<p>I've read that they flag down tests with a 300 point increase.
for me i got 1750 in my last SAT...
on practice tests i got 2100
but the problem was i didn't time myself accurately
So if on the practice tests it's possible for me to get a 2100
then if i practice more with time, it's possible i could get maybe around that much
because i underestimated the timing of the SAT last time..in oct.
So if i had lets say (being optimistic) hopefully a score of 2050<
then i'd get flagged down?
what does flag down mean anyway?
This is my first time also...and i'm retaking it in Dec...
but this time studying a lot more harder, improving on the parts that i didn't do well in the first time, and i am in my gap year..so i don't have to bother with any other school homework and stuff...and can focus all my energy on the SAT...
would it even be possible for me to get a score increase like that, regarding my practice tests (i took 5 and all were 10 or 20 points below or above 2100...averaging it out)</p>
<p>My GC told me that last year when she had a student increase >180 overall 3 sections in one sitting, CB contacted her to the validity of the increase as an overall investigation, she didn't elaborate on what other things CB does, just what happened at her end. She said she just had to vouch for the student saying it was legitimate, she knew the student had significantly improved from one test to another. She did say they look at seating charts for those that were sitting around the particular increased scores. No more came of it, the kids score increase was legitimate.</p>
<p>180 is not such a big score increase...my bf improved by 200 points in his last SAT and nothing happened to him</p>
<p>well I suppose different things come into the equation too, was this kids(the one at my school) increase at a different ability level who knows, just relaying what the GC told me.</p>
<p>It really depends. A lot of higher scores get investigated and the CB never tells the student/family/school about it when it checks out.</p>
<p>It also depends on the range and the time discrepancy over tests- if you go from 1750 to 2150 over 2 months, it'll be more suspicious than say, a month or more. Also, if you're going from 1400->1700, it's a little more believable than, say, 2100->2400 (scale is tougher and most kids do worse on a retake once they break 700 on each section).</p>
<p>Flagging means checking the validity of scores. When kids improve by a large margin, they are usually flagged. The margin does not have to be as high if the proctor/another student notices and reports something.</p>
<p>The CB doesn't report openly what the process consists of, but they admit many investigations result in finding the scores as legitimate. They check if the student took the test (was the proctor negligent in checking ID? Is the handwriting/signature different? tokenadult said, in at least one instance, they checked fingerprints). They check to see if the student had any disallowed aid (did the proctor report something?). They'll also check to see if there are any anomalies with your answers (e.x. all of your wrong answers match those of the guy diagonal to you).</p>
<p>They'll look at the booklet to see if the student has work from another section written down. They might call the school, "site supervisor" (whoever was bossing all of the proctors around that day), your GC, etc.</p>
<p>If you didn't cheat, you don't have to worry about flagging. You could get that score increase, and it could be investigated, but they don't really accuse people unless they're almost completely positive they cheated (if you have a bunch of wrong answers with your neighbor, not a few wrong answers matching). They'll offer you retake (appears as original date and no bad marks on record for free), cancel (shows up as a typical student cancellation) or abitration (you'll probably lose and the scores will be canceled- in theory, you could win and the score could stand. CB pays the arbitration company though, so they usually rule in CBs favor).</p>
<p>what if u increase 200 points from test 1 to test 2, and like 300 points from test 2 to test 3, do they investigate?</p>
<p>i think the gradual way is fine...its just showing you're studying more and more. i've seen a lot of people go from 1600 to 2200 gradually over 3 tests. just that i'm worried about the whole test 1 to test 2 factor. in a period of a month...with a score increase like that it's likely to get flagged down...i'll just have to be more careful then because i love to change my handwriting and i don't have a default signature lol. have to remember what i used last time i guess.</p>
<p>lynn4eva, let me just repeat what Coopjust said: there is no way that your score will be thrown out <em>just</em> because it went up a lot. As long as your increase is fair--and I know that it will be, from your post--you have nothing to worry about. Likewise, there is no way that CB will throw out your score just because your signature varies. Lots of people have variable signatures and variable handwriting. </p>
<p>What if your best friend had these concerns? What if she thought that her score was going to go up so much it might get thrown out, and she said to you, "And I'm really worried because my handwriting changes a lot from day to day?" If it were someone else, you would know that she was just feeling really nervous about the test, and that her worries were unnecessary.</p>
<p>I think you can relax. Go get that huge increase!</p>
Hello, I’m looking for some above on my sat. My scores increase from 1080 to 1170 and then finally to 1350. Should I worry about flagging? I’ve heard a lot about how sat flags increased of 300 but I just want to be cautious. Thanks.
what if your score increases because the first time you took it you left a lot of answers blank? i left like 10 math problems blank my first time because i ran out of time even though i thought the rest of the exam was extremely easy