<p>I just got the score report of my October SAT. In the writing section, I got 4 wrong (raw score of 44), and a 4/6 essay, but my scaled score was only 670. I was surprised with this, and I looked at my Kaplan and PR books, and I found that they predict scores of 720 and 700-740 respectively (with a 4/6 essay). Are the books wrong, and is this the usual curve, or was I just unlucky to get a harsh curve?</p>
<p>^LOL. What a n00b.
Don’t ever trust the PR and Kaplan books.</p>
<p>Yes, I know that you can’t really trust the PR and Kaplan tests, but I assumed that they would have reasonably accurate scaled scores. There is a big difference between writing realistic tests and collecting data about tests. Also, both books predicted almost the same scores - around 720. 50 points is a LOT to be wrong by.
You didn’t answer my question either - was the curve harsh, or is the the normal curve?</p>
<p>No, a raw score of 44 and an 8 essay, on a test with average difficulty, almost always gets you a 670-690. If you got 7 on your essay you might consider yourself lucky.</p>
<p>Thanks, Bilguun. I was curious, as I had gotten around this score in a few practice tests, so I was expecting 700+ in Writing and was disappointed with 670. Why can’t these company even get that sort of basic info right?</p>
<p>Well, I think there were a few tests that gave about 710 to 44/8, but those must have been brutally hard tests on which almost everyone was a loser.</p>
<p>A friend of mine got 690 on the June SAT with 9 on the essay and 5 MQ wrong</p>
<p>I got 3 wrong, 10 essay, 720. Life’s tough, you’ve just got to deal with it. Also, the essay makes quite a big difference.</p>
<p>I don’t think the curve was VERY harsh for this test.</p>
<p>I got 78 MC and 10 essay and got 800.</p>
<p>uhh yes the writing curve was very harsh for Oct. 2009. 47/49 MC and 11 essay yielded a 790 instead of 800!</p>
<p>well i guess the mc is more important…
i got 80 mc and a 9 essay, 800</p>