Its down for me too but I doubt thats the reason
Call me crazy but I think -1 on math will be an 800 and they will loosen the curve on CR and math a bit too. According to most sources, you can miss 1 maybe 2 on the new SAT math and get an 800 and there are fewer mathematics questions. In order to facilitate conversion between the two tests, the curve will prob loosen.
the new sat math is harder and you are crazy
@MALABARCOAST2014 The most lenient thing CB will do is -1 = 790 for math.
There have been past tests where -1 was still an 800 in math. Not many, but there have been some.
Yup i definitely agree with you… the dispelling a misconception answer was a trick because the tone of the first sentence of the third paragraph seemed bold enough as a dispellment but there was no direct dispelling a misconception and earlier in the passage, the author did mention the zen technique. therefore, i 100 percent sure that it was bold reassessment
@d00mbuggy It’s been some time but I remember being able to cancel out every other answer and choose bold reassessment.
Well, it’s been great to see all the different opinions on what the answers actually were. Once I invent a time machine I’ll be sure to go back and change them. Thanks for all the help!
scores in 5 days!
https://countingdownto.com/countdown/sat-scores-release-countdown-clock
Just realized we don’t have one yet.
Do you guys ever think about how long CollegeBoard has the scores before they choose to release them? I feel like they probably have the majority of scores by now, but just do lots of verifying and checking before they release them.
Here’s a cooler countdown: http://■■■■■■■■■■/#timetogetsatscoresback
Do the scores come out 3 hours sooner on the east coast due to time difference?
Also, there was a write-in math question i remember (mostly) that wasn’t hard at all, but it was guaranteed the one question that I’m sure tons of people got wrong if they fell for college board’s tricky phrasing.
x and y are positive integers
(x-3)^1/2 (+ or - another term)= something with the “y” on this side of the equation.
What is the lowest value that X can be to make the equation true?
The answer was 7, they wanted you to think that it was 3 because that is when the left side of the equation becomes a real number (due to square root), but if you glossed over the first line then you will have missed that the right side of the equation has to equal the same as the left side WITH Y being an integer. And when X equaled 3,4,5, and 6 (to make it a non-negative number in the square root)–it was impossible for the right side to equal the left side when Y was also an integer. Just thought I’d throw that question out there.
@ducminh97 if you left the experimental blank, your scores would probably get invalidated. cb rules state that you must attempt every section, or else your scores will get invalidated.
I think sometimes the scores come out as early as like 2 or 3 am but I don’t know for whom that is.
Was the answer to that one question cast doubt on or disprove?
@CCswami I don’t remember that question. What were the two passages about, maybe that would jog my memory.
Hey guys, as of now I am 1600 combined cr+writing and -1 for math. I want to study engineering and at many of the schools I am applying to, 800 on math is the norm. I do have an 800 on the math 2 and realize that my composite will be fine for the SAT 1, but do you think I should retake the sat just for the math section. Ps. I am an Asian male, so hardly any hook there
The majority of colleges look at your range of score not your fixed score. So a 2380 will be seen as a 2360-2400, AND a 2400 will also be seen as a 2360-2400. Same in individual. A 780 in math will be seen as the same as an 800 because they know that if you took it again you could easily get an 800. This is actually pointed out on your score report too. Whether you actually believe it or not is your own choice, I think everybody has some doubt, but if you are an AO, would you reject a kid because of missing one question? I think that colleges have a threshold that you pass for test scores and that determines whether the school can accept you, but in short: A bad test score can keep you out of a University but a great test score (2380) won’t get you accepted or keep you out. Its just another threshold, then they move on and look at another part of your app.
@Runners If you’re talking about the problem I think you are, the problem was
sqrt(y-3) = sqrt(x-2) + x
Obviously the left side can’t be negative, so the right side square root has to be 0, making x=2. 0+x (x is 2) makes the right side 2. To make the left side 2, you need y=7