<p>Seriously, I took a Practice SAT with one of the "Old" SATs (With score ranges) one day, the next day took one of the "New" SATs (No score ranges) included in the Blue Book 2nd Edition and my score went up 200 points, and the next day took one of the "Old" SATs (With score ranges), and got 160 points lower!</p>
<p>I also noticed the curve was much nicer for the "New" SATs included. What gives? Which is more realistic?</p>
<p>Real tests -> Real curves.</p>
<p>working through my first non-exact score test in the NBB, I’ll let you know if my score ranges become significantly lower than my exact scores I received on the first 2 tests in the book (saving test 3 for later)</p>
<p>I went through the reading sections of Test #1 and #4. My raw score for the test #4 was only two points lower. (And I somehow misread one of the dual passage question for test #4…) I don’t think there is much difference between the two. For the reading sections at least…</p>
<p>What I mean is that if you look at the 3 “New” SATs included in BB2 have much better curves</p>
<p>This is out of CR 67, M 54, W 49/12(essay). I will list the lowest score needed for an 800 in each section</p>
<p>New SATs (No Score Ranges) in BB2:
Practice Test 1: CR 64, M 53, W 49/9 or 48/11
Practice Test 2: CR 65, M 54, W 49/9 or 48/11 or 47/12
Practice Test 3: CR 65, M 53, W 49/9 or 48/11</p>
<p>Old SATs (Score Ranges Averaged) in BB2: Yes, all of them are the same.
All Practice Tests: CR 67 M 54 W 49/12</p>
<p>You can miss 1, 2, or even 3 in the New SATs included and still get 800 in sections. The “Old” SATs need 100% no omits, everything correct for an 800. These “New” SATs however have actually been administered, while the “Old” ones have not.</p>
<p>the score ranges take account the most generous to most egregious curves so, </p>
<p>the score range for say a 65 on the old test might have been 740-800, while on the first 3 tests It might say that 65 is an 800 or the best score you could have gotten with a 65 meaning that a 65 could be anything from 740 to 800 but the first 3 tests can tell you exactly what it would have been on that test, its simply more specific not more generous</p>