<p>can you tell us if two 18's on subscores can ever equal 35? D got 18 & 18 on English but a score of 35. On the June test she also got 2 18's for a 36. I know there's a curve, but how could she - or anyone - have done better than none wrong? Other students are posting their English scores with subscores of 16 & 18 or 17 & 17 = 35. I want to check into it before we start trying to contact ACT. And no we're not being picky, that one extra point into the composite matters for her. Thanks in advance for anyone who can shed light on this...</p>
<p>I got 18 & 18 on reading but I got a 35. It’s possible.</p>
<p>I too got an 18 and 18 and got a 35. Maybe one section gives you an 18 even if you get one wrong. That one was a rough curve.</p>
<p>I think it’s just because there are simply more than 36 questions on English. The columns add up to 36 on the score sheet, but the actual exam has 75 questions, so there isn’t a one to one ratio.</p>
<p>The subscores aren’t directly indicative of the actual score. Such as math not adding up to a 36.</p>
<p>More like proficiency in a certain aspect. (35 Eng - 17,18)</p>
<p>Thanks for answering guys, that takes a phone call off my list for tomorrow! It does seem like a weird curve bc other kids got 16 and 18 and also got 35. I know there’s a range but it’s indecipherable to me! I mean how would you get a 36?!
@Bparker - was your score in English on the Sept test?</p>
<p>On the April 2013 test if you missed one on rhetorical your subscore in that column would have been a 16. (When I ordered my test back it came with the scoring criteria)</p>