<p>“I agree, for instance, on the PSAT, if you miss 2, you have like a 73. I missed 2 questions last year for writing and got a 73. I missed 7 for reading and got a 66. Missed none for math and got an 80.”</p>
<p>On the PSAT, each section is out of 80. This is so that you can multiply your scores by 10 and [to some extent] predict your SAT scores, for which each section is out of 800. So that argument is no longer valid ;]</p>
<p>I think that yes, the SAT is definitely flawed in some aspects. BUT it’s probably not the best indicator of future college grades. In college, you can study the material and do well, even if it takes a LOT more studying than you’d like. But on the SAT, it seems to show people’s true intelligence [more often than not]. This is not taking into account the “intelligence” which can be acquired by studying your butt off of course - - I know people who do extremely well in school, but have to work extremely hard for their grades, who got somewhat lower scores on the SAT. And some people, who get mediocre grades in school, but who never try at all and don’t even put forth the bare minimum, got higher SAT scores than expected.</p>