ACTs tomorrow.

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-09-27 12:33am

Gotta take my ACT test in the morning, wish me luck!

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2003-09-27 12:35am

Ah, taking the only test that universities actually give a shit about. Good.

Good luck.

Remember, most of the answers are C...

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-27 12:42am

Like Spanky said, when in doubt, choose C. Hehehhe...

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-09-27 12:43am

<boast> I got a 30 cumulative. s'about a 97 on their wacky logarithmic scale.

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Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2003-09-27 01:44am

Good luck. Don't freak out, just get some sleep.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-09-27 10:44am

Nathan F wrote:Like Spanky said, when in doubt, choose C. Hehehhe...

No no no, the answer is C unless after B or before A.

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-27 11:21am

Or, if you are REALLY stumped and have no freaking clue as to anything, make little Christmas trees and smiley faces using the dots on the scan sheet.

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-09-27 11:26am

aerius wrote:
Nathan F wrote:Like Spanky said, when in doubt, choose C. Hehehhe...
No no no, the answer is C unless after B or before A.

In multiple choicetests the frequency of the response from highest to lowest is:
C
B
D
A

So if you have no clue eliminate the two obviously incorrect answers and select from whichever of the remaining two is the highest on that list.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-09-27 11:59am

Ofcourse theres always studying in order to get a better grade on the ACTs..

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-09-27 01:44pm

Well, I'm done. I think I did ok, I didn't leave any blank, but I'm kinda disappointed on the math section, I had to fill 2 in as c. Bunch of geometry(my only weakness in math) bogged me down. I was able to fill in the rest in the time allotted. Writing went the smothest, the ACT CD I used was really helpful, I kinda had to rush the end of the Reading and Science sections, but I don't think I did any worse on them, just did the questions that directed me to a specific lines, then sections, then the last couple which were general questions just over the paragraphs til I found what it was talking about.

The prompter for the test fucked up though. We were told to be in the Academic Center in Room 000 and there would be signs on the front doors. 10 minutes before testing was to start, no signs were up, no ACT people were there, and only about 1/3rd of us fit into the room. Eventually he showed up divided us into 3 rooms and with 2 people who looked he found on the street to make sure we didn't cheat.

lukexcom · Post by **lukexcom** » 2003-09-27 03:32pm

I'm sure you'll do well. Those tests are ridiculously easy...I got a 30 myself when I took it in my Junior year, April 2002 (top 3% national). Then there are those who get a 19he , and jump from joy because they beat Mississippi's state average of 18...

CmdrWilkens · Post by **CmdrWilkens** » 2003-09-27 03:37pm

lukexcom wrote:I'm sure you'll do well. Those tests are ridiculously easy...I got a 30 myself when I took it in my Junior year, April 2002 (top 3% national). Then there are those who get a 19he , and jump from joy because they beat Mississippi's state average of 18...

So are we now starting the "how well I did on my ACTs thread? If so 31 sophmore year boohyah.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-09-27 05:30pm

Never took the ACT, we were never offered it. We had SATs instead. Which, by the way, is when in doubt, answer A.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-09-27 05:33pm

kojikun wrote:Ofcourse theres always studying in order to get a better grade on the ACTs..

Well yeah. But that would require actual work.

lukexcom · Post by **lukexcom** » 2003-09-27 06:12pm

CmdrWilkens wrote:So are we now starting the "how well I did on my ACTs thread? If so 31 sophmore year boohyah.

Lol, what I'm trying to say is that they're very easy. Cheers to your 31!

Nathan F · Post by **Nathan F** » 2003-09-27 07:29pm

Meh, I took it twice. 25 my sophomore year and 29 my junior year.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-09-27 07:41pm

ACTs? Bah, who needs 'em? *is quite content with his 1330 SAT*

It worked for what I wanted, and you brainiacs who get higher can go to Hell: it was my first time out, and I didn't feel like taking it over. Well, I did, but I lost 20 points somehow. So I decided to Hell with it.

But, seriously, who cares? It's not what you know on soime stupid test, it's what you can actually use in real life to get through it in one piece. SATs/ACTs are the nerdy dick-waving contests.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-09-27 09:13pm

RogueIce wrote:But, seriously, who cares? It's not what you know on soime stupid test, it's what you can actually use in real life to get through it in one piece. SATs/ACTs are the nerdy dick-waving contests.

The only people who say that are people who don't like being told that theres a large number of people smarter or more capable then them. The whole point of these tests are to ensure that universities are not wasting time nor money teaching people who just won't get it. Thats why the percentages in tests like the ACT don't tell you the percentage of total questions you got correct but rather what percentage of the test takers got more wrong then you did. In other words, its not determining absolute knowledge but relative knowledge. Thats why there is no 100% on the ACT, because if 100% of the test takers scored lower then you, you too must have scored lower then yourself.

It all comes down to whether or not you are a valuable investment for a university or not. Thats why better universities like MIT require higher scores -- they're spending alot of money teaching you quality information, they want to make sure you'll be worth it. Oh, and it IS what you know on a stupid test, because without sufficient knowledge you can't make the kind of money you'd like to make.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-09-27 10:10pm

SAT test, back in 1988.

1400-something, closer to 1500. Best on the English and Social Studies parts, worst on the mathematics.

Scary how I can recall that.....

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-09-28 12:06am

I never took the ACTs...I did take the SATs, which I got a 1290 cumulative on. Not that it matters anymore since I already have my degree

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-09-28 10:04am

LadyTevar wrote:SAT test, back in 1988.

1400-something, closer to 1500. Best on the English and Social Studies parts, worst on the mathematics.

Scary how I can recall that.....

You must have taken an SAT-II in there, since Social Studies isn't offered as part of the SATs themselves (which are math and english).

Anarchist Bunny · Post by **Anarchist Bunny** » 2003-09-28 10:35am

Gil Hamilton wrote:
LadyTevar wrote:SAT test, back in 1988.

1400-something, closer to 1500. Best on the English and Social Studies parts, worst on the mathematics.

Scary how I can recall that.....
You must have taken an SAT-II in there, since Social Studies isn't offered as part of the SATs themselves (which are math and english).

Or it was different 15 years ago.

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-09-28 02:24pm

anarchistbunny wrote:Or it was different 15 years ago.

To my knowledge, it's always been English and Math. It was like that when my parents took it in sixties at least.

Post by **LadyTevar** » 2003-09-28 06:56pm

Gil Hamilton wrote:
anarchistbunny wrote:Or it was different 15 years ago.
To my knowledge, it's always been English and Math. It was like that when my parents took it in sixties at least.

Or maybe I'm confusing it with a different test from that era. *shrugs*

Gil Hamilton · Post by **Gil Hamilton** » 2003-09-28 07:06pm

LadyTevar wrote:Or maybe I'm confusing it with a different test from that era. *shrugs*

I was just being anal. Ignore me