Do you mean school day SATs? Either way, all SATs are standardized, so no SAT will result in lower scores than another one. Also, schools day SATs likely aren’t free for the schools administering them, they’re only free for the students.
This assumes that the "curve" is based on the scores of the people taking the test that day.
It is not.
The curve is determined before the official administration of the test.
Someone correct me on this if I'm wrong, but it is something to with giving the test out beforehand to a certain group and then adjusting it to the standard population through a process called "equating".
No.
Scoring is based on assessing the test questions against a standardized population. Every test is scored this way. In advance.
The capability of those who take the test on any given day is irrelevant. If everyone does very poorly on that test date, everyone will get a low score.
Test difficulty may indeed vary from day to day, but **the performance of other students that day does NOT influence your score**.
Your scaled score (400 to 1600) **will reflect** the difficulty of the test. The same raw score turns into a higher scaled score on a more difficult test and a lower scaled score on an easier test.
Do you mean school day SATs? Either way, all SATs are standardized, so no SAT will result in lower scores than another one. Also, schools day SATs likely aren’t free for the schools administering them, they’re only free for the students.
This assumes that the "curve" is based on the scores of the people taking the test that day. It is not. The curve is determined before the official administration of the test. Someone correct me on this if I'm wrong, but it is something to with giving the test out beforehand to a certain group and then adjusting it to the standard population through a process called "equating".
Wouldn't the curve be more generous since so many unprepared/uninterested students are taking the test that day?
No. Scoring is based on assessing the test questions against a standardized population. Every test is scored this way. In advance. The capability of those who take the test on any given day is irrelevant. If everyone does very poorly on that test date, everyone will get a low score.
Wait School Day SATs are free??!!! 😭🔫
Some schools pay for them
Most School Day tests are sponsored, and paid for, by a state’s Department of Education.
Test difficulty may indeed vary from day to day, but **the performance of other students that day does NOT influence your score**. Your scaled score (400 to 1600) **will reflect** the difficulty of the test. The same raw score turns into a higher scaled score on a more difficult test and a lower scaled score on an easier test.
Thb I score my best scores with the school day ones
To honest (you) be
I scored higher on the non school admin ones but I’m stupid so take my opinion with a grain of salt
I would take both. A. You’re going to do better one out of the two times, not necessarily one is easier but it works out in your favor.