English Scale vs. Raw Score

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<p>I would like to know how the scoring works for the ACT. I am just starting my prep now. In the SAT, 1 question wrong = not getting a point + losing .25 per question wrong. Is it the same way w/ the ACT?</p>

<p>I got 87% on 89 problems (77 problems right, 12 problems wrong).</p>

<p>So if you did a proportion (I think there's like 70 problems on the ACT English?)</p>

<p>12 x
--- = ---
89 70</p>

<p>89x = 840</p>

<p>I would have gotten 9 wrong on the English exam. What would 9 wrong convert to in a score out of 36?</p>

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<p>9 wrong on the ACT English(75 problems) is around a 28-30. The ACT curve is very harsh above 30. It begins to start a huge bell curve in the twenties though, so a few problems different could be the same score.</p>

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<p>This is probally why the 99% starts at 33 lmao…</p>

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<p>That’s exactly why. ACT doesn’t want 5% of the people to have a 33 or 34, so they curve it to fit the percentages they want. The ACT is not a percentage of what you know, it is comparative.</p>

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<p>Okay…so let’s say I got 9 or 10 science wrong out of 40, what would my score look like?</p>

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<p>Probably a 28</p>

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<p>SA: On science or english?</p>

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<p>I get so annoyed when I get like 2-3 questions wrong on the English section, and then get a 34.</p>

<p>AND…
I always do so badly on ACT Math… I don’t know why. I think the highest I’ve gotten was a 33. But the curve seems nicer on the Math section than the English/Reading.</p>

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<p>Science, because there are 40 questions.</p>