September SAT?

[Anonymous]

How was it? Senior DD says it was “light.” This is her first time taking it. She got a good ACT score last September so this was just for shits and giggles.

[Anonymous]

If it's light (i.e., easy) that's not good. It's curved so it will be harder to score well if everyone found it easy.

[Anonymous]

“ so this was just for shits and giggles.”

Wow! Good for you and your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it's light (i.e., easy) that's not good. It's curved so it will be harder to score well if everyone found it easy.

This is OP. Yes, understood. I also know that folks can get an easy second module if they do poorly on the first module. I know the fact that she thought it was easy does not necessarily mean she is going to score well.

[Anonymous]

My kid said the math was way easier than the August test and that there was not as much grammar on English which he loved

[Anonymous]

According to DD, the 3 hardest math questions were physics based. So it would be easy if you knew the formulas from physics, which she did. The verbal section followed the practice tests unlike the August SAT, which was a relief.

[Anonymous]

My kid said it was easier than August which was hard. Hoping for a higher score this time.

[Anonymous]

September SAT: No one is reviving old SAT prep threads.

[Anonymous]

My kid also said the math section was easy. She almost certainly got the hard version of the Part 2 because she think she didn't miss any on the first test (and usually gets the hard section).

She didn't have much to say about the verbal.

If the math questions were, in fact, easier than usual then that will mean that missing one question will dock your score by more than if the questions were relatively harder.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid also said the math section was easy. She almost certainly got the hard version of the Part 2 because she think she didn't miss any on the first test (and usually gets the hard section).

She didn't have much to say about the verbal.

If the math questions were, in fact, easier than usual then that will mean that missing one question will dock your score by more than if the questions were relatively harder.

btw, I think the Part 1 of the test is important in that it determines your Part 2 test. But the questions don't count for much in your final score. Questions differ in their contribution to your final score. Easy questions don't count for much. Hard questions count for a lot. For those taking the harder Part 2, the Part 1 questions don't hold much weight.

[Anonymous]

was math easier than august?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:was math easier than august?

DD said easier but not easy. Still long though and hard to finish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid said it was easier than August which was hard. Hoping for a higher score this time.

Same.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like the curve will be bad if math was not that tough for everyone who took it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like the curve will be bad if math was not that tough for everyone who took it.

yup and kid was happy coming out with just one known wrong, hoping for 800