<p>My friend told me that your SAT II score depends on when you take it. Apparently, 10% of whoever takes whichever exam has to get an 800, so if you take a test in like October or November, you have higher chances of getting an 800…</p>
<p>Is this true?</p>
<p>im not entirely sure on this, but i understand it as the mean raw score of that test date is scaled to 500 (this would be for SATI, and i think SATII), which explains why it is possible to answer multiple questions wrong and still receive an 800, however it is more complex than this because CB needs to ensure that a perfect score is still an 800, so yes your score depends on how well the people taking it with you do, but there is no set percentage of perfect scorers</p>
<p>The curve is predetermined also.</p>
<p>lol, the mean score on the math II is definitely not 500… (nor any other subject test for that matter…)</p>
<p>yeah i guess thats just the reasoning test then</p>
<p>Thanks, that helps. I think :)</p>
<p>The mean score for Korean is like 760, XD.</p>
<p>It’s definitely not true. Equating is the opposite of the “curve” that a school teacher gives on a test. If everyone sucks on the Nov. test, everyone will still get a low score. Otherwise, the test would have low reliability, and be utterly useless to college admissions peeps.
Thus, there is no best month to take it in, except to take it when you know the subject entirely but it is still fresh in your mind and you’ve had the chance to study for it.</p>
<p>i know this doesnt have to do with SAT2s, but for the SAT1, i heard that the test is “easier” in october since it is basically the last time that seniors can take them. is this true?</p>
<p>I highly doubt it</p>
<p>No, that’s not true. October is not the last time that seniors can take the SATs. Usually, the latest is December, or maybe even January in some cases.</p>
<p>There are slight variations in test difficulty, but not by month…it’s random. And the scale accounts for those differences, so you’d get the same score (within the Standard Error of Measurement) any month you took it.</p>
<p>Oh…</p>