SAT advice and discusion thread

[oprah62]

I myself took the ACT on the 12th (Finally!). I wizzed through the math pretty well, did good on the English, (didn't finish it though). I did bad on the reading, & did... well... okay on the science... I think I'll get a score from 23 to 25... Just a very rough estimate though.

The only test I was able to get through with time to spare was the math. After doing Calculus, it seemed like 3rd grade math .

I have know a family where the brother got a 35 on the test, & the sister got 36, a perfect score on the ACT! They each took the ACT & SAT twice.

ACT is a big joke.

 

[LewisJ]

I myself took the ACT on the 12th (Finally!). I wizzed through the math pretty well, did good on the English, (didn't finish it though). I did bad on the reading, & did... well... okay on the science... I think I'll get a score from 23 to 25... Just a very rough estimate though.

The only test I was able to get through with time to spare was the math. After doing Calculus, it seemed like 3rd grade math .

I have know a family where the brother got a 35 on the test, & the sister got 36, a perfect score on the ACT! They each took the ACT & SAT twice.

ACT is a big joke.

Oh surely it is, that's why it has such a nice even score distribution and why scholarships and admissions committees use its scores so much!

 

[oprah62]

I myself took the ACT on the 12th (Finally!). I wizzed through the math pretty well, did good on the English, (didn't finish it though). I did bad on the reading, & did... well... okay on the science... I think I'll get a score from 23 to 25... Just a very rough estimate though.

The only test I was able to get through with time to spare was the math. After doing Calculus, it seemed like 3rd grade math .

I have know a family where the brother got a 35 on the test, & the sister got 36, a perfect score on the ACT! They each took the ACT & SAT twice.

ACT is a big joke.

Oh surely it is, that's why it has such a nice even score distribution and why scholarships and admissions committees use its scores so much!

Do you go to a public high school where 90% of students are asian and our average SAT scores are >2000 and average GPA's > 3.8 and we are ranked top 70 in the USA?

 

[ShadenSmith]

I myself took the ACT on the 12th (Finally!). I wizzed through the math pretty well, did good on the English, (didn't finish it though). I did bad on the reading, & did... well... okay on the science... I think I'll get a score from 23 to 25... Just a very rough estimate though.

The only test I was able to get through with time to spare was the math. After doing Calculus, it seemed like 3rd grade math .

I have know a family where the brother got a 35 on the test, & the sister got 36, a perfect score on the ACT! They each took the ACT & SAT twice.

ACT is a big joke.

Oh surely it is, that's why it has such a nice even score distribution and why scholarships and admissions committees use its scores so much!

Do you go to a public high school where 90% of students are asian and our average SAT scores are >2000 and average GPA's > 3.8 and we are ranked top 70 in the uSA?

Well, that certainly makes the ACT a joke. I just don't know why colleges could consider the ACT after that argument.

 

[LewisJ]

I myself took the ACT on the 12th (Finally!). I wizzed through the math pretty well, did good on the English, (didn't finish it though). I did bad on the reading, & did... well... okay on the science... I think I'll get a score from 23 to 25... Just a very rough estimate though.

The only test I was able to get through with time to spare was the math. After doing Calculus, it seemed like 3rd grade math .

I have know a family where the brother got a 35 on the test, & the sister got 36, a perfect score on the ACT! They each took the ACT & SAT twice.

ACT is a big joke.

Oh surely it is, that's why it has such a nice even score distribution and why scholarships and admissions committees use its scores so much!

Do you go to a public high school where 90% of students are asian and our average SAT scores are >2000 and average GPA's > 3.8 and we are ranked top 70 in the uSA?

I go to a public charter school ranked in the top 100 in the US for the last few years by US News & World Report. My school doesn't make average GPAs public because they mean comparatively little next to the average GPAs of any other school because of curriculum and grading variances, and doesn't make SAT scores public because the scores belong to the students, not the school. Seriously, the school you go to doesn't make you awesome.

 

[oprah62]

I myself took the ACT on the 12th (Finally!). I wizzed through the math pretty well, did good on the English, (didn't finish it though). I did bad on the reading, & did... well... okay on the science... I think I'll get a score from 23 to 25... Just a very rough estimate though.

The only test I was able to get through with time to spare was the math. After doing Calculus, it seemed like 3rd grade math .

I have know a family where the brother got a 35 on the test, & the sister got 36, a perfect score on the ACT! They each took the ACT & SAT twice.

ACT is a big joke.

Oh surely it is, that's why it has such a nice even score distribution and why scholarships and admissions committees use its scores so much!

Do you go to a public high school where 90% of students are asian and our average SAT scores are >2000 and average GPA's > 3.8 and we are ranked top 70 in the uSA?

