~Percentiles and Curves~

<p>For those of you who are frantic to know about the curves and percentiles, here you go. </p>

<p><a href="http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat_subject_tests_percentile_ranks_2008.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://professionals.collegeboard.com/profdownload/sat_subject_tests_percentile_ranks_2008.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Common questions I have seen: </p>

<p>Bio E vs. M (something I've been wanting to know myself)
I'd say the M curve is slightly better because 800 is the 98th percentile. So 1% of people are doing better on this one than E.</p>

<p>Math II
Yes, 800 is 90th percentile. Shocking. This probably means that colleges will expect near perfect scores on this test. </p>

<p>Physics
91th percentile is an 800, again, one needs to do well on this one.</p>

<p>Literature and Math I
I guess it's very difficult to get an 800. Literature is just hard for most people and Math I is so easy that it has like no curve.......</p>

<p>Curves from CB book: (that I can remember off the top of my head) for an 800:</p>

<p>Bio- 77/80
Chem- 82/85
Physics- something like 58/75 I remember it had the best curve</p>

<p>US history- 79/90
World history- 78/90</p>

<p>Languages- mostly raw score of -5.</p>

<p>Obviously I don't have all the info, but take a look at the percentiles and see for yourself.</p>

<p>World history is 78/95</p>

<p>Yeah that. Also, I come from Middle of Nowhere, WI as well. :P</p>