<p>So the score report came out today and the curve seems horrible.
-1 on math and 760?!
please tell me this is an error...</p>
<p>oh and I’m not an international</p>
<p>it was *<em>**!
i just got one question incorrect and got a 780!!! </em>!!
could’ve easily broken the 2100 mark, even if had got a 790!! grrrr… :-(</p>
<p>1 wrong and 780? are you an international?
my 760 is annoying and debtaing whether to pay 50 dollars for rescoring…</p>
<p>D’s scores:
M -2 740 (seems very harsh?)
CR -4 760
W -1, 10E 800</p>
<p>^That’s a very harsh math curve. Tougher than any of the QAS tests and the same as the other harshest curves in recent times (11/08 and 11/09 were both -1 = 760).</p>
<p>@Watermelon, rescoring won’t help you unless you think a mistake was made interpreting your particular answer sheet.</p>
<p>The curve was the way it was because the math part of the test you took was determined to be easier compared to previous SATs.</p>
<p>The math curves for when I took the test were pretty bad too… -1 got me a 780 in June 2009, and -2 gave me a 740 in Jan 2010. Seems like the math curve is usually like that… 
I have yet to see a nice curve where minus a few doesn’t drop you 20 to 40 points.</p>
<p>the math curve is usually harsh because the problems aren’t that difficult and many do well. I got -1 and got a 760.</p>
<p>^No, the curve has only to do with the relative difficulty of the test compared to other SATs, not with how well the test takers did.</p>
<p>Also, the average QAS math curve since March 2005 is: 800-790-760-740-720-710… The 5/2009 math curve was -1 = 800.</p>
<p>Those two things go hand-in-hand. If it was difficult, the cumulative average of all the test-takers would be lower. That is how the difficulty of a test is determined.</p>
<p>My D took the SAT Jun 2010 and her scores didn’t post. I called CB and was told to check the following Thursday (today) - still didn’t post. Online now says “Scores not yet available.” I called again and they said there was an exception in the score process. What does that mean? They said to check back Tuesday and if not available I should request them to create an escalation. ???</p>
<p>-3.0 For a 720… harsher than average curve.
-8.75 = -9 For CR = 700. This is pretty generous though.</p>
<p>@panther: No, that isn’t how the scoring works. The scores are standardized so that the difficulty of the test is effectively irrelevant. You may want to read [this</a> College Board white paper](<a href=“http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/pdf/rn14_11427.pdf]this”>http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/pdf/rn14_11427.pdf) for the technical information about the curve / equating / standardization of the SAT. Also, see [thread=760312]this thread[/thread] for a long but example-filled discussion of the curve.</p>
<p>Whoa, what do you mean by rescoring? sorry, I’m lost :P</p>
<p>wow -1 760, thats not even close to being fair</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/952202-well-balls-second-time-row.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/952202-well-balls-second-time-row.html</a></p>
<p>i hate this test. -4 and i got a 700. damn college board haha</p>
<p>lol yeah me 2 ^</p>
<p>50/54 should not equal 700. not a fan of the sat. trying to get over 2200 but not sure how to study now besides take a class. any recommendations for a class in the bay area (CA)?</p>
<p>at least the CR had a much better curve than the Jan '10. my son, on that test, 3x =>750.
for math, 2x=>740, on march test, 1x =>770.</p>