<p>I got 3 wrong, no omits, and a 9 in the essay and my score was 700. The curve was pretty brutal this time. Anyone else think so?</p>
<p>Actually, that sounds about right. The scoring guide in the online prep booklet would have scored you 720, though.</p>
<p>In the blue book I checked 3 of the tests it says I would have gotten 690-800, and it says that my raw score should be 72-80, but my raw score was 70 so it seems pretty low</p>
<p>Is it possible that they only processed one of the essay markers scores, because if I take a 5 for my essay then i get 700 according to the blue book tests</p>
<p>Anyone else got lower than they expected considering the number of q’s they got wrong?</p>
<p>2 wrong, 9 essay. 740.</p>
<p>that does sound a bit rough. i got 1 wrong, no omits, and 10 essay, and i had a 780. i don’t think 3 wrong and 9 essay is that low. maybe you should check into it.</p>
<p>Three wrongs, no omits, 8 essay, 680.</p>
<p>Oh well, superscore to save me. Got a 780 in March.</p>
<p>ok this is really weird. 2 wrong 9 essay is 40 points above me. Which doesnt make sense. But then if I look it from charles then he got 3 wrong and 8 in the essay which makes sense because the one point on the essay cost him 20 points. But then one mistake was 40 points ! thats pretty ridiculous… I wouldve hit 2200 
I might send it for remark/ essay and hand</p>
<p>Nope, your score is right. </p>
<p>I got 3 wrong, 10 essay = 720.</p>
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Huh that’s weird. I got 3 wrong, 10 essay = 710.</p>
<p>Apparently: 6 wrong, 11 essay = 690
I’m not happy.</p>
<p>The writing curve is always this “brutal”.</p>
<p>Ok well my score seems right for this time… and cup go check the blue book or any past SAT its not usually this brutal :P</p>
<p>Seven wrong, one omission, and an essay with the score of eight (which seems weird) all supposedly gave me a 600 in Writing. It looks completely ridiculous, but I won’t bother with some of the College Board’s standards. How is it that two independent organizations have so much control over a country’s students’ secondary school exit terms is beyond me.</p>
<p>Yea islander just as a comparison… my first time in december I got 9 wrong, 0 omit, 9 essay and my score was 630. You probably shouldve got 640 if the same standards were used. I understand that ETS vary the curves depending on the score to keep the mean around 500, but thats completely illogical. That means lets assume if march and may had the same difficulty, but more intelligent people took it in may so the curve would be harsher for may. How can the test be called standardized then… having said that I understand that its hard dealing with so many people, but the exam is very important for admissions and those 50 points couldve swung the decision my way for admission at UPenn</p>
<p>50 points isn’t going to swing your decision anywhere, especially at an ivy.</p>
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<p>That’s not true. The curves are based on the objective difficulty of the test; not how well the particular testing group did. That’s what the equating sections are for.</p>
<p>^Yeah, curves are determine prior to the test.</p>
<p>Yea but they use the performance of people on the equating section, so we are still at the mercy of other people. And curves arent determined before the test. Anyways thats not my point 
I just wanted to point out that the writing curve was too harsh this time, not like I can change anything now.</p>