<p>I'm taking the SAT in March, and I am having trouble believing that there is going to be a more lenient curve. I really hope the rumors are true, but I thought the curve was based on how the individual student does in relation to all of the test-takers? Also, is the Math curve going to be absurd like it wa son the PSAT? And if anyone has a source or anything about this lenient curve, please post!</p>
<p>Look, no one outside of the College Board has any clue what the curve for this test will be like. None of us has any idea what we're talking about- it's completely speculation at this point. There might be a lenient curve, or there might not be. All we can do is take it and see what happens.</p>
<p>Before, curves were based on the previous test I believe. Since they do not have anything to go off of, they do not know how to curve it and may be more lenient because of this, but nobody knows.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input gigante. That makes me think that the curve would actually be more harmful than beneficial the scores will most likely be lower on the new tests. I highly doubt that a 2100 will be directly proportional to a 1400 since the questions are different, the test is longer, etc. I'm not nervous about it, I just dunno if I want to take it on March or May</p>
<p>go for march, gives you one more shot at it, and if anything it is better than a practice test.</p>
<p>Well...the PSAT only had some 39 questions or whatever it was. The SAT has 50 or so? So I'm sure math will be much more lenient than that bastard 80/76/74(?) deal since that was based on the 39 or whatever questions as opposed to the 50.</p>
<p>"Thanks for the input gigante. That makes me think that the curve would actually be more harmful than beneficial the scores will most likely be lower on the new tests. I highly doubt that a 2100 will be directly proportional to a 1400 since the questions are different, the test is longer, etc. I'm not nervous about it, I just dunno if I want to take it on March or May"
CB does want its scores to remain consistent so it is possible that a 2100=1400 but the curve of the writing indicates to the contrary. Average writing scores are higher than math and verbal, so direct conversion doesnt work well. I got the highest on the writing section on my PSAT when it is my worst subject of the three, most problems wrong.</p>