New SAT Writing Component Scoring

Test Preparation
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<p>So...5 days until test day and I still have questions about how the test is scored...I've got to stop proscratinating...</p>

<p>Anyway, I just realized that the new Writing component will have 49 multiple choice questions. Using that as the arbitrary starting point for computing a hypothetical raw score, then the essay will count as 24.5 points, for a total of 73.5 points, to be converted into a the scale from 200-800, correct? (Using the info that the essay will count as 1/3 the total of the score). I realize that I had chosen a completely arbitrary set of raw scores, so is there an official way of calculating this?</p>

<p>Also, Kaplan seems to claim that the writing component is broken into two sections, 25 min essay and 35 min multiple-choice. But others have claimed 3 sections -25-25-10. Which is correct?</p>

<p>Thanks for any responses.</p>

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<p>Alright here's how the scoring works for the writing.</p>

<p>There are 49 mc questions:
-1 25 min section w/ 35 mc
-1 10 min section w/ 14 mc</p>

<p>You can earn a maximum of 49 raw points for this section.</p>

<p>The essay is worth 24 raw points. (It is out of 6 so it is your score times four).</p>

<p>So the max raw points you can get is 73. However, I believe 69 and above is an 800.</p>

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<p>So technically, the essay counts less than 1/3 of the total score, hmm...
What about the subscores? How do those work?</p>

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<p>The subscores are just a reference; you use the formula I brought up for the scoring.</p>