<p>If you know you're going to get at least a 10 on the essay, how many multiple choice questions can you miss?
Can you definitely miss one? Or have there been tests in the past when you had to get all the multiple choice questions right (assuming a 10 on the essay) to get an 800?</p>
<p>I highly doubt a 10 on the essay will yield a score of 800, even if you nail the MC.</p>
<p>Your raw writing score is defined as (MC score) + 2*(essay score), so the maximum is 49 + 2(12) = 73. A 10 on the essay means that your maximum raw score is 69.</p>
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<p>What about my test (January 2012)? Aced m/c + 10 essay = 800. </p>
<p>If you know you’re going to get a 10 … and want an 800 … you’d better ace the writing M/C. Otherwise all bets are off.</p>
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<p>On many tests, perfect MCQ and a 9 essay will get you an 800.</p>
<p>I heard that it’s out of 10, and 11 and 12 are extra points that help you get an 800 even if you miss a few on the MC</p>
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<p>Please cite where you got this formula because it looks pretty arbitrary.</p>
<p>On topic though, I think you can score a 800 with a 10 although with a 10 you’ll be allowed to miss only 1 MC at the most, if that.</p>
<p>@xthrillakillax It was from a Princeton Review book, plus you can probably find it online. The max. score is 49 + 2(12) = 73. It’s not that arbitrary, since the essay accounts for 24/73 = 32.88%, roughly 1/3 of the raw score.</p>
<p>Just to clarify, (MC score) = (# correct) - (1/4)(# wrong).</p>
<p>You can definitely get an 800 with a 10 essay and none wrong, and most curves same with a 9. With a 12, I think you can usually get 2 wrong.</p>
<p>@blankk, a 10 essay with none wrong gets you the same raw score as a 12 essay and 4 wrong. So if one method gets an 800, shouldn’t the other?</p>
<p>Hmm I don’t know; I’m just going off the charts from the tests in the Blue Book.</p>