Is This "One Question More=100 Point Increase" Theory True?

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<p>I was looking through some SAT points and this really opened my eyes. Is this true?</p>

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<p>100 POINTS?</p>

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<p>I think it’s more you-can-get-a-good-score with effective strategies. Theoretically, yeah this could probably work, so basically don’t get wrong answers, which is universal with the SAT.</p>

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<p>Yes, every little, seemingly insignificant question can have the potential to shake your score, especially in Math and Writing. Take this from someone who lost 40 points because of one stupid math question. I also have a friend whose Writing score would have gone up 50 points had he answered one more multiple-choice question correctly.</p>

<p>By the way, every essay point on the Writing section matters a lot, too. One extra point on the essay would have boosted my Writing score by 30 points, and another would have added another 20.</p>

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<p>Gaps between missing 2 questions and missing 3 questions are significantly important since these will lower your raw score by 2 points instead of one (because of rounding). For example missing two CR would take you from a 67 to a 64.5 which rounds up to 65 but missing 4 would be 63.25 which rounds down to 63.</p>

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<p>Yeah my brother omitted one math problem and got the rest correct and his score was a 760.</p>

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<p>Let me guess. </p>

<p>For math:
If a student got 52 correct and 2 wrong, his/her score will be 760 or 770 ( no wrong grid in)
but 3 wrong, and a raw score of 50 which is 730-740</p>

<p>so, 30 points.</p>

<p>In writing:</p>

<p>a raw score of 47 and 12 essay will be 800. But if someone got 46 correct and 3 incorrect, would end up with a score of 760 or 750.</p>

<p>50 points.</p>

<p>In CR, the curve isn’t harsh but a wrong answer can cost 20 points.</p>

<p>All of these strategies seem to work fine. But, when a student gets down 2 two choices in w, will guess. It’s nearly impossible to avoid this thing.</p>

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<p>yaa, especially on the math section. Got one wrong, brought me down to a 760 :(</p>

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<p>I got two wrong on the math, got a 740.</p>