Can you get 1 wrong and still get a perfect SAT math score?

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<p>My question is basically in the title but can you miss one question and still get a perfect on the SAT math section?</p>

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<p>Probably not–I wouldn’t count on it. It’s either very rare or impossible. Usually -1 yields 760-780.</p>

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<p>haha sorry, but then it wouldn’t be perfect, would it? I feel for you if you end up only missing that one though, it’s rough to be that close to a perfect and not wind up with one.</p>

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<p>-1 has not yielded 800 in a long time and, in fact, recently has yielded quite a bit lower.</p>

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<p>I concur with the other posters. -1 will very rarely yield an 800.</p>

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<p>I agree, but if your mistake is in the grid-ins, you can have some hope.</p>

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<p>^It’s still -1.</p>

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<p>10/06, 05/09 and 01/06 => -1 = 800</p>

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<p>@frankeinsteinz
Are those MM/YEAR or MM/DATE?</p>

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<p>year I think</p>

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<p>probably no</p>

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<p>wow, this makes me cry…</p>

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<p>damn my sis got 800 math and 800 writing… ■■■</p>

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<p>Very rarely is -1 an 800 for math. Most of the time it is 780-790</p>

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<p>Wait I thought they only took off .25 of a point for a wrong answer and if it is .5 or .75 they round up…so in theory couldn’t you miss two questions?</p>

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<p>That’s what I thought too all this summer, and as a result, my SAT scores were inflated by about 300 points (100 points each section). </p>

<p>Look below for a simplification of the convoluted SAT grading scheme: </p>

<p>Answer 1 multiple-choice question incorrectly: subtract 1.25 points from the total number of raw points possible in the section
Why? Remember the guessing penalty? If you left the question blank, you only lose 1 point. Since you answered the question, and got it wrong, you get an additional 0.25 points knocked off. </p>

<p>In other words, by not answering the question correctly, you have robbed yourself of one possible raw point. By answering it incorrectly, you lose another 0.25 points. </p>

<p>Leave 1 multiple-choice question blank: subtract 1 point. </p>

<p>Answer grid-in question incorrectly or leave a grid-in blank: subtract 1 point. </p>

<p>Raw scores:</p>

<p>Round a raw score ending in .5 or .75 up to the nearest whole number. Round a raw score ending in .25 down. </p>

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<p>@zombieDante</p>

<p>if your method was true… I would be so happy right now…
But no, the SAT people had to subtract 1.25 instead of .25…</p>

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<p>the 2011-2012 re-test :: -1===800</p>

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<p>@IceQube @Dorkyelmo OHH! I see…so sneaky that collegeboard is…</p>

<p>@Ghastn where are you getting that from?</p>

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<p>Of the released (QAS and practice) tests, only 1/2006, 10/2006, 5/2007, and 5/2009 had -1 = 800 for math. Not sure about the others (March, June, etc.) but I would expect it to be similar. So, -1=800 is pretty unusual, especially of late.</p>