<p>so is it only me or do other people think that the score ranges for SAT practice tests r ridiculous.....</p>
<p>my score range was 2000 to 2280</p>
<p>almost 300 points!!! am i supposed to take the average of that??</p>
<p>you can take the average... or look at trends if thats applicable... or take some more until you get a consistent +/- 50 average. go into the test knowing your capable of 2300 (most likely even more) and youll be fine.</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't get that. The real test gives you a specific score. Why can't their practice tests do that???</p>
<p>gummycat, these tests have not been administered to a real audience. Therefore, College Board cannot develop an accurate scaled scoring system.</p>
<p>That sounds lame to me. The other tests can!</p>
<p>"Other tests," meaning non-CB tests, are garbage.</p>
<p>For the CB score ranges, take the average. However, especially toward the top, you can add 10-20 points to the average, because real scales are never that harsh at the top.</p>
<p>No, Mr. Crankypants, I mean the ACT and whatnot.</p>
<p>^Unless the test you take for practice was an actual administered test, whether SAT or ACT, there is no way to calculate an exact score. The blue book questions are real but not actual tests. The red book (ACT) tests are real so you can get exact score conversions. And of course for any non-real tests (Kaplan, PR, Barrons), the scores are just reasonable guesses, i.e., they only seem exact.</p>
<p>take the average of it, b/c the average is closer to what you may get on the real SAT.</p>