The recalibration was colossal. High scores are now very easy to come by.
It's interesting that you say this. My oldest son just entered college and my next youngest son has been taking the SAT since 8th grade. So, I'm swamped in SAT prep right now. But, the odd thing is that I can now answer ALL of the math questions (and score in the high 700's--always dumb errors on my part) on the SAT and score in the low 700's on the verbal section. But, when I was in high school (25 years ago), I only got a 530 on the verbal section of the SAT and a 660 on the math. I can understand that my vocabulary has increased since high school. But, my math skills? I did study engineering twenty years ago, but none of that math is on the SAT. It's just basic algebra. I've been homeschooling my kids for 14 years, so maybe *that's* why I do well on it now, but my GUESS is that it is just EASIER. It doesn't make sense that an old lady like me can do better on the SAT now than when I was in my prime.
Candi
p.s. When I say that I get a 700 on the SAT now, I'm referring to taking the tests at home, not in a real test setting. But, I usually take them in less time than what is allowed.