<p>Why does the Lit raw score start at 61? I thought there were only 60 questions...</p>
<p>What's up with SAT II Math IIC? A lot of people said it's not worth it to take it . Why? College doesn't value this as much as other subjects or something?</p>
<p>What? What do you mean? A lot of colleges require it.</p>
<p>edit// did you mean to say the IC?</p>
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Why does the Lit raw score start at 61? I thought there were only 60 questions...
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<p>The literature test can range anywhere from 60-63 questions. This year it happened to be 60, but I'm guessing these charts are from a differernt year.</p>
<p>^LOL i was a little worried about that...like maybe there was an extra page??</p>
<p>I personally thought the chem curve was going to be a lot more lenient. The barrons prepbook said 75-85 raw score was still an 800.</p>
<p>if you have a .25 do you round up or down?</p>
<p>you round down. round up when .5 or over</p>
<p>thank you :)</p>
<p>how is the raw score calculated in the real SAT book?</p>
<p>Same as how Physics08 described it.</p>
<p>so let me get this straight..you calculate the amount you got right(1 point per question) and from that, subtract 1/4 of the questions you got wrong..do you multiple that number by 1.125 like the AP tests are calculated?</p>
<p>No, just </p>
<h1>answered right - (1/4)*number wrong = raw</h1>
<p>no need to multiple.</p>
<p>No, you don't multiply it by anything.</p>
<p>wow, thats tough..judging from the scale given by Tiberian which was super helpful...I found the June 3rd test to be quite difficult though..harder than the AP Exam..how do they usually determine the curves?At this rate I'm looking at a 650 at the highest :-/</p>
<p>I do not know this from my own sources, however, many here say that they are pre-determined (which doesn't make any sense to me). Basically I think these tests are first given to college students as trial runs and they base their curves off of there (I think this is how they determine it for APs, don't know about SAT IIs though). Usually if the test is harder, the curve is more lenient so don't lose hope.</p>
<p>I was really shooting for a 700..considering that SAT II's are usually more general than AP's....what exactly is a good score?(you seem to know a lot..):-)-Tiberian</p>
<p>Question:
For some tests (chinese maybe?) the curve is sometimes one wrong = 790.</p>
<p>How does this work if it's the same raw score as getting none wrong?</p>
<p>World History scale, please?</p>
<p>Lol, I don't know much, but basically everything I know is from hanging around these forums for a year. Anyway, a "good" score really depends on the school you're applying to. Let's say you are applying to UC Berkeley. Its average Math 1C and 2C score is about 700. In this case, in my opinion, you should score above 730. That would be considered good. For above standards, I'd say go for above 750, but keep in mind that you may set standards for yourself also (I wanna get 800 MathIIC regardless of avg score), so you shouldn't limit yourself. For Ivy-level schools, I'd say scoring 90%tile or above on SAT IIs (excluding language tests) would make you competitive.A lot of my peers at school are very satisfied with low 600s, and many are applying to schools of which 600s are considered good/okay. So it's all relative to where YOU are applying and to YOUR standards. (though I must confess that my standards have been shifted up due to CC)</p>