My SAT Scores........

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

1180


Critical Reading 480
Math 310
Writing 390
Multiple Choice 42 (score range: 20-80)
Essay 4 (score range: 2-12)


Eh, I got to take it 2nd time.

[Hooahguy]

my older bro got somewhere around 2100, AFAIK.

[Dutch_guy]

How is the SAT graded and what's the minimum and maximum score ?

[Hooahguy]

minumum- i guess 0.....
maximum- 2400

[GeneralHankerchief]

minumum- i guess 0.....
maximum- 2400

Theoretically. However, I think they give you 200 points for each section if you do the basics like fill in your name, etc. meaning it would be from 600-2400.

-edit- Range for each individual section is 200-800, IIRC.

My condolences, Warman. That's not a fun experience to go through once, yet alone more often.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

The SAT is a test where studying can really help you out...vocab is probably the easiest although I don't know if they test that as much as the used to. Doing timed practice exams can help you learn to pace yourself. Keep in mind the questions get harder as you go along. So if there's an obvious easy answer to question 2 go ahead and mark it, but if there's an obvious easy answer to question 24 it's probably a trick question

[FactionHeir]

Dunno how the new ones are like, I took the old one the last year it was available I think. Friend of mine got 1600 on his SAT I and 800 on all 4 of his SAT IIs. Genius.

I got 1340 on my SAT I.

My advice? Get the SAT book from collegeboard and do all the questions and find patterns (back then, they never had more than 4 in a row of the same answer for instance)

[GeneralHankerchief]

Dunno how the new ones are like, I took the old one the last year it was available I think. Friend of mine got 1600 on his SAT I and 800 on all 4 of his SAT IIs. Genius.

As far as the new ones go, they added an essay and scrapped the analogies. You probably would have scored somewhere in the 2000-2100 range.

[TevashSzat]

Don't worry, second time almost always gives a higher score. Just remember to get those various study aide books and go through them. They really do help

[drone]

You have to do an essay section now? I pity the younger generation.

[Ferret]

they give you 200 points for each section if you do the basics like fill in your name

only in America would you get any marks, let alone 1/4 of the total score, for doing something as simple as that...

[The Stranger]

in holland you get 1/10th for filling in your name and stuff :P (actually its more complicated but in practise it comes down to that)

[drone]

only in America would you get any marks, let alone 1/4 of the total score, for doing something as simple as that...

If they still do it like they did in my day, wrong answers count negative. If you fill in your name and do nothing else, you get 200. If you fill in your name and then get every answer wrong, you get a zero.

Pretty sure that's how it worked.

[||Lz3||]

well here we don't have to make essays... so I guess that helps

we only do the critical reading and math (1600 total points)

I did mine last Saturday... but I've been to busy to pick up my results, I think it will have to be tomorrow...

I need from 1320 up in order to get em... economic finance? (where I don't need to pay the 100% of the cost)

I think I'll do it fine, I'll tell ya tomorrow shall we

[GeneralHankerchief]

If they still do it like they did in my day, wrong answers count negative. If you fill in your name and do nothing else, you get 200. If you fill in your name and then get every answer wrong, you get a zero.

Pretty sure that's how it worked.

It still works that way.

[Craterus]

Not sure if I mentioned this in the other thread but it just occurred to me.

Where is the logic in penalising students for getting a question wrong? You lose 1/2 a mark or something per incorrect answer and I think I tried to answer every question on mine, even when I was only half-certain.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

There's a penalty for wrong answers so that there isn't a reward for blind guessing.

[TevashSzat]

Well, the penalty is only 1/4 of a point.

So, since there are only 5 choices, all you need to do is eliminate one of them, which should be pretty easy, to be able to break even in terms of points. If you can eliminate 2 or more, you will have an advantage and on average, you'll score better by guessing than by not

[seireikhaan]

I took the ACT instead. Got a 30, which translates to being roughly a 1980 or so. However, it is probably wise to disregard all of the following advice, as I apparently am just an innately good test taker or something.

1) Don't study.

2) Don't think about it until the morning you're set to take it.

3) Since it's the SAT instead of ACT, don't guess if you have no idea. If you can narrow the options down to 2, however, guess away with what seems logical.

[Strike For The South]

I took the ACT instead. Got a 30, which translates to being roughly a 1980 or so. However, it is probably wise to disregard all of the following advice, as I apparently am just an innately good test taker or something.

1) Don't study.

2) Don't think about it until the morning you're set to take it.

thats what I did an got an even 2000...Then again I'm me

[woad&fangs]

I followed the 'khaan theory of ACT taking and also scored a 30.

However, I scored a 4/12 on the essay portion

[Samurai Waki]

Try harder next time. Visualize and attack, or cheat. Go up flirt with the ugliest female in the room (cause she's probably the most intelligent one) and while her attention is being distracted, do the ol' switcher-oo on test papers.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Go up flirt with the ugliest female in the room (cause she's probably the most intelligent one) and while her attention is being distracted, do the ol' switcher-oo on test papers.

Stereotypes FTW.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

Try harder next time. Visualize and attack, or cheat. Go up flirt with the ugliest female in the room (cause she's probably the most intelligent one) and while her attention is being distracted, do the ol' switcher-oo on test papers.

Good one.

[LittleGrizzly]

Stereotypes FTW

The swotty girls in my year were mainly the prettiest girls in my year... just a completely random fact i thought i would throw out there...

[a completely inoffensive name]

Was I the only one here who had to look up swotty?

[Thermal]

Try harder next time. Visualize and attack, or cheat. Go up flirt with the ugliest female in the room (cause she's probably the most intelligent one) and while her attention is being distracted, do the ol' switcher-oo on test papers.

the ugly ones at my school happen to be the dumb ones, that really isn't the case where i live

[ELITEofWARMANGINGERYBREADMEN88]

Try harder next time. Visualize and attack, or cheat. Go up flirt with the ugliest female in the room (cause she's probably the most intelligent one) and while her attention is being distracted, do the ol' switcher-oo on test papers.

Good one indeed



Woad&Fangs, I actually got the same on essay section also, 4/12

[TinCow]

I took both the SAT and ACT, but this was a long time ago under the old 1600 SAT scoring system. Back then, studying definitely helped. My score improved by 250 points from the PSAT to the SAT due to studying.

[Whacker]

I also took the SAT when it was under the old 1600 system. Honestly didn't study at all, and almost missed the test because I was hungover and slept in a bit. Managed to pull a 1340, even 670 in reading and math. Some people are just naturally smart, some need to study to do well, and others get real lucky.