SAT Scores are Out

[Cuivienen]

It's always been 1600. You were misinformed.

 

[North King]

I had the opportunity to take one in 7th grade, back on the old scale. That time, I believe I got something on the order of a 1300... which would be, what, a 1950 on this newfangled scale? Of course, that was back when I was in 7th grade, so I expect when I take the new one this coming school year, I'll get a much better grade. Especially since I'll actually care this time around. 2400 for the win, sir!

 

[Cuivienen]

I had the opportunity to take one in 7th grade, back on the old scale. That time, I believe I got something on the order of a 1300... which would be, what, a 1950 on this newfangled scale? Of course, that was back when I was in 7th grade, so I expect when I take the new one this coming school year, I'll get a much better grade. Especially since I'll actually care this time around. 2400 for the win, sir!

Make sure your essay is about an extremely ridiculous topic. My essay that got a perfect score was supposed to be about whether luck or skill determines success. I wrote about Byzantine emperors and compared Justinian to Heraclius.

 

[Syterion]

I did well this time and I won't take it again. I got a 2300 (Math 800, C. Reading 800, Writing 700), and I don't think it's worth it to spend 4 more hours to get a higher writing score. I'm more apprehensive about the SAT II's on Saturday. I heard they are grading harder on the math than usual, because a kid at school who took it in May said he got 41/50 on Math IIC, but that was apparently a 630. And I was under the impression from a book on SAT II's that 41/50 on Math was usually a 780 or so. And in Physics, our teacher really didn't prepare us enough at all(we learned no optics, no modern physics, no Thermal physics, no rotational physics), so I've been learning all those things in the last few weeks. US History I really don't care enough. If taking the AP US Hist wasn't enough preparation, then so be it. Besides, they use AP questions on SAT II's anyway.

 

[BCLG100]

so erm your all little geniuses then? we have SATS over here but i think there different, more for the government to judge how the school is doing.

 

[North King]

Make sure your essay is about an extremely ridiculous topic. My essay that got a perfect score was supposed to be about whether luck or skill determines success. I wrote about Byzantine emperors and compared Justinian to Heraclius.

Excellent. My mindless ramblings will find a good outlet, then.

 

[blackheart]

so erm your all little geniuses then? we have SATS over here but i think there different, more for the government to judge how the school is doing.

Standardized tests are worthless to begin with.

 

[shortguy]

I did well this time and I won't take it again. I got a 2300 (Math 800, C. Reading 800, Writing 700), and I don't think it's worth it to spend 4 more hours to get a higher writing score. I'm more apprehensive about the SAT II's on Saturday. I heard they are grading harder on the math than usual, because a kid at school who took it in May said he got 41/50 on Math IIC, but that was apparently a 630. And I was under the impression from a book on SAT II's that 41/50 on Math was usually a 780 or so. And in Physics, our teacher really didn't prepare us enough at all(we learned no optics, no modern physics, no Thermal physics, no rotational physics), so I've been learning all those things in the last few weeks. US History I really don't care enough. If taking the AP US Hist wasn't enough preparation, then so be it. Besides, they use AP questions on SAT II's anyway.

I got a 780 in Math II 2 years ago, and I think I missed on the order of 2-3. It was only about 85th percentile, though.

 

[Cuivienen]

Excellent. My mindless ramblings will find a good outlet, then.

Basically, you have to write about something the person reading the essay will know nothing about. Big don'ts include the Civil Rights Movement, the American Revolution and any book you read in a literature class.

 

[general_kill]

Standardized tests are worthless to begin with.

Agreed, if there's anything I learned from a competitive school, it is that commitment determines success, not test taking skills. The problem with the college process is that it heavily favors certain types of people. Some people are born great test takers. 75% of your GPA depends on tests/quizes. The other 15% basically involes you showing up for class and not falling asleep.

The way the college process works now is:

35% - GPA
35% - SAT
30% - Clubs, sports, internships, jobs, etc.

So if you are a good test taker, you can basically go to any college you want. But test taking is not a real profession in the real life; this is why graduates of the most acedemic intensive colleges are not always successful.

 

[CaptainF]

Wow General Kill, you are really freaking good at math.

I got 94th percentile on Critical Reading.

73rd percentile Math.

Writing I got:

multiple choice: 60
essay: 9

 

[general_kill]

Wow General Kill, you are really freaking good at math.

I got 94th percentile on Critical Reading.

73rd percentile Math.

Writing I got:

multiple choice: 60
essay: 9

With math, you must make sure you have the foundation down. The SAT tests very basic math skills, so make sure you get them down. The reason why many still do bad even with a strong math foundation is because they do not know how to apply their knowledge to solving SAT problems. ETS likes to make problems overly complicated and confusing to trick up test takers. As long as you understand the logic behind the questions and take logical steps towards solving them, you should do fine.

 

[PrincepsAmerica]

I know not these "Mathematics", rather the course of my mind follows more of a bent towards the liberal arts. Thus I came out with a heavily slanted 590-Math 800-Verbal for a pretty good 1390/1600.

 

[Azash]

SAT's are redundant, IMO.

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

SAT's are redundant, IMO.

No, SAT tests are redundant.

(Think about it for a minute.)

 

[malclave]

Shouldn't that be "SAT tests is redundant"?

 

[Sims2789]

I took the SAT II's last month and got a 680 in Chemistry and an 800 in US History.

 

[Ansar]

But he probably scored well. I would expect most OTers to do well.

Not about the SAT's, but in most subjects related to real-world current events or past events, OT and civilization have helped me lots. For example, I had a Language Arts test, and there was Haiku as one of the questions, and OT helped me recognize that it was Haiku and not poetry.

 

[blackheart]

Shouldn't that be "SAT tests is redundant"?

Nope. "SAT tests are redundant" because there is more than one test and we don't speak like someone from the deep South on the forums

 

[CaptainF]

With math, you must make sure you have the foundation down. The SAT tests very basic math skills, so make sure you get them down. The reason why many still do bad even with a strong math foundation is because they do not know how to apply their knowledge to solving SAT problems. ETS likes to make problems overly complicated and confusing to trick up test takers. As long as you understand the logic behind the questions and take logical steps towards solving them, you should do fine.

I just suck at math in general.

The highest grade I ever got on a math test thus far in my highschool career is 86%.



Oh well, at least i'm good at everything else.