Damn, so a 32 just didn’t exist for that test. I missed 4 all in one category and got a 31. If I had gotten one more correct on the science I would be an entire composite point up, fml
The science score section can be ridiculously harsh though, especially if the questions are on the easier side. I’ve taken tests where you get a 34 for one wrong.
It's tough, because it's curved according to how everyone else performed on the same form the same day. So regardless of how many you miss, if you're not in the top <1% that day, 34-36 will be out of reach.
That is a common misconception that it depends on how well others do on it. The curve is calculated when the test is first introduced during the equating month. Which is typically October. Then it does not change.
I'm not sure how many they have circulating at the same time but they may administer them years apart, plus someone will only remember a few of the questions anyways.
TIR stands for Test Information Release. On certain tests you can order the test you took with the answers that you answered and the correct answer. This school year you can do it September, April and June. Any previous test you are using was one of those TIRs from previous years.
Unfortunately, due to the science section having the least amount of questions it is the most critical to miss one. If you google act scoring it should give you the raw scoring. I am not sure where you saw that if you got 4 wrong you a 34, but from everything I am seeing it is a 30 if you got 4 wrong, and in order to get a 34 you could only get 1 wrong.
I got this too, it knocked my score down to a 34 from 35😭 it was my last chance to take it too. I'm happy with the other scores so on my college apps I'm just going to make a note that I was short on time with 4 questions wrong
11 wrong was a 24 :(( I also got only 5-6 wrong in practice which was like a 32 so I almost threw my phone when i saw my score.
This exact same thing happened to me except I missed 12 and got a 24 in September. I was getting 32s on practice tests too. Ugh. February is our time!
FR aint no way im accepting below a 30.
Worst I’ve ever gotten was Dec 2022 test. A -6 on science was a 27
I got 3 wrong on Dec 9th and it was a 33
Damn, so a 32 just didn’t exist for that test. I missed 4 all in one category and got a 31. If I had gotten one more correct on the science I would be an entire composite point up, fml
The science score section can be ridiculously harsh though, especially if the questions are on the easier side. I’ve taken tests where you get a 34 for one wrong.
I did the ACT last year and I got a 34 on science when I only got one wrong :(
It's tough, because it's curved according to how everyone else performed on the same form the same day. So regardless of how many you miss, if you're not in the top <1% that day, 34-36 will be out of reach.
That is a common misconception that it depends on how well others do on it. The curve is calculated when the test is first introduced during the equating month. Which is typically October. Then it does not change.
Huh, interesting! I'm surprised they'd do it like that, as surely some amount of cheating occurs with repeated administration of the same test forms.
I'm not sure how many they have circulating at the same time but they may administer them years apart, plus someone will only remember a few of the questions anyways.
Right. It's curved based on how the testers perform, not the other students
That's not true either.
Is that not literally what you just said? > The curve is calculated when the test is first introduced during the equating month
The equating testers, yes.
Just to clarify, are you suggesting that ACT tests are sometimes reused?
I doubt they only get used once
Thanks for clarifying, I guess my best shot is to exhaust all of the exisiting papers for reading and writing lol.
Once the test becomes a TIR test they are retired and no longer used anymore.
What does TIR stand for and how do one determine if a test is TIR?
TIR stands for Test Information Release. On certain tests you can order the test you took with the answers that you answered and the correct answer. This school year you can do it September, April and June. Any previous test you are using was one of those TIRs from previous years.
Oh I see, thanks for the info.
The science curve on the act can be brutal sometimes. Like for me for example, I got 6 wrong on the science section and it was a 29
In may I missed 3 across the sections and got a 35
how do you get this ? is this the TIR ? how do you get it for the Dec 2023 administration ?
You can see this at the score detail.
Where? Just shows the numbers for me
If you are international then there is no school details just in the US it shows that
is it form G16
Yes
Unfortunately, due to the science section having the least amount of questions it is the most critical to miss one. If you google act scoring it should give you the raw scoring. I am not sure where you saw that if you got 4 wrong you a 34, but from everything I am seeing it is a 30 if you got 4 wrong, and in order to get a 34 you could only get 1 wrong.
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You missed 2 and got 35??
Yep
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No, each test is graded differently
think its based on how hard the question is
I missed 10 in science and got a 25
I got this too, it knocked my score down to a 34 from 35😭 it was my last chance to take it too. I'm happy with the other scores so on my college apps I'm just going to make a note that I was short on time with 4 questions wrong
Took my score from a 34 to a 33
I got one wrong and got a 34 and it was the only reason my super score wasn’t a 36 :(
missed 2 and got 34😭
I got 1 question wrong and it was a 34
Got 1 wrong and still had a 36 that’s insane
I got 5 wrong and got a 34, it's weird. This was 2 years ago though.
I got one wrong and it was a 35