<p>The curve is based on students taking the test. I can guarantee it. </p>
<p>Second of all, keep in mind that, because the College Board knows that you are human and can/will make mistakes, there is also a range on your score. For example, a person with a 660 would be in the same range as someone wiht a 690.</p>
<p>The curve is based on the equating section, but since the equating section has a predictable score pattern and that they can correlate the scores on the equating section with the scores on the rest of the exam, this effectively cancels out the effects of the people taking a particular sitting of the exam on the curve for that exam. Hence, the curve is not based on people taking the test.</p>
<p>funkyfunnybunny, here is a quote from the collegeboard website:</p>
<p>Your raw score is then converted to a scaled score (reported on a 200-to-800 scale) by a statistical process called equating. Equating ensures that the different forms of the test or the level of ability of the students you are tested with do not affect your score. Equating makes it possible to make comparisons among test takers who take different editions of the test across different administrations.</p>
<p>the students you take it with does not affect your score, for the SAT I. the II's are different, since they don't have experimental (or as the CB calls them 'equating') sections.
here's the link:
<a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/scores/understanding/howscored.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/scores/understanding/howscored.html</a></p>
<p>sorry, you're right, let me take it back. i worded it wrong. </p>
<p>however, colleges do look at your rank in comparison to other students that took the test that year. theoretically, though, it should remain consistent.</p>