Score Curve Approximations

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<p>You can use this curve (derived from December 2007) to see what you got this time around.</p>

<p>Note that this is a rough approximation because all curves are different.
Good Luck everyone!!!</p>

<p>E:
-8 is around a 30
-7 is around a 30
-6 is around a 31
-5 is around a 32
-4 is around a 33
-3 is around a 34
-2 is around a 35
-1 is around a 35</p>

<p>M:
-10 is around a 30
-9 is around a 30
-8 is around a 31
-7 is around a 32
-6 is around a 32
-5 is around a 33
-4 is around a 34
-3 is around a 34
-2 is around a 35
-1 is around a 36</p>

<p>R:
-8 is around a 30
-7 is around a 31
-6 is around a 31
-5 is around a 32
-4 is around a 33
-3 is around a 34
-2 is around a 35
-1 is around a 35</p>

<p>S:
-7 is around a 28
-6 is around a 29
-5 is around a 30
-4 is around a 32
-3 is around a 33
-2 is around a 34
-1 is around a 35</p>

<p>Enjoy!!</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot for posting this… it makes me feel a little better about not finishing the math (#@%$!). Science curve looks rough, but hey, maybe I’ll get my 35. Or if the planets are aligned in my favor, a 36, lol.</p>

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<p>my science score is going to be horrible compared to my other scores</p>

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<p>This may be a stupid question, but as someone who finds the science section to be the most difficult by far, why does it always have a significantly worse curve than the other 3 subjects? It’s the only section that I get more than 1 or 2 problems wrong on, and the only I don’t finish completely, and yet I’m penalized for it more than I would be on the other tests.</p>

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<p>Damn. If the science is so hard, then why is the curve always the worst?</p>

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<p>i know i only missed 3 MAX on the math and about 4 or the English. Im worried about science and reading. The genotype passage on the science was hard. :(</p>

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<p>I’m wondering the same thing. The consensus (especially for this test) is that science was a beast. So can we expect a much better curve -perhaps a -15 is a 35 ;)</p>

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<p>^ yeah i am predicting a nice curve for science this time around</p>

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<p>I still don’t understand why science always has the worst curve when so many people find it to be the hardest section…</p>

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<p>I still don’t understand why the science section is even on the ACT… that’s one of many reasons I will always prefer the SAT. Ugh.</p>

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<p>I still don’t understand why the science section is even on the ACT… that’s one of many reasons I will always prefer the SAT. Ugh.</p>

<p>I completely agree, it doesn’t even have anything to do with scientific knowledge, it’s just a “tables, graphs, and convoluted experiments” section.</p>

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<p>I agree with you all!</p>

<p>Math was easy and has the easiest curve? What is this?</p>

<p>Science was like DAMN…what da hell? I think -10 should be 36.</p>

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<p>The curves change to keep a nice bell graph. I have a feeling that the math curve will be a bit harsher, and the science curve a bit easier.</p>

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<p>I don’t want the curve on Math to be harsher =( I’m totally cool with a minus 4 being a 34! Or maybe even -6! Be nice ACT!</p>

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<p>How is the science section hard? its just analyzing simple graphs</p>

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<p>I didn’t think it was hard. But it seams like everyone else does.</p>

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<p>The inheritance one might have been confusing if you didn’t take bio though</p>

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<p>don’t they change these every time? i think that’s what someone once told me when comparing the sept. act and the april act…</p>

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<p>True. I think the hardest part was to ignore the types of measurements, and just use the logic of the numbers.</p>

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<p>It’s only hard based on time constrictions since they give you less than a minute per question so you really have to tackle the questions before you actually read whats going on in the graphs LOL. Other than that I found what it asked extremely easy. Question though… I didn’t need to take the ACT’s, just took them to see if i could do well, so if I don’t have them send the scores anywhere, can I get the scores sent without taking them again once i get the scores?</p>