Do not use a pen or mechanical pencil. Make sure you fill in the entire circle darkly and completely. If you change your response, erase as completely as possible. This means that: The training process for readers continues even after they initially qualify. The accuracy and fairness of the readers are evaluated regularly and frequently. Scoring leaders review readers' scoring of selected essays, and provide feedback via phone and the web when appropriate.
Web-based scoring enables leaders to monitor readers in real time, informed by reports on inter-rater reliability and other statistics. Conversion to Scaled Score Your raw score is converted to a scaled score of to points, the score you see on your score report. Find out when to expect scores.
I put my findings in this table:. You also can create an exact plan of attack according to your strengths and weaknesses. For your unique plan, consider what section you are struggling the most in whether it is Math, Reading, or Writing.
Try to skip the maximum number allowed in that section. If you struggle in Math, you should know on the Math section that the multiple-choice questions are ordered from easy to hard, and the grid-ins restart with easy questions and then move towards harder questions at the end of the section. This way you give yourself a cushion; you can answer five questions wrong and still get On the Reading test, you should spend your time trying to answer easier questions correctly and consider just bubbling in a random answer for the harder questions.
On the Writing test, you should also spend your time on easier questions first and bubble in at least a few of the harder questions randomly, rather than spending the time to think them through. Do not just plan to skip the day of the exam without practice. If the first result is positive, and you see score improvement, simply continue skipping that amount of questions.
If at first you get a lower score, try skipping half the number of questions allowed and see how that shifts your score. Keep adjusting until you find the maximum number you can skip to get your desired score. Focus on getting the questions you do answer right! Want to improve your SAT score by points or more? We've put our best advice into a single guide. These are the 5 strategies you MUST be using to have a shot at improving your score. Trying to get a perfect score? You should check out our SAT study guide.
Taking the test in the next month and need to improve your score in a hurry? Read our cramming guide. Aiming for the Ivy League? Read our guide to getting in! Ready to go beyond just reading about the SAT? Designed and written by PrepScholar SAT experts , our SAT program customizes to your skill level in over 40 subskills so that you can focus your studying on what will get you the biggest score gains. She loves watching students succeed and is committed to helping you get there.
Dora received a full-tuition merit based scholarship to University of Southern California. She graduated magna cum laude and scored in the 99th percentile on the ACT. Connect with our featured colleges to find schools that both match your interests and are looking for students like you.
Teach or Tutor for Us. College Readiness. All Rights Reserved. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University. Recently viewed. Find Your Dream School. By submitting my email address. I certify that I am 13 years of age or older, agree to recieve marketing email messages from The Princeton Review, and agree to Terms of Use. You will probably end up guessing on some of the questions. Prior to March , the SAT did have a guessing penalty; a quarter of a point was subtracted from your raw score for every wrong answer.
Since right answers were worth one point each, random guessing was likeliest to result in a score of zero. Many students and their parents remember the old guessing penalty, and they are afraid to take a chance on a question. That fear of guessing incorrectly can prevent students from picking up a few extra points.
All you need is a solid guessing strategy. Over the course of the test, some of those are bound to be the right answer. We call this your Letter of the Day, and having one saves time.
0コメント