Curve on the SAT - which test date is better?

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<p>You’re right, the curve does change from one test to another.</p>

<p>Suppose you had gotten 1 wrong on math (raw score: 53). You would’ve gotten different scores depending on the test:</p>

<p>01/2008: 790
10/2007: 780
05/2007: 800
05/2006: 790
01/2006: 800</p>

<p>The Oct 2007 test for example was made a bit too easy, so the curve was “harsh”.</p>

<p>However, the true difficulty of the test <em>can’t</em> be predetermined ahead of time: the raw scores of the test takers on the variable sections are used to figure that out. The main concept is that a score of 750, say, should reflect the same ability level independent of who took the test and how hard the test was.</p>