I go to a public charter school ranked in the top 100 in the US for the last few years by US News & World Report. My school doesn't make average GPAs public because they mean comparatively little next to the average GPAs of any other school because of curriculum and grading variances, and doesn't make SAT scores public because the scores belong to the students, not the school. Seriously, the school you go to doesn't make you awesome.

I'm not saying it makes me awesome I'm just saying that standards in different states are very different. Just the curriculum levels show a lot, and colleges take that into account.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

 

[oprah62]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

 

[EnterPseudonym]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

 

[oprah62]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

Just as you quoted, stop riding on the achievements of others.Btw, I am equal in standard to the others at my school.

 

[LewisJ]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

Gee, maybe it starts with an S?

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No. You're being ridiculous. You're trying to hate on the ACT and call it easy to make yourself look awesome, when you're really only looking silly. If it were so easy, you wouldn't bother going out of your way to look cool on an online forum where you can lie about getting whatever score you like.

 

[oprah62]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

Gee, maybe it starts with an S?

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No. You're being ridiculous. You're trying to hate on the ACT and call it easy to make yourself look awesome, when you're really only looking silly. If it were so easy, you wouldn't bother going out of your way to look cool on an online forum where you can lie about getting whatever score you like.

Someone scribbles on a scantron=34/35 is easy is my opinion.

 

[Ranzha]

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lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

Gee, maybe it starts with an S?

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No. You're being ridiculous. You're trying to hate on the ACT and call it easy to make yourself look awesome, when you're really only looking silly. If it were so easy, you wouldn't bother going out of your way to look cool on an online forum where you can lie about getting whatever score you like.

Someone scribbles on a scantron=34/35 is easy is my opinion.

34/35 with random scribbling? You opinion must suck then.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

Gee, maybe it starts with an S?

Nope. Regardless though, you have absolutely no idea how standardized testing curves work.

 

[oprah62]

Spoiler

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

Gee, maybe it starts with an S?

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No. You're being ridiculous. You're trying to hate on the ACT and call it easy to make yourself look awesome, when you're really only looking silly. If it were so easy, you wouldn't bother going out of your way to look cool on an online forum where you can lie about getting whatever score you like.

Someone scribbles on a scantron=34/35 is easy is my opinion.

34/35 with random scribbling? You opinion must suck then.

Oh sorry, I forgot you 5/5 everything. On topic, if the smartest kid in your grade potientally risks his future by scribbling on an "important" test, then he isn't so smart.

 

[Ethan Rosen]

You really don't know this kid, so why don't you stop talking when his numbers alone prove you wrong?

 

[DavidWoner]

Spoiler

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

Gee, maybe it starts with an S?

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No. You're being ridiculous. You're trying to hate on the ACT and call it easy to make yourself look awesome, when you're really only looking silly. If it were so easy, you wouldn't bother going out of your way to look cool on an online forum where you can lie about getting whatever score you like.

Someone scribbles on a scantron=34/35 is easy is my opinion.

34/35 with random scribbling? You opinion must suck then.

Oh sorry, I forgot you 5/5 everything. On topic, if the smartest kid in your grade potientally risks his future by scribbling on an "important" test, then he isn't so smart.

>Implying oprah62 does not understand how standardized testing, college admissions, higher education, or life in general works.

 

[Ranzha]

Spoiler

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No it doesn't. Not at all. This kid is easily one of the most brilliant people at my school. For the sake of his privacy I choose not to say where he's going to school next year, but I will say that it's in the top five on pretty much any "rank the colleges" list. Ivy League level.

No offense to you or your friend, but i believe ivy leagues are over rated.

The school isn't an ivy league, it's just on par with harvard/yale/princeton.

Gee, maybe it starts with an S?

lol @kid who thinks his school is gonna get him into college because he wants to ride on the achievements of others.

And for the record, ACT and SAT scores do mean a lot, so stop whining.
The ACT was quite interesting though. Two friends of mine sat next to me and drew male genitalia all over the test. One of them received a 34. Shrug.

Proves how easy the ACT is.

No. You're being ridiculous. You're trying to hate on the ACT and call it easy to make yourself look awesome, when you're really only looking silly. If it were so easy, you wouldn't bother going out of your way to look cool on an online forum where you can lie about getting whatever score you like.

Someone scribbles on a scantron=34/35 is easy is my opinion.

34/35 with random scribbling? You opinion must suck then.

Oh sorry, I forgot you 5/5 everything. On topic, if the smartest kid in your grade potientally risks his future by scribbling on an "important" test, then he isn't so smart.

>Implying oprah62 does not understand how standardized testing, college admissions, higher education, or life in general works.

Whenever I see you post, I think of this:

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