<p>So I have been practicing in the official SAT study guide. I have been taking the practice tests. Let's say for one section in the CR I answer 16 (out of 24) , and get 3 wrong (what I just did), does this negatively affect my score? Or would it be the equivalent to 19-24 which is a 648 on the whole CR part of the SAT. My problem isn't answering the questions correctly, or not knowing the answer, its more-so not having the time to complete the whole section. In the past SATs I have answered all the questions. And my score reflected my inability to answer questions fast and accurate. I got a 560 on my first and only other CR section of the SAT. Does this method of answering what you know, and getting them right, but not answering all of the questions, get you a good score? Or are there other factors that would make my score go down, because of me omitting some of the questions? </p>
<p>Please answer this for me, I have to take the SAT again in 6 days, and I do not want to ruin my score because of this new method.</p>
<p>If you’re aiming for an 1800 like I am, you need a raw score of 60 in each section and an essay score of 10. You need to get at least 50 questions correct in CR, 38 right in Math, and 32 correct in Writing + a 10 in the essay.</p>
<p>When you ignore a question you just don’t get any points for answering the question. Your score still stays out of 24, you just get 16 right, 3 wrong, and 5 omits. Which would make your point value 15 out of 24.</p>
<p>I am sorry but this is really confusing. I understand what both of you are saying. It just doesn’t make sense to me, the whole “omit” option. If I work at my own pace, and answer questions correctly, but only answer 2/3 of the questions lets say, does that mean 1/3 of it is wrong?</p>
<p>No. If you answer 2/3 of the question, the 1/3 of the remaining questions are considered omitted. When you omit a question you give up the possibility of earning a full point. However, if you do take a guess and risk it, then you are risking a deduction of 0.25 points off your total score. This is why most SAT tutors and prep books suggest you guess because the reward is higher than the consequence. That said, I do not recommend you guess at all. If you look at a question and if you have no idea what the answer is, SKIP IT! The chances of you getting the question right is 0.00000000000000001%.</p>
<p>Actually, a good tutor would not suggest you guess unless you are guessing between 2 answers. If you can get it down to only 2 possibilities, go ahead and guess. If you have NO idea, don’t answer.</p>