<p>Just wondering as I'm looking at the score report, which is as follows:</p>
<p>Total questions: 54
Correct answers: 52
Incorrect answers: 2
Omitted answers: 0</p>
<p>So you get 20 points off for each incorrect answer? This is for math....</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes because the math is easy.</p>
<p>yeah youre lucky</p>
<p>i got a 750 for that.</p>
<p>the SAT also has a curve, so if the majority do well you are more likely to score lower</p>
<p>Be happy, usually it's</p>
<p>-0 800
-1 780
-2 750</p>
<p>I got -1=760, so I would say you're pretty fortunate.</p>
<p>No, the College Board made a mistake, you actually got a 900.</p>
<p>Yes, NINE hundred. Because you're that good.</p>
<p>Your score is excellent! Scoring changes based on the curve each time the test is given. My daughter took it 10/07 when missing 3, omitting 0 = 710.</p>
<p>When S1 took the PSAT, zero wrong, one omit = 760.
This is the way the math curve goes.</p>
<p>Can't predict the curve.</p>
<p>S missed one - SAT math - and made a 790.</p>
<p>D missed one - SAT math - and made a 770.</p>
<p>However on the positive side:</p>
<p>D missed one - SAT CR - and made an 800.</p>
<p>Math is the easiest, so it has the harshest curve of the 3 sections. I missed one math and got a 780, but I missed a CR question and got an 11 on my essay and still got 800s in CR and Writing.</p>
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the SAT also has a curve, so if the majority do well you are more likely to score lower
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<p>this is COMPLETELY false, stop spreading lies knikac91.</p>
<p>the curve is PREDETERMINED. just because the bottom 50% of your class will be taking the SAT on a given day, doesn't mean you will get a better score. that is COMPLETELY wrong.</p>
<p>Ignatius,
The curve for CR these days is usually (but not always) -2 and no omits = 800.
There seems to be one test a year where -1 Math = 790.
If you get 0 wrong on Writing, you can go as low as a 9 on the essay and still get an 800.</p>
<p>I omitted one, got none wrong, and got a 770.</p>
<p>One wrong = 790 in the Jan SAT I</p>
<p>My friend got -1 = 780 twice...they really need to make it harder.</p>
<p>Depends on the curve of each administration (if it was truly "preset" why would these scores change with each adninistration?) I'd always heard it was compared to the population taking that test on that day.. My s missed 1 on the math SAT I when he took it (Oct 2007) and got a 770. Mean curve. -1 = 770. Poo.</p>
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if it was truly "preset" why would these scores change with each adninistration?
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Because the difficulty level changes slightly with each test. The College Board knows this and adjusts for it. The curve has nothing to do with how smart or dumb the population is on that day.</p>
<p>I found this info interesting, showing how your score will depend on the curve for the test you took. The curve is determined before the test is administered, based on the test difficulty:</p>
<p>Which is the best month to take the SAT? (or: Which is the easiest month to take the SAT?)</p>
<p>A common misconception is that SATs given in a particular month (say, October) are easier (or harder) than average. Related to this concept is the idea that the average test taker should avoid a particular test month if a large group of strong students will be taking the SAT that month. It is true that the difficulty of the SAT varies somewhat from one month to the next. However, the data show that no month is consistently harder or easier than average. For example, the following table shows how your math score would have varied on different tests, given that you had gotten two questions wrong. Also shown is the offset from the average score for two wrong or omitted (roughly 763) along with the difficulty of the test on the basis of its curve:</p>
<p>SAT Test Month Score Offset Difficulty
January, 2006 780 +17 Hard
January, 2007 760 -3 Average
January, 2008 760 -3 Average </p>
<p>May, 2006 760 -3 Average
May, 2007 770 +7 Average
May, 2008 750 -13 Easy </p>
<p>October, 2005 760 -3 Average
October, 2006 770 +7 Average
October, 2007 750 -13 Easy </p>
<p>The curve on the test, which generates a scaled score (200-800) from your raw score (the number of questions right minus a quarter point for each multiple-choice question wrong) is designed to correct for minor variations in the difficulty of the test. If the test is a little too hard (e.g., January, 2006) compared to an average SAT, you will get a higher score for the same raw score compared to an easier test (e.g., October, 2007). This curve is generated independently of whether or not a large group of strong students take the test. </p>
<p>Not sure what level of difficulty the Jan. 24th SAT was. My son got 4 incorrect Math answers and scored 700.</p>