Can someone explain this discrepancy?

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<p>I took the SAT I twice. On CR, I got a 710 the first time (largely, I think, because of nervousness and anxiety) and an 800 the second time (this was the highest I’d ever had in CR, including my practice tests, but I still had gotten 780s/790s before). </p>

<p>On the SAT II in Literature, I got a 690. Can someone explain this discrepancy to me? I didn’t study a page for the SAT IIs, but I did expect something higher than a 700. I felt very confident with the test in general, so I was fairly surprised with my score</p>

<p>I’m going to retake it, but I was really really hoping for a 780+ and I’m not sure if that’s an option anymore.</p>

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<p>Subject tests are scaled differently. Also, the literature topics are slightly different than from SAT CR (no vocab, etc.).</p>

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<p>Yeah, but still, there’s nothing excessive with asking for a 700+… </p>

<p>I mean, I’m fine retaking it. I just wanna know if it’s due to a lack of ability or if it’s more likely that I just had a bad day.</p>