107 Students Ace New SAT

Test Preparation
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<p><a href=“http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1017963&tw=wn_wire_story[/url]”>http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=1017963&tw=wn_wire_story&lt;/a&gt; </p>

<p>It’s an AP wire service story.</p>

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<p>I LOVE the last sentence! What an understatement!</p>

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<p>lol. that last sentence makes me hate him.</p>

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<p>“He had come within 40 points of a perfect score on the PSAT”</p>

<p>So he got a 200?</p>

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<p>Or maybe it meant 236…? As in, 40 points off what it would be on the real SAT?</p>

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<p>I think yibun’s idea is probably right. </p>

<p>On a side note regarding the article: although 107 students is quite a big number, it’s only 0.0004% of all March 12th SAT test takers.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I interpreted it as a 236.</p>

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<p>“…the new writing section, which derives one-third of its score from a written essay and two-thirds from multiple-choice grammar questions.”</p>

<p>This may be true, however, do you think it’s entirely true?</p>

<p>I’ve heard of 800’s with 80/80… but with a 9 essay.
And I’ve heard 740’s with 80/80… with a 4 essay.</p>

<p>Why did student B drop 60 pts (for 5 less points on the essay), while student A didn’t drop at all?</p>

<p>I feel like there’s a little more to it than just a 1/3:2/3 ratio… the above situation just doesn’t add up.</p>

<p>Is there a range that the essay is graded on? (For instance, if you get a 12-9 and an 80, you still get perfect. But if you get a 8-6 and an 80, take off 10 or 20 or whatever points.)</p>

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<p>longisland the writing test has a generous curve, meaning that even if you do not get perfect you can still get an 800 or near it. I got a 790 with a 11 essay and 77/80 multiple choice.</p>

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<p>Indeed. An 800 on writing here with a 77/80 and a 12 essay.</p>

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<p>same as don</p>

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<p>24 new york
11 calif
7 Mass
2 Penn</p>

<p>thats what we know so far</p>

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<p>Eastern States are so much smarter. Maybe they have better public schools. Even with CA’s enormous population, it gets less than half of NY.</p>

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<p><a href=“SAT Scores Touch Off a New Spring Fever”>SAT Scores Touch Off a New Spring Fever;

<p>I don’t understand why there is so much misinformation about the West Coast. It always seems like misinformation is supposedly an acceptable way to live life.</p>

<p>California, with 1/7 of the population of the US, had 1/4th of the perfect SAT scorers.</p>

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<p>“Eastern States are so much smarter. Maybe they have better public schools. Even with CA’s enormous population, it gets less than half of NY.” - ashernm…not true! California ACTUALLY got 24 and maybe NY had 11. </p>

<p>Haha…West Sidee…we’re jumping in to defend CA…how touching</p>

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<p>^ LOL!!</p>

<p>;)</p>

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<p>me bad</p>

<p>24 cal
11 nyc</p>

<p>oppsy</p>

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<p>CONGRATULATION TO THE PEOPLE w/ 2400s</p>

<p>I now think that 2400 on New SAT is enough to make u safe at many good schools…</p>

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<p>Variance2004: I think it’s important to keep in mind that SAT scores are just one of several key elements to a successful applicant. Although a 2400 will automatically fetch some schools, it doesn’t guarantee an applicant to necessarily be “safe” at any top 20-25 school.</p>

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<p>Wow. Did anyone in your school get a 2400?</p>

<p>4 people at my school got 2390…</p>