<p>Prior to the Nov. 17th makeup SAT I Exam, I took 15 CB practice exams in which I scored in the range of 1940-2130 (CR: 590-660, Math: 650-700, Writing: 700-770). I just got back my results from the exam and I scored a 1480 (CR: 460, Math: 560, Writing: 460). I honestly do not understand, I took all the practice exams under the same exact conditions as the actual exams and scored pretty well, but my actual exam scores suck :( my only concern is, is it possible for me to score at least a 1900+ for the Jan SAT? Bc all the people I know have said you will score +- 150 points of your PSAT score (mine was a 1380).</p>
<p>Did you feel like you performed well on test day (just as well as your practice tests)? Were you extremely nervous/anxious on test day?</p>
<p>A lower score than practice tests is not uncommon, but that big of a drop is pretty surprising. Maybe you made a bubbling error on one of the sections?</p>
<p>I felt a little sleepy during the first two sections, but that isn’t really an acceptable excuse. I’m just baffled at my performance and when I first saw it I honestly thought they had sent me the wrong scores. I don’t even know what to expect for my DEC SAT’s now … :(</p>
<p>I think that you should request a remark of your paper. The deviation is almost too huge to be true.</p>
<p>The most plausible explanation seems to be variable testing conditions. </p>
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<li><p>Make sure you strictly enforce the testing time limits, conditions and grading when you are practicing. If you didnt bubble the answers during the practice, thats not the same condition. If you are lax on the time thats not going to help you learn to pace during an exam. And if you are too generous with your grading (“yeah I basically had that one”) that will throw off your results. </p></li>
<li><p>Make sure you are measuring against real SAT’s. There are a lot of practice exams out there. All are helpful, but they are many that differ subtly from a real SAT. Make sure you are comparing against an actual SAT from CB. </p></li>
<li><p>Find out what is going from from the scoring service report. You have a nearly 300 point difference in W- there is something up.</p></li>
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<p>remember that the SAT is also rounded on a curve of scores from that date’s test-takers. on a different testing month/date, the curve might be higher or lower, changing your score.</p>
<p>What strike me weird is that you didn’t notice that you did so bad after the test. Because most people would have a general of how they did after/during the tests just from how many questions they missed/omit/how well they did with the essay/.</p>
<p>For someone who scored 1940-2100 at home, you should definitely have notice your poor performance. I mean for you to score 1480 and be "baffled " as I am too, can only mean that</p>
<p>There was a scoring error
or
All those practice tests you took were fluke- not following testing conditions, grading it wrong, etc…</p>
<p>yaledailynews15 - The curve won’t increase or decrease your score by 500 points, though.</p>
<p>OP, wait until you see the full score report online. Check your essay score and what types of questions you did poorly on. You may want to request that they re-score your test.</p>
<p>If you felt sleepy during the first two sections as you said, that may have affected your performance. The first time I took the SAT, I had a slight cold and I scored 1820 - even though I felt fine and thought I did well. The second time I took it, I was perfectly healthy and scored a 2200. </p>
<p>Make sure you get a good night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast. It really does help.</p>
<p>I understand what all of you guys are saying, and will order a score verification from CB. however, going back to my previous question, is it still possible to score a 1900+ with enough studying?</p>
<p>Dude, did you use #2 pencils and such?</p>
<p>@tomatox1 Yeah, I used the black Dixon Ticonderoga #2 pencils. Why?</p>