My best guess is that there will be embedded equating questions. Otherwise, I don’t see how CB could equate the new test with the old SAT. There were 2 geometry questions on the Oct. 14 PSAT that have been on the old SAT many times (with different numbers), so maybe these were embedded PSAT equating questions.
why does azwu always get to start the threads
Has anyone else been working through the four official practice tests released by the College Board? How have everyone’s scores been?
Not so good. I keep on making simple mistakes on the Math sections, and I just get lost on the Writing sections. My highest scores have been around a 740 for Math and 600 for Writing if I could remember on the practice exams.
My son got 1410/1520 on the PSAT (He took it while having the FLU). He hasn’t studied at all since then. He’s taken SAT Test #1 and #2 and got 1480 and 1500, respectively. How are others doing?
Do you guys think prep for the old SAT will help for the New SAT at all?
Yes, definitely, @ambitionsquared – there’s at least 80% overlap in skills (excepting the essay).
@marvin100 Thanks for the quick response! Could you specify which parts should be similar and which parts would require more prep?
Essay will require more/different prep. Reading is more a matter of simplification–no more analogy or except Qs. Writing is obviously different since it’s all passage-based and includes a couple “new” rules (comma placement, in particular) and vocab-in-context/tone Qs, but R is my area of expertise, not W.
there’s at least 80% overlap in skills (excepting the essay).
I couldn’t put a number on it, but I think there are more changes than that in math. For example, no calc math, tons of verbiage, new kinds of statistics, higher order polynomials, exponential functions, behavior of functions, equation of circles, and more. This won’t bother some people, but others are going to have work to do.
Does anyone know whether if you take the SAT without essay, can you later superscore the math & english sections with an SAT with essay?
Yeah, but I’m still going with 80% because the R and W skills (except the essay) are so similar to those required on the old SAT.
I score 1920 on Jan SAT (international) and got 1440 on the first practice test offered by collegeboard and 1410 on another random practice test (unknown source, taken from a SAT prep center)
I just saw on collegeboard that the result for March SAT is released on 10th of May. That’s like more than 2 months for the score to be out. Omg.
Are there any study materials I could use? I know khan academy already and today is kaplans free test prep day.
@aprilnguyen Really? Link!?
You do. 
Holy crap guys. It’s in like 2 weeks.
@epiphany On collegeboard website under the “getting your score” section
Has anyone been practicing and scoring high?