<p>Okay, so I took the March 2013 SAT, and recently, the in depth score reports came back. In the math section, I got a raw score of 53 out of 54, but I only got a 760. All (not most, all) of the practice tests and score charts that I have seen and used would give me AT LEAST a 780 for the same raw score. Does anyone know what the deal is??</p>
<p>Same problem. I got an 800 on the reading in December after missing 2 questions, and a 740 on reading in March after missing 4 questions. There’s a huge discrepancy that just doesn’t add up. ^ There’s no way the curve on the math should be that steep.</p>
<p>760 for math with a raw score of 53 is very unusual, but it has certainly happened before, for example, in January 2012. The January 2013 test was notable in that -1 for critical reading was a 790. These harsh curves correspond to tests of lesser difficulty for strong students compared to other SATs.</p>
<p>It seems the Math section is quite easy this time. Any careless mistake is going to cost you a lot due to the curve.</p>
<p>The test must have been really easy. I got one wrong and a 760 too so that’s consistent with my score. The march test is known to be competitive since so many juniors take it.</p>
<p>@yeahbuddy007 at least I know that someone else understands. I just guess there was a harsh curve (as so many of you so aptly put it)</p>
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<p>is not accurate.</p>
<p>The scores have nothing to do with the test date or the number of students who take the test or whether they are juniors or seniors.</p>
<p>The scoring is unbiased. A test can be given at any time and in any location and the scoring for that test would be the same. Moreover scores from different tests can be accurately compared to one another. The statisticians at College Board have considerable experience in making certain that the tests are unbiased and that scores can always be compared.</p>