people who've taken SAT Physics

Applying to College
1

<p>what's the curve usually like? iposted this in the SAT II forum but the people who've TAKEN the test do not post there</p>

2

<p>From the conversion table for the physics test in the Collegeboard Blue Book (an actual past test):</p>

<p>Out of 75 questions:</p>

<p>800 = 59+
790 = 58
780 = 56-57
770 = 55
760 = 54
750 = 52-53
740 = 51
730 = 49-50
720 = 48
710 = 46-47
700 = 45</p>

3

<p>that looks wayy too generous tho!!</p>

4

<p>It is a very generous curve, IMO, so if you put in good study time, you should receive a high score. I did not study much (my E&M knowledge flat-out sucked) and got a 730, relying mostly on my mechanics prowess to not fail the test, haha</p>

5

<p>its ridiculously generous so if youve taken one year of physics and understood most of it you should be able to score well without much prep. If you prep, there is a high chance of a score near 800.</p>

6

<p>lol i have somewhere around a 63-66. depends on if i get 2 questions right or wrong. um, is that an 800?</p>

7

<p>look at the f-ing scale, grade inflation!</p>

8

<p>i know, but that scale seems too generous to be real. and i've heard that the scale *is * more generous than real. I mean, Sparknotes gives it at 65/75 is an 800 and some other book gives it at 67/75 is an 800.</p>

9

<p>This is directly from my Kaplan prep book for the SAT II Physics test.</p>

<p>"Your raw score is calculated by subtracting 1/4 of the number of questions you got wrong from the number of questions you got right. [....] This raw score is then compared to all the other test takers' scores to come up with a scaled score. This scaling takes into account any slight variations between test administrations. On a recent administration, it was possible to miss 12 questions and still receive a scaled score of 800. So basically, you can miss a few questions and still receive a competitive score."</p>

10

<p>thanks steelerfan!</p>

<p>when they say miss...that means a raw score of -15 right? lol. i never know what they mean by "miss." like, get wrong right? instead of omit</p>

11

<p>@grade inflation:
DUDE! JUST LOOK AT POST #2!</p>

12

<p>NO! BECAUSE ITS WRONG!!!!!!!!!!! lol</p>

13

<p>How can it be wrong?
It came from an ACTUAL test! :)</p>

14

<p>To clarify post #2, those raw scores are after subtracting 1/4 point for wrong answers. For example, if you got 60 correct, 8 wrong, and skipped 7, your raw score would be 60 minus (1/4 x 8) = 58.</p>

<p>On that test version, a raw score of 58 equated to a 790.</p>

15

<p>haha thanks lol</p>