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u think college board will make the october test easier (easier+better curve) with the news of the decrease in score in order to increase the average score?
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they probably already have the tests and curves done in advance... it won't change anything for several months at least.</p>
<p>... and the college board is saying people just aren't taking it often enough. riiight...</p>
<p>what about the writing portion? maybe the drop was mostly due to that section?</p>
<p>sounds like the test got harder when they added the extra section. No real surprise that people are getting tired out with the length of the thing, I don't really understand why they don't just leave the writing section as an SAT II.</p>
<p>not a big deal, even a "big drop" wasn't that many points, and I doubt it's because the test takers were less intelligent.</p>
<p>I think it can be explained by students (at least those who study in the first place) spreading their studying energies over more subjects. When they were only studying for math and reading/vocab, they did better on those subjects. Now that writing's added into the mix, they've devoted some of the study time they used to use on math and reading to writing, and the scores in those areas have declined slightly.</p>
<p>I don't think the majority of the test takers are studying for it to the same extent that a lot of people on CC do, so I'm not so sure your theory is correct. The best explanation seems to be the added length of the test.</p>
<p>Actually among the people I know, the less intelligent studied more. Maybe I'm basing theories on a nonrepresentative sample?</p>
<p>Coming from personal experience, the test is clearly too long. When I took the test, I started at around 8 in the morning and finished around 1 in the afternoon. The whole process is just ridiculous. I think we're finally seeing the inefficiency of the College Board and the SAT. I also think that we're going to see an increasing amount of students start taking the ACT.</p>
<p>they should make it easier if its longer... what kind of logic is making a test longer and harder..that means tehres going to be a score drop..isnt the SAT suppose to test reaosn,.. how can you add writing and more adnavce math topics... the point is reason.. not how much youve learned thats what SAT 2s are for.. me rambling...</p>
<p>I think they should do it like the ACT and have like a large number of questions and a set amount of time to finish the sections. I like the SAT though kinda, it has like a limited number of questions in a certain time.</p>
<p>I agree with it being too long. You have all of these sections, and on top of that you have to write an essay! I was so worn out by the end of the test, I vowed not to take it again.</p>
<p>But I guess i'm kind of unique when I say I never studied for the SATs.</p>
<p>I also agree that the test is too long, but the collegeboard will never admit to that. It is good that they improved the math and verbal sections, but they should have just left the writing portion as a separate entity. If one is to add the writing portion, they should have condensed the verbal and math sections.</p>
<p>Also, they should not have changed the total points possible for the SAT. They really should have stuck with the traditional 1600. I think a greater proportion of students will take the ACT in lieu of the SAT this year compared to the previous year, especially with the collegeboard's image tarnished by the mass grading errors.</p>
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I also agree that the test is too long, but the collegeboard will never admit to that. It is good that they improved the math and verbal sections, but they should have just left the writing portion as a separate entity. If one is to add the writing portion, they should have condensed the verbal and math sections.
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<p>They did condense the verbal and math sections.</p>
<p>they should just cut out the short math, writing, and cr sections. i don't think much useful information is derived from 10 minutes of finding errors in sentences, etc.</p>
<p>They should never have changed the test to add the writing section. It just makes it too long.</p>
<p>What is the average ACT score? Because a one-point jump in the average ACT is pretty significant. I hope they calculate it to like ten digits or something?</p>
<p>I'm not surprised the scores are down. It seems like everyone in my class is doing much worse on the SAT's (And the ACT too, really) than the class ahead of me did, or the class two years ahead.</p>
<p>"I think a greater proportion of students will take the ACT in lieu of the SAT this year compared to the previous year, especially with the collegeboard's image tarnished by the mass grading errors."</p>
<p>Agreed. I think the schools where 94% of students report an SAT score will be down because so many people are taking advantage of sending just the ACT, replacing both SATI and SATII.</p>
<p>I took the old test but the new one seems superfluous. Who wants to spend 4-5 hours on a saturday taking a test, and then do it two more times.</p>
<p>"Who wants to spend 4-5 hours on a saturday taking a test, and then do it two more times."</p>
<p>This October will be my 3rd time. xD One of the schools I want to go to most offers up to full scholarship money based on rank & the SAT score. I have the rank part... my SAT score is 10 points below what they require.
I'm dreading this one a lot more than the first time. ): Not to mention, that at my school the guy is REALLY annoying. He interrupts during sections to say stuff, and I hate when people talk while I'm taking a test. I think I'm going to a different school this time.</p>
<p>Article called (albeit redundantly) "What's Good about the new SAT Test" </p>
<p>The new SAT has narrowed the gender gap and income gap in scores, and formulaic writing is rewarded over "sharp young voices."</p>
<p>I know I'm a major dork, but I actually like taking the SAT...like I'm taking it in October for fun:o ...</p>