Originally Posted by ColinsMum
If you have time, could you look at the currently available full SAT practice test at
http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-practice-test
and tell me specifically which questions you think require the student to have finished geometry and got part way through alg 2?

Ahh. I see what's happening.

In order to get a real idea of what's can show up on the SAT, you'd have to look at the The Official SAT Study Guide. It has ten real SAT tests.

There are questions on probability and statistics that are more algebra 2-ish than 1-ish. There are lots of different geometry questions, questions about functions, etc.

Problem is, I'm finishing a paper right now and have to get it to the journal by the end of the week. I will find some actual questions when this task is done.

But the bottom line is that if you want to get a 700, you need to know the geometry and algebra 2. Because of the way the SAT is scored (-0.25 point per incorrect answer on top of the point you don't get, so a total of -1.25 per wrong answer), you have to get a lot of the harder questions correct to get a 700.

Remember, I'm not defending it. I'm only seeing CTY's point of view.