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Incorrectly scored PSAT?
SunnyFlorida22
100 replies8 threads Junior Member
My daughter received her test booklet back from the PSAT a few weeks ago and randomly decided to look it over yesterday.
When she compared it to her score sheet, 3 answers in a row were marked incorrect even though in her test booklet she had those 3 questions marked correctly.
She swears up and down that she checked repeatedly and did not bubble them incorrectly and is very upset now after seeing that she quite possibly could have had a higher score. It did seem odd that it was 3 in a row, all of varied difficulty.
My question is this- how likely is it that her test was indeed graded incorrectly? Does this happen?
2 replies When she compared it to her score sheet, 3 answers in a row were marked incorrect even though in her test booklet she had those 3 questions marked correctly.
She swears up and down that she checked repeatedly and did not bubble them incorrectly and is very upset now after seeing that she quite possibly could have had a higher score. It did seem odd that it was 3 in a row, all of varied difficulty.
My question is this- how likely is it that her test was indeed graded incorrectly? Does this happen?
Replies to: Incorrectly scored PSAT?
There have been many “it must be wrong, I’me sure I did better, I’m paying for hand-scoring” threads here over the years. I don’t recall ever seeing a “my score went up after re-scoring” thread.
Having said that, it’s not impossible. Here is a discussion on the topic - https://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/2166623-can-i-appeal-my-psat-score.html