Writing Curve for the Octover 2007 Test

<p>wth…i have a 80 and 10…and my writing is 790…</p>

<p>80: 800 (11); 800 (10); 800 (9)
79: 800 (12)
78:
77: 800 (12); 770 (10); 760 (9); 740 (8); 720 (7); 780 (11)
76:
75: 790 (12)
74:
73: 700 (8); 770; (12); 720 (9)
72:
71: 720 (11), 710 (9)
70: 730 (11); 750 (12); 710 (10)</p>

<p>Are the MC scores out of 80 already curved? Or how are they calculated?</p>

<p>Are essay scores curved depending on the prompt?</p>

<p>80:
12= 800
11= 800
10= 800
09= 800
08=
07=
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<p>79:
12= 800
11=
10=
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07=
06=</p>

<p>78:
12=
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<p>77:
12= 800
11= 780
10= 770
09= 760
08= 740
07= 720
06=</p>

<p>76:
12=
11=
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<p>75:
12= 790
11=
10=
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<p>74:
12=
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<p>73:
12= 770
11= 750
10= 740
09= 720
08= 700
07=
06=</p>

<p>72:
12=
11=
10=
09=
08=
07=
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<p>71:
12=
11= 720
10=
09= 710
08= 690
07=
06=</p>

<p>70:
12= 750
11= 730
10=
09= 700
08= 680
07=
06=</p>

<p>hmmmm…i got a " should ppl admire heroes rather than celebrities"
something like that~~~
and got a 80/9–>780…</p>

<p>Oh…I got the originality one…hmm
Well if they do curve essays…then that’s a bit unfair…who can honestly say which topic is harder…</p>

<p>there is a rubric on the essay, it is subjective to a degree, but what english teacher isn’t subjective with essays? How many times in school, takes you a full marking period to “write decently” for a teacher, go to the next grade, write exactly the same way, get the paper back with a comment such as “And what was your point” the same paper the year before would be an A.</p>

<p>Also it doesn’t make much sense that 80 mc and 9 essay is still an 800 while a 80 mc and 8 essay is a 760…</p>

<p>I had the identity one and 80/9 = 780 for me…</p>

<p>did college board mess up or something?</p>

<p>80: 800 (11 Essay) 780 (9 Essay) 800 (10 Essay)
79: 800 (12 Essay)
78:
77: 800 (12 Essay) 770 (10 Essay) 730 (8 essay)
76:
75: 790 (12 Essay)
74:
73: 700 (8 Essay) 770 (12 essay) 720 (9 Essay) 750 (11 essay)
72:
71: 720 (11 Essay)
70: 730 (11 Essay)…750 (12 Essay)</p>

<p>80: 800 (11 Essay) 780 (9 Essay) 800 (10 Essay)
79: 800 (12 Essay)
78:
77: 800 (12 Essay) 770 (10 Essay) 730 (8 essay)
76: 800 (12 Essay)
75: 790 (12 Essay)
74:
73: 700 (8 Essay) 770 (12 essay) 720 (9 Essay) 750 (11 essay)
72:
71: 720 (11 Essay)
70: 730 (11 Essay)…750 (12 Essay)</p>

<p>^^^I’m confused. Why does the post above me have:</p>

<p>71: 720(11 Essay)
70: 730(11 Essay)</p>

<p>80: 800 (11 Essay) 780 (9 Essay) 800 (10 Essay)
79: 800 (12 Essay)
78:
77: 800 (12 Essay) 770 (10 Essay) 730 (8 essay)
76: 800 (12 Essay)
75: 790 (12 Essay)
74:
73: 700 (8 Essay) 770 (12 essay) 720 (9 Essay) 750 (11 essay)
72:
71: 720 (11 Essay) 760 (12 Essay)
70: 730 (11 Essay)…750 (12 Essay)</p>