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Old 05-04-2008, 03:49 PM   #76
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According to Murphy's law you not only won't get the +10 bonus but might actually get a -20 just because you even hoped for a +10. I hate Murphy.
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Old 05-04-2008, 03:50 PM   #77
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Here is my test order:

Essay
Math
CR (exp.)
CR
Math
Writing
CR
Math
CR
Writing

I think...

@Flame...ugh Murphy can go to heck.
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Old 05-04-2008, 04:44 PM   #78
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I think I had the same test order as Quicksandslowly. Those two consecutive CR sections were a pain.
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Old 05-04-2008, 05:33 PM   #79
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Essay
Math (Exp.)
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Writing
CR
Math
CR
CR
Math
Writing

I think that was my order...
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:11 PM   #80
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I think the bar for the 700 cutoff will be

RAW SCORE: (the maximums are 54M, 67CR, and 49+12 writing)
49.5 Math
59 CR

With a 10 essay, I would say you need writing raw score of 40 to ensure 700, but writing is a real findmuck, so I have no idea. A 8 essay + 43ish raw score may be the cutoff for 700 as well. I'm hoping that a 45 raw score + a 10 will be at least a 750, and I hope I got that.

Keep in mind that when CCers say 'math was really easy' that does not mean the AVERAGE score for math will be above average, so really all curve estimation is... well, inaccurate. We've all estimated that because X section was really hard, the curve will be generous, only to recieve a bad curve that plops us below the score we think we deserved.

*Raise your hand if your going to go postal if the CR curve is ridiculously hard*
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:14 PM   #81
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Wait, I havent heard about this ten point bonus stuff? How can getting the SAME Cr score as someone on the SAME test give you a different score?
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:15 PM   #82
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*raises hand and middle finger at Collegeboard*
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:17 PM   #83
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Nick, good post. Let's hope it's accurate.
CR was much much harder than the March one.
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:36 PM   #84
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yeah writing is really hard to predict. I thought i got a 750+ on the psat and got a 630...
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:37 PM   #85
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^ OUCH.
Why did you have to share that?
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:40 PM   #86
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nvm.. ....
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Old 05-04-2008, 06:54 PM   #87
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So, how do you get the +10 bonus?
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Old 05-04-2008, 07:01 PM   #88
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What the heck is that? ^
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Old 05-04-2008, 07:03 PM   #89
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maybe they skipped a question instead of answered and got it wrong...
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Old 05-04-2008, 07:37 PM   #90
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I was responding to Flame's earlier post.

And I don't think what he posted about his friend was accurate, because I have never heard that before.
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