And the SAT II is much more important than the AP.</p>

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<p>Yes, the SAT II is more important. I am not studying for the AP exam, because I wasn't really challenged.</p>

<p>I think the genetics was overkill, and that the questions 4 to 8 were the most genetics that the test needed.</p>

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<p>YES...i actually got stumped on some of those 4-8.....like the chromatid question....i actually got confused! wow....wait....wat do u mean u werent challenged??? cus if u mean in class...neither was i!!! my class sucked, we didnt do anything, i am obligated to study myself...the whole course...by myself...</p>

18

<p>no, i didn't find the test challening. i omitted two... and probably got one or two wrong.</p>

<p>my class was hard, but i read the entire 50 chapters, so that is why... my teacher sucks balls...little *****. tells us all of her problems... what a fag.</p>

<p>the chromatid question? i think i put 16. i don't know... a haploid of 4.</p>

<p>so that makes an organism a diploid of 8... with 8 x 2 chromatids... 16.</p>

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<p>ye, i put 16 too...i left only for this bio, i dont think i left anything blank, i prob left one though, but i know i got 2 wrong already...</p>

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<p>i got that ear thing wrong. we prolly did well, considering we're discussing the exam... who would? :rolleyes: :p</p>