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Wait how is 4 wrong in writing a 36 when 5 wrong was a 33? @engineur did you mean 34?

not sure but I guarantee you that’s what my score report says haha - definitely 4 wrong, definitely 36

I took the test on the 28th…maybe the curve was different?

It’s possible. Might need to make two tables.

@engineur - how did you get 4 wrong & have 36 in writing? My daughter has 3 wrong (2 difficult, 1 medium) & she got 35?

I had 4 wrong (all difficult) in writing with a 34… pretty confusing

@ro2400 @SLparent did you/your daughter take the test on the 14th? because that’s probably it then

Remember there were two different tests, given 2 weeks apart. The scale for each was different, and it looks like writing was more difficult on the 2nd test and has a more forgiving scale. My son was also -4 on writing with a 36 for the test on the 28th.

@mathyone Your Reading SI scores are off. 5 wrongs in Reading gives 36 SI score (User). 99% User.

Oh okay I took it on October 14th, probably why

DS friend’s data for 10/14th test
Math -10 32.5

Hmm, I’m actually a little busy atm and can’t keep up with organizing all this data as it comes in but feel free to copy /correct what I had here http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/19167069/#Comment_19167069
which I think is for the first sitting, and finish it out. Would be nice to make a similar chart for the second sitting and see how the two tests compare. Please just make sure to note which date you tested.

My d took it on the 14th. R -8 (34) W -3 (35) M -5(37) for anyone who’s putting the score tables together. SI 212

10/14 Test 10/28 Test

Scores w wrong answers

Reading Writing Math # Reading Writing Math

0 38 38 38 0

1 38 37 38 1

2 37 ?? 37.5 2

3 ?? 35 37.5 3

4 ?? 34 37 4 ?? 36

5 36 33 5

6 ?? 6

7 35 7

8 34 8

9 9

10 ?? ?? 32.5 10

11 32 11

12 12

13 13

14 14

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In Writing 2 wrong was a 36 - that’s what my S got.

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10/28 Test:
R -1 = 38
W -2 = 37
M -4 = 37.0

For reading on Oct 14, -4 is 36.