<p>ight so im convinced that ETS is full of 60 yr old bastards whho have nothing better to do than **** with us high schoolers. i didnt know how crazy the grading is on math on the SAT I .. i got 2 wrong ( 1 grid in and 1 m/c) and left one blank ( a m/c) and i got a 720. i was mad *<strong><em>ed cuz that *</em></strong>s ridiculous. then .. i took the SAT II math level II. i got the barrons book cuz i heard it overprepares you. evidently it did. the night before the test i finally decided to take the practice tests. i consistently got 570-590s on about 3-4 tests and could only confidently answer about 27 questions of the 50. finally giving up at 4 am, i woke up the next day hoping to just break 600. that test was cake compared to barrons' prac tests. i only answered 37 questions but i guess i got all of them right cuz i got a 740. crazy huh?</p>
<p>A lot of people get perfect scores in math on the SAT I, so that’s why the curve is tough.</p>
<p>Actually, it’s interesting to look at the percentile ranks for your scores. </p>
<p>For SATI, 720 is in the 96th percentile. (<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools)
For SATII, 740 is in the 76th percentile. (<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools) </p>
<p>So although your score for the SATII is higher, you scored higher than a much larger percentage of the people on the SATI.</p>
<p>Well MIIC has a very lenient curve, unlike the reasoning test.</p>
<p>While Math 2 has an easier curve, the main reason that the scores seem “more curved upwards” is because of the intelligence of the people taking the exam. Think about it, if people are signing up for the higher of two math tests, they obviously know what they are doing and are probably going to apply to a fairly selective if not highly selective school. So, of course most of them will do fairly well. Why 2C has a nice curve and the reasoning one doesn’t, I have no idea.</p>
<p>The math level 2 has a lenient curve to account for differences in curriculum. It’s to allow students who haven’t learned ALL the material a fair chance at the maximum score. </p>
<p>The reasoning test is different. Most college bound juniors/seniors have learned the elementary math required, so it’s primarily a test of problem solving skills, which are independent of curriculum.</p>