SAT writing aberrations by region?

Test Preparation
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<p>I was thinking about the suspicions of October 14 SAT writing score aberrations/mistakes and thought of this: if strange scores are concentrated to specific regions of the country, then a grading mistake would seem much more plausible. I'd like to start a list here to see what kind of score individuals got, the aberration from a previous **REAL SCORE<a href="on%20SAT,%20%5Bb%5Dnot%20sample/practice%20test%5B/b%5D">/b</a>, and most importantly, your state or country.</p>

<p>I'll start.</p>

<p>Oct. 14 Writing: 670; Previous score: 740. 70 point drop. COLORADO.</p>

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<p>Oct. 14 Writing: 580
Expected score from blue book: 670-750
OREGON</p>

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<p>Expected 780-800
Actual: 710, 9E (12 first time I took it)</p>

<p>MA</p>

<p>Don't want to blame collegeboard. It's probably just a harsh curve with a huge drop off. It's really unlikely that they'd make a huge mistake right after their October mess up.</p>

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<p>Western PA</p>

<p>My kid had two 700 scores on the essay section previously, and the October 06 score was a 580...down 120! (math and writing were essentially the same -- writing down 10 points).</p>

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<p>Actually, I think if there is a mistake it will most likely depend on the version of the test taken instead of the state in which it was taken.</p>

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<p>hmm good point since some ppl seem to have good success while others had really bad scores.</p>

<p>The paragraph fix for writing on my testing was about castles if I remember correctly.</p>

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<p>Oct. 14 Writing: 620;
Previous score: 750.
130 point drop.
Florida.</p>

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<p>That's a really good point a778999, and judging from the list so far, it isn't concentrated to even a quadrant of the country...</p>

<p>Collegeboard probably didn't screw up, but it's still fair to wonder, considering the bizarre gap either (scores either equal-ish to previous, or else way lower).</p>

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<p>No discrepancy between scores here: Texas
Oct 14 writing: 750
Previous writing: 730<br>
Multiple choice the same (76) on both tests. Essay went from an 8 to a 9. Score changed +20 points.</p>

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<p>06/06 writing: 660
10/06 writing: 680
virginia</p>

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<p>01/06: 770
10/06: 680
90 point drop
North Carolina</p>

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<p>June SAT : 670 9E
October SAT: 560 9E
New Jersey</p>

<p>somebody has got to report this situation to collegeboard, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
im ordering hand scoring first thing on monday
hopefully they will detect a mistake or something</p>

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<p>10/05: 700
10/06: 790</p>

<p>mine went up harshly.</p>

<p>i studied by butt off for an year. And I got the deserved result.
so i am not complaining.</p>

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<p>could everybody try to remember which writing test they took?</p>

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<p>I took the one with the castle paragraph fix, like fastfingers. My score went from 760 (77 MC, 9 E) in June 2006 to 690 (70 MC, 9 E) in October. </p>

<p>It doesn't really matter to me, since colleges take the best score from each section. It's a teensy bit aggravating, anyway, though.</p>

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<p>maybe the castle fix section is flawed</p>

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<p>5/06
750M/750CR/720 UW (660MC + 6E, but i trust the essay)</p>

<p>10/06
640M/740CR/670 UW (670MC + 9E)
(That's A drop of 170 points, my dears. :/)</p>

<p>Oregon.</p>

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<p>Well, my D wasn't interested in bettering her previous writing score but went up hugely:</p>

<p>1/06: 720 (10 essay)
10/06: 790 (12 essay)</p>

<p>She thought she did well on the essay - - the prompt really spoke to her. She's always been a good writer, especially when inspired.</p>

<p>CA</p>

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<p>550 SAT score / expecting 650+ </p>

<p>i got castle as well. live in CA.</p>

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<p>Sigh. I've always been a very slow writer.
I'm not surprised at all at my essay scores.
Now, the MC on the other hand...</p>

<p>I'm not like Gyros where I have to be right on every single problem,
but there is simply no way i got 10 wrong on math.</p>

<p>Castle?</p>