<p>I just completed scoring practice test number 1 on collegeboard.com, and the ranges seem kind of wide to me (w/ the exception of math.. :| ). Are they really, or do I just not understand what I'm looking at? I was hoping I'd get concrete numbers to look at, but apparently that isn't the case. </p>
<p>CR - 630-710
W - 590-720 (MC: 61-71, Essay: 8)
M - 410-470</p>
<p>I guess what I want to know is, if I were to take the SAT right now, what kind of score should I expect? A 1630 or a 1900? Something in the middle? I apologize if my question isn't clear. How should I interpret these results?</p>
<p>The ranges are given because the difficulty of the questions/curves vary on the actual SAT. Generally, the average of each range, give or take a few points, is a fairly good indicator of what your real scores might look like. </p>
<p>So, your average scores would be:
CR: 670
W: 655
M: 440
Total: 1765 </p>
<p>The point of the score range is that it reflects the variability of testing. You aren’t always going to get exactly 730 (or whatever) on the SAT, and it would be very misleading if the tests pretended they were that accurate. In this case your scores are likely to fall somewhere between 1600 and 1900, though it is possible that your scores on that test were already in the low end or high end of your real range and the result could be skewed.</p>
<p>Take AP Stat to learn more (or look up confidence intervals on wikipedia).</p>
<p>Now I just have to study math for the next four months or so…I have no idea WHY I knew absolutely nothing on that test; I’m a junior taking honors trigonometry (ok, maybe not that big of a deal/accomplishment, but still…). </p>
<p>Anybody here bring up a score of 4something into the 600s? I could use some inspiration…lol.</p>
<p>^You could also try the two practice tests from the CB which are actually real SATs, so you will get an actual score, except for the essay of course. Do these tests under test-like conditions and you’ll have a very good idea of what you’ll get on the real thing. A good strategy is to take one test now, do your prep work, then take the second. For the links, see my post in [thread=622654]this thread[/thread] …</p>