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AP nixes guessing penalty. SAT next?

Adam — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:26:24 +0000

Beginning in May 2011, the College Board will eliminate the ‘guessing penalty’ for AP exams. Under the old College Board policy, AP scores were based on the total number of correct answers minus a fraction for every incorrect answer—one-third of a point for questions with four possible answers and one-fourth of a point for questions [...]

2008-09 SAT Practice Test conversion tables

Adam — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:19:06 +0000

Here are the raw to scaled score conversion tables for the 2008-09 Official SAT Practice Test for each subject. This test was also an actual SAT given in October 2005. In addition to listing the straight conversion tables, I have also added the raw score point percentages for each scaled score. For instance, to get [...]

SAT Tutors: Post Your Info Here!

Adam — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:01:00 +0000

Use the comment section to post information about your SAT tutoring services. Feel free to include any contact, location, bio or other information clients might want to know about you. And if you have a website, don’t forget to post a link! If you are a student or parent looking for an SAT tutor, please [...]

Never let your answer sheet affect your answer choices

Adam — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:58:53 +0000

Students often ask whether they should go back and change previous answers if the same answer choice letter appears multiple times in a row. The simple answer is NO. Here’s why. Take a look at this answer sheet from Section 5 (Writing) of the 2006 Official SAT Practice Test, which was also the actual October [...]