MrPrez

yep, I don't know what to do. A new score will not help my EA, but I am really tempted to hand check. Is it actually possible that they made an error..?

MrPrez

Dangit why is my history score so freaken low!!

Collegehelllp

I'm not sure if they made a mistake, but I don't think this can be normal. That test was not hard, yet many of us got lower scores. The curve could be really tough as most people got 86-90 questions correct, and it's completely coincidental that everyone who got below that is posting on CC, but that's unlikely.

The thing that irks me is that I know for a fact that I couldn't have possibly gotten 19/20 questions wrong. The normal curve for this test gives an 800 to anyone who scores 81 and above. I got a 720, which is a raw score of 66. After I took the test and we went over the answers here, I was fairly confident that I had pulled off the 800. That is all I know and it just seems weird that other people are having this problem. I'm fully aware that there is a 99% chance nothing will change, but I'd rather pay 50 bucks and take a shot because I feel like I did well on that test.

The only thing that comes to mind that might have altered my score is an extensive amount of erasing that I did on test day. Although I did not erase and rewrite many answers inside the actual bubbles, I drew circles around a few questions that I had trouble on and wanted to review, I later erased them, but nothing else leads me to believe the Scantron would be wrong. This is lame.

MrPrez

How does the process even work? When do I pay the 50 bucks and how long does that take?

Collegehelllp

Someone said earlier that it takes five weeks for them to get back to you. They go into a room where they store millions of scantron sheets and find your particular test. The Collegeboard officials then proceed to use a stencil, I guess, to hand check your test to see if the Scantron picked up lightly colored or erased bubbles, or just marked you incorrectly even if you had the right answer. I think there is some computer checking thing they then do to triple check one last time.

If you are correct and they made a mistake, it's free and they fix your score. If there is no error, you pay them 50 bucks. I posted a link to the full process on the previous page.

MrPrez

Ah okay, thank you. Blah I don't know what I am gonna do. I signed up to take it again in December but arggg

Collegehelllp

I signed up for the November one when I signed up for the October SAT II in case I felt like I bombed after the test. I'm not sure if I should take it again as I only have ten days and I just have a gut feeling that something is messed up with my score.

hyperpower

We need more input from other people, it could just be that we made some mistakes, but if we have like 20+ more people that are stressing about their grades then it would be obvious that this test was completely off. I have yet to hear anyone with an 800 on it

MrPrez

Yes please. I was so shocked this morning..

d101parent

s got 780. He thought it was pretty easy and is happy with the result. I do not know anything about the curve, though.

Collegehelllp

The thing is, though, that it would have to be one hell of a slip. 20 questions wrong isn't just a few more than expected, thats almost a fourth of the test.

MrPrez

I missed like 25 lOl
I usually missed around 10-13 on practice tests. HUGE slip.

dohyunee

i got really really low score after thinking that I would get at least 750. I was so damn confident. ey, Collegehellp! Instead of handchecking the test, why don't you do this? SAT Question & Answer Service it costs 18bucks but they send you all the questions and answers, answers that you chose. i find this way much wiser. I ordered one myself when was signing up but its still available. If your thinking about retaking the test, this will help too.

hyperpower

Applies to SAT Reasoning Test™ only

read the title beforehand

MrPrez

QAS takes six-eight weeks to arrive..