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Old 05-03-2008, 10:23 PM   #46
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What if you omitted 4 or 5 math questions, and got the rest right? What would your score be?
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Old 05-03-2008, 10:29 PM   #47
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Has there ever been an SAT where a -1 on the math section was an 800???
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Old 05-03-2008, 10:47 PM   #48
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Yes, its happened before. But for today's test? Not a chance.
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Old 05-03-2008, 10:47 PM   #49
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it's never impossible. lol
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Old 05-04-2008, 07:57 AM   #50
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I'm going to guess

-1 780
-2 750
-3 730
-4 700
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Old 05-04-2008, 09:25 AM   #51
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^ for math?
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Old 05-04-2008, 09:38 AM   #52
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Can someone explain to me how curves on the SAT work?
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Old 05-04-2008, 10:01 AM   #53
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I would guess that it works sort of like the AP tests, where they do brackets of certain groups and their raw scores, although that is a complete guess. I think for yesterday, the math will be a bad curve. Heres my guess:

Math: -1 780
-2 760
-3 750
-4 730

I could be wrong about the AP scale thing, its just a guess.
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Old 05-04-2008, 10:14 AM   #54
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yeah, for math.

judging from the march test, math was a tad bit more difficult (march math was rediculously easy). So the margins should be slightly higher.
4 wrong from march was 690, so ideally it should be 700 on this one.
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Old 05-04-2008, 11:03 AM   #55
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I wonder what CR looks like...
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Old 05-04-2008, 11:07 AM   #56
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"Math: -1 780
-2 760
-3 750
-4 730"

So if you're one off of a perfect score on the math section, then you get a 780? What kind of curve is that?
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Old 05-04-2008, 11:12 AM   #57
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Well, thats what is usually like. The curve isn't supposed to help if youre at the top.
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Old 05-04-2008, 11:33 AM   #58
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When/how DOES the curve help you?
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Old 05-04-2008, 11:35 AM   #59
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I believe that it helps when you start drifting down to -6 and -7 ish scores. Although, I must add, that I do not know this from personal experience. I just analyzed the blue book's charts.
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Old 05-04-2008, 12:33 PM   #60
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what do you think the CR curve is gonna be like? i think i got 7 or 8 wrong... do you guys think i broke 700?
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