<p>Is that the usual scale for math on the SAT? One wrong = 770. Curve seems pretty harsh. Any opinions?</p>
<p>were there omits?</p>
<p>I got one wrong in April and had a 790. In January I had 2 wrong and had a 740. This is why SATs are not the end all and be all. Also, one omit = one incorrect. Better to guess because you are giving yourself a 1 in 5 chance of getting the question correct and earning 10 points.</p>
<p>anth_03: Sometimes that's true.</p>
<p>When I was a sophomore, I remember taking a practice SAT. I missed one and I believe my score was a 770.</p>
<p>Depends on the curve for that specific test.</p>
<p>on omit does not equal one incorrect. a wrong answer subtracts a quarter of a point, while an omit doesn't subtract or add anything.
this is why you should be really carefull guessing, and it's often better to omit.
The ACT has no wrong answer penaly, so you should guess there, but it's not like that for the SAT.</p>
<p>No i only got one wrong and left no blank. But last time, I got a 740 and had 4 wrong and no omit. So, go figure.</p>
<p>wrong!</p>
<p>if you omit only one, it is the same as if you get only one wrong (and get all others right) because your raw score for the second case will be rounded up to the same as the omit one.</p>
<p>also, omitting only 2 (and getting the rest right) is the same as getting only 2 wrong (and getting the rest right), for the same reason.</p>
<p>it only starts to differ when you get to 3</p>
<p>yup. maributt is correct. veganactress, read the little practice booklet that comes with the psat and at the end where you tally up your score that's what it says.</p>
<p>Omitting two is NOT the same as missing two. If the section was out of 50 (this is an example), omitting two and getting the rest correct would give you a 48/50, where as missing two would give you a 47/50. Omitting one, however, will give you the same score as missing one (49/50).</p>
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Omitting two is NOT the same as missing two. If the section was out of 50 (this is an example), omitting two and getting the rest correct would give you a 48/50, where as missing two would give you a 47/50. Omitting one, however, will give you the same score as missing one (49/50).
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<p>You are mistaken.<br>
One omit vs one wrong:
Omit one is 50-1=49.
Get one wrong is 50-1.25=48.75 >> rounded up to 49. </p>
<p>Two omit vs two wrong:
Omit two is 50-2=48.
Get two wrong is 50-2*(1.25)=50-2.5=47.5 >> rounded UP!!! (CB rounds up .5s) to 48.</p>
<p>I am almost positive that college board rounds DOWN the .5, but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>no college board rounds UP the .5</p>
<p>On the November i omitted one and got a 770...thats retarded</p>
<p>Hahaha! Jsb Is An Idiot!</p>
<p>OP:</p>
<p>each test administration is slightly different, but last year's teast, one wrong = 770, two wrong = 740...</p>
<p>yeah, i got a 740 for omitting 2 and getting the rest right. it happened twice.</p>
<p>It's not that bad, but on the harsh-lenient scale it's almost as harsh as it can be. 760 is the harshest it can be--I got 780 in the June test with 1 wrong.</p>