<p>I believe the cutoff scores were “adjusted” down approximately 2 points about 2006 when the SAT writing section was introduced. I’m not sure why this had an impact (I believe it had to do with statistically aligning the PSAT writing section with the SAT results) but I do recall the appreciation from posters. The point here is that you can’t go too far back and be sure you are making equivalent comparisons.</p>