SAT Writing Score Error?

logosprincipal
Fri, 03 Nov 2006 09:59:32 +0000

My son’s SAT writing score is showing up as 780 on the website from the Oct. test. It shows that he got 80 out of 80 on the multiple choice and 8 out of 12 on the essay. I don’t understand how his overall score could be that high if his essay score is really that low. I called College Board and the person on the phone assured me that the score is correct without even looking into it. I read that the essay accounts for roughly 30% of the total score, so I don’t understand how his score report could be correct. Does anyone have any insight? Does College Board factor in the scores for the other 2 SAT sections when determining the writing score?