How the Digital SAT is REALLY scored | March 2023 Digital SAT Curve Explained

March 2023 Digital SAT results are about to drop! College Board claims that all questions are worth the same number of points, which would imply that there's a curve applied just like the old days of the paper SAT. But that, like many things College Board says, is a lie. I'm going to prove to you today that there is no curve on the Digital SAT. Here's how the Digital SAT Scores really work.

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00:00 The SAT Curve
1:04 How the Digital SAT is Scored
2:02 College Board Lied
3:45 Adaptive Testing = No curve
4:36 Comparable but Unique
5:41 How to Interpret your Score

[moviefun]

Hello, I just want to thank you for all the hard work you have been doing for us International test takers. I got 1360 on my March D/SAT. It isn't the desired score but I think it's pretty great cuz this was my first SAT.

[lowping]

English: 720, Math: 780. I think my module 2s were far more difficult than anything I had ever seen on the practice tests, most of my practice sat scores on the digital and on paper format were an 800 for math, and I was getting about 30 points higher on the English section.

[mahmoodshanaah]

I was absolutly humbled by the 2nd math module, so much complicated questions and 33% of the exam was nothing like the practice tests, ALOT of the questions were so time consuming (had to guess 3 questions), however still got a 700 on math. Messed up in the english part on grammar questions and got a 580 on eng

[panosdim]

English 660, Math 670 Overall 1330. I found both module 2s significantly harder than the first ones. In the first module of math I had 17 minutes to recheck all my answers (I did every question twice from scratch so I doubt I made a mistake there) and for the 2nd one I barely had any time left.

[elysianxswift]

I've taken the SAT three times in a row, and I find myself perplexed and disheartened by the scoring algorithm. In the June SAT, my math score was 780, despite having all the blocks filled in my score report. However, in my latest attempt, things took a turn for the worse. With only one block incorrect, I experienced a deduction of 120 marks. I must express my frustration; it's challenging to accept these outcomes after putting in so much effort over these three attempts.
The English section presents a similar situation. In the October SAT, I had five blocks wrong, resulting in a deduction of 170 marks. This December, with only three blocks incorrect, I still faced a deduction of around 140 marks. From this comparison, I estimate that each block corresponds to only 15-20 points. I would greatly appreciate it if you could provide insights into how the algorithm operates. Addressing and rectifying the numerous flaws in the digital SAT is crucial, particularly for international students like myself who are grappling with the challenges of the system.

[MaelstromMephistoPEM]

English: 750
Maths: 710

I found English to be slightly easier or just about on par with the practice tests overall (with both modules). The first maths module was around the same level, but the second one had a bunch of hard questions.

[phenom]

Hey Andrew, I just wanted to really thank you for all the free material and class recordings that you have provided. It really helped me improve in English and I went from getting a maximum of 640 in practice tests to 720 on test day. Thank you so very much.

[jovitakaur]

I got a 1450 in SAT just by watching your videos
I could barely touch 550 on the English section but your videos helped me score 680
Thank you so much ❤
But i was wondering if it's a good score for top public universities ?

[Xerox]

I was really scared about how to improve my English portion. Thank god I found your channel on right time. I am taking my SAT on May. And I really want to improve my scores from 600 to 720 above. I am now confident that I can do it.

[ruiyingzheng]

If you were to get the harder second module but get every one of those questions wrong, what score should you expect?

[NataliaRay-cyft]

I took a paper exam and got a 1450 (710E/740M) then I took the digital exam and felt wayyyy worse bc of module 2 but got a 1500(740E/760M). The adaptive testing completely threw me off because I had 24 minutes left of module 1 math but ran out of time on module 2. It seemed that many of my friends felt worse but scored better on digital vs paper.

[tis_i_talha]

1360 - 660 in eng & 700 in Maths - on March 11 DSAT.
Maths are lower than expected (had to go to the washroom XD, missed the last 4 questions thus), so thinking of giving a go at it again. Seeing your 'you care about SAT scores way too much', now thinking which DSAT to register for, the one in June or in May cuz I get your idea of working on other parts of your application, essay extracurriculars etc

[Beastt-ixlg]

I'll be entering the Digital SAT of June 3rd in two days and I am ashamed that I discovered your channel so late. I'll be entering another SAT after this one for sure and I will definitely use your videos to practice for it. I'm surprised that you don't get more viewers with such great videos considering a lot of people taking the Digital SAT now... keep it up man really loving it!!

[AlphaMoody]

thanks for the video you are the best!!!

[mrotteau]

Excellent explanation of a complicated change in the system.

[ronakbhagat]

August 23, 2024: Just gave Practice test 6 and all the points in the video is still valid.. I ignored the first module and didnt recheck it while did the 2nd module properly taking full time. Made 7 mistakes in module 1 and they literally gave me 550 ..😂

[gardenmenuuu]

Thank you so much!
HOw many questions can I get wrong in the first English module and still get a harder seond module?And what's the highest possible score given I am provided with easy second module?Just a rough estimat would help

[designer]

I will get SAT score about 2-3 days after from today.
My goal is to get 1220 to meet the requirement from Conditional offer, and I feel like I got 4-8 questions wrong for Math section. (module 2 was def harder than 1) + (high possibillty that all the wrongs will be in module 2)
While I am not sure about English that I dont see much difference with module 1 and 2. Both seemed to be OK-level, but I believe module 2 was slightly harder than module 1.
I am just curious that if I really got 4-8 wrongs for math module 2, what would be the reasonable english score to get total of 1220?

I just get the comment down due to my curiosity, and Thank you for the great video!

[alvirarahman]

love your videos and your lives! please make more Math content <3

[Jude-]

790 on maths practice test 1 (with 2 mistakes in the module 2) explain that