<p>Why would COLLEGEBOARD EVER CANCEL QUESTIONS...they are known for sillly ambiguity and would like to get students some way or another. Perhaps if you can get a 1000 physics teachers across the nation to undertake such complaining task, then it can be possible. I just do not think there is such thing as being obliged to do something especially when a machine is already programmed to grade your test!</p>
<p>Dukedevils_27,
I think that the reason for collegeboard not canceling questions is that no one ever thinks of suing collegeboard. But you can be sure that if I get a 790, I would sue them for sure. (I am from Turkey, and I sued turkish misnistry of education. They are always obliged to cancel 1 or 2 question in each exam even though what the question asks is clear (But not very clear, though), because everybody in the country (even the mass media) talks about the same error for a week.</p>
<p>how would we get them to cancel the question? If you have an idea, trust I am on the same boat on you to get them to cancel.</p>
<p>(I am sure that your intention was good.) I think we should contact collegeboard, and tell them that the question was not clear. Afterwards, if they don't cancel the question, we should send an analysis of the question with signatures of some physics teachers. If they don't cancel it even then, we can sue them. (Besides it will look good if we win. We can talk about this case in the personal statement part of the application)</p>
<p>Ha, I love it- for the ultimate of personal statement interest. Well I really do not have a physics teacher(s) at this present moment to complain but I could always write a letter about the question. But also, how would I know whether they did or did not cancel the question...</p>
<p>P.S.- if they do cancel the question, I assume the scale would be out of 74 questions, correct?</p>
<p>I thought there were only 73 questions on saturday's administration of the test...</p>
<p>actually the question with the diver and the bird</p>
<p>the bird would appear BELOW its actual position</p>
<p>the water has a higher index of refraction n then the air</p>
<p>since the air has a lower n, then the refracting angle would be the greatest from the normal in the air than in the water. Therefore, the bird would be LOWER than its actual position.</p>
<p>it should be above.</p>
<p>yeah I think it was above...I just put above real quick cuz it was my instinct but now that I think about it it's right. Just make a diagram and you'll see that the bird would appear ABOVE the actual position not below</p>
<p>Now that scores are in, howd yall end up doing? </p>
<p>I got a 800. (Not trying to brag, just curious)</p>
<p>Any 800 scorers can you please say how you prepared, also?</p>
<p>Well my friends, it turns out I got a 770. I wonder how many I missed :D But it seems they won't say in the score report. But my insatiable curiosity wants to know the answer to that "which has the least effect" question! It's going to bug me.</p>
<p>I got a 800. I didn't know half the topics before I started studying for sat (because I am IB HL Physics student (junior), and IB finishes all the topics by the middle of senior year.) I studied for 30 hours from barron's book (I only solved 2 tests from that book, though) I finished kaplan's book the last week before the exam. (It only took 6-7 hours.) I asked my physics teacher a few questions about magnetism. I did 3 tests from kaplan and 1 test from princeton review. I also borrowed 22 real sats from one of my friends and solved the physics questions from that book. I just solved 50-100 questions from Rudman's (it is terrible), and I was ready to take the test. By the way, my average was 73/75 for kaplan's book, 68/75 for barron's, 70/75 for princeton review's and 69/75 for 22 real sats (mostly careless mistakes for 22 real sats).</p>
<p>I had an excellent physics teacher last year, so I didnt have to do a whole lot of preparation. However, I havent learned Electricty and Magnetism yet, so I had to learn about this. I picked up the Barron's prep book, and I found it espesciallly useful for understanding basic concepts. I didnt end up doing the practice test from Barrons, but I read through all the E and M related stuff in the book, and did the sample questions that followed the chapter.</p>