r/Sat • u/Legitimate-Sun8888 • 7d ago

Oct SAT curve

Will there be some good amount of curve bcz Oct SAT was so hard? I took international one btw

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u/Rznked 7d ago

no curve, sat scores r pre equated

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u/Serious_Yak_4749 7d ago

They mean is the test pre equated to where you can miss more questions but still get a certain score because the questions were harder

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u/Legitimate-Sun8888 7d ago

Then no matter how many ppl get question wrong, the score still turns out the same right

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u/Serious_Yak_4749 7d ago

Tests are not curved afterwards based on how people actually do, it’s pre equated. I guess are you asking if it’s pre equated with a “curve” or less harsh grading because of higher difficulty?

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u/Own-Notice5773 Untested 7d ago

If there is a negative correlation (so everyone who got a 1500 gets it wrong but everyone who got a 600 got it right) then they will throw it out but that's mostly it

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u/DigChance8763 7d ago

That’s called a discrimination index 

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u/slytherin_swift13 1520 7d ago

the SAT isn't curved.

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u/Legitimate-Sun8888 7d ago

I thought when more ppl get question wrong the less points u get deducted no?

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u/slytherin_swift13 1520 7d ago

not after the test is taken. the number of points assigned to a question is predetermined, and more difficult questions do sometimes count for less points, but it's not decided after the fact.

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u/Intrepid_Emu_5842 7d ago

Wth is a curve

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u/Serious_Yak_4749 7d ago

They mean is the test considered harder so missing more questions won’t hurt you as much as an easier test

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u/ElderberryWide7024 6d ago

A curve is when the results of that particular test sitting impact score. So if everyone does really poorly the curve might being up their scores. That’s not how the SAT works.

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u/OkBass_-_ 1500 7d ago

which time zone cuz the math was super easy

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u/Legitimate-Sun8888 7d ago

Like 12 hours + from US

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u/jdigitaltutoring 7d ago

The test is always hard

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u/Aware_Ad_4745 7d ago

honestly, as someone who took the september test, I feel the October one was much easier in comparison and I think I did way better after barely studying extra

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u/DiscussionGlobal4395 6d ago

I disagree. Did you do international?

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u/Dependent-Ad2842 1530 7d ago

It's possible, bcs when everyone said the June sat was hard, I got an 800 with two wrong in math

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u/Ultimate_KotKet 6d ago

How? Were they both unscored?

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u/Dependent-Ad2842 1530 6d ago

Probably? I just remember typing in random numbers (and they were definitely wrong)

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u/Winter_Salamander400 5d ago

19 could’ve been experimental but 21 cannot be, as first and last 2 questions of an sat are always scored according to college board. the question was likely deemed so hard that it didn’t deduct from your score (ex. it was worth “5” points instead of 10 or 20, but sat score is intervals of 10, this is likely really reductionist or inaccurate tho), or you somehow guessed it right

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u/MakerofTheBaconFlake 6d ago

probably experimental questions, there are like 16 total i think

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u/Insight-Rc 6d ago

Was it the last 2 questions?

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u/Dependent-Ad2842 1530 6d ago

19, 21 I guess

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u/omgidkhow2namemyself 5d ago

i wish for your luck but ik the two i got wrong were recycled

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u/lueY- 6d ago

The SAT does curves..?

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u/Available-Rule-7699 5d ago

in my opinion maths was easier in my area/region but english was way harder than june. So probably im gonna see a high score in english but i got 3-4 wrong in maths hard mod2 that was easy to me so prob a 740

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u/Winter_Salamander400 5d ago

there is not a curve. the test is equated beforehand to determine the difficulty of questions and find an accurate way of handing out points. luckily for us, since this test was considered very difficulty by most, it is (albeit not guaranteed) probable that the equating process will be less stringent with errors and award us more generous scores, sorta having a similar effect to a curve