the NEW SAT

P-Sleazy · 03-08-2005, 10:49 PM

well this SATurday is the day when the NEW SAT will be first administered. im obviously taking it otherwise i wouldnt give a shit about it and wouldnt make a topic. but i was wondering what your take on this new SAT is?

for me...i wish they coulda waited one more year before giving the new one cause then i wouldnt have to take it. but i do. and its harder. it has a writing portion to it. not only that but the Math section requires you to know Algebra 2 as well. (what about those students who are taking it but didnt take Algebra 2 yet? how are they supposed to do well?)

anyways. not all the changes were bad. one good change is that the test will now be out of 2400 instead of 1600. and the english will no longer have the analogy section which everyone destested so.

i scored a 1170 on the old test (second time too) and im hoping to get the equivelent of a 1300 on this test because of scholarships so heres the second official question...any suggestions on what to do to get a better score? you know like what to eat and stuff.

CelesJessa · 03-08-2005, 11:06 PM

If I understand what they've said about the new SAT, it seems there will be more sections (like the essay section, and the algebra 2 section) but each section will have less questions so on one hand it's bad because you have to be ready with a greater range of things, but also if you screw up one section, it's smaller and won't make as much of a dent in your grade. (unless I'm confusing this with the new ACT)

This will be my first year taking the SAT and the ACT, so I hope I'll do well. The only advice I can think of (and I haven't taken the tests yet, so I don't really know what I'm talking about) is just get a lot of sleep the night before and don't pig out of junk food. Stuff like that.

RedScar · 03-08-2005, 11:08 PM

Well you supossed to eat protein, so nuts, meat, stuff with protein in it. And sleep. Those are the easy part. Then there the evil part... STUDYING
:rmage: Dun dun dun
:bmage: STOP IT!

Sorry I had to. The devil made me do it. Black Made made me do it.
Anyways ya I got nothing else to offer you.

Edit: I forgot to say I haven't taken them either.

ApathyMan · 03-08-2005, 11:51 PM

Good thing the SATs are long gone for me. And I actually like taking standardized tests, it's just that having the essays here just doesn't seem right for a test like this.

As for me - 1180. I was content with my mediocrety and didn't bother to take it a second time since I was (and am currently) going to a state school. (I certainly could have done better since I took the test without studying, staying up late gambling the night before, and had a powerful coughing fit in the middle of a reading comprehension section, successfully shattering my concentration for the rest of the test.)

Illuminatus · 03-09-2005, 12:02 AM

Eh, I never took the SAT's. I took the ACT twice, and thoroughly kicked it's ass.

I will laugh at all of you who have to take the new ones though. Because I can.

Ha.

phil_ · 03-09-2005, 12:10 AM

My most important peice of advice is go to the bathroom before leaving your house! It's important.

Elminster_Amaur · 03-09-2005, 12:23 AM

My advice: Remember your calculator. It's very important. I'm sure that if I had had a calculator when I took the ACT I could have gotten higher than 28, but that is beside the point. Other than the calculator bit, stay up late playing video games and watching tv, pig out on junk food and drink plenty of Dew the day before, and of, the test. I did this and got a 1420 on the SAT. This advice should serve you well.

03-09-2005, 06:41 AM

So, they DID make a new one! yeah, it's still a waste. All that dumb standardized testing doesn't prove a whole hell of a lot. Particularly in the reading comprehension. 'cause if you don't pick the answer they like the most, you fail. Or don't do as well.

I say they can partake in giving me fellatio while I burn thousands of their tests with a flame thrower. (No, seriously, I'm not joking!)

But if you want any advice, shadows, then one of the best things to do is just relax. Most people I know got all jittery and didn't get any sleep or anything, and they fucked up. Me, on the other hand...I coulda slept through the entire thing 'cause it was so boring. Har har. I say this: find what routine makes you feel the most comfortable and relaxed, and be sure to adhere to that the day before.

Zweihander · 03-09-2005, 03:25 PM

What? You're upset about them adding a writing portion, and Algebra 2?

For one, writing skills are in high demand. College professors and employers are looking for anyone that can actually string together a coherent sentence. After all, in the real world, you can't' make a living by answering multiple choice tests. So, it's mean for them to force you to develop skills you'll only not need if your job involves the phrase, "Do you want fries with that?"

Secondly, Algebra 2? Last time I checked, that was sophmore level math. Most people who take the SATs are either late juniors or early seniors. So you would likely already have experience in it. Besides, from what I remember of Alg 2, it's mostly matrices and really simple algebra. Simple, compared to calculus and the like.

P-Sleazy · 03-09-2005, 03:31 PM

yea i took Alg 2 in sophomore year too. but thing is that not everyone is lucky enough to get into that all important Alg1 class in 8th grade unless they double up in freshman year. then you also have to think about those people that are really smart but just cant do squat about math and are put into the lower level maths aka Math tech.

03-08-2005, 10:49 PM	#1
P-Sleazy Can Summon Sparkles by Posing! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kinging it up! Posts: 2,339	the NEW SAT well this SATurday is the day when the NEW SAT will be first administered. im obviously taking it otherwise i wouldnt give a shit about it and wouldnt make a topic. but i was wondering what your take on this new SAT is? for me...i wish they coulda waited one more year before giving the new one cause then i wouldnt have to take it. but i do. and its harder. it has a writing portion to it. not only that but the Math section requires you to know Algebra 2 as well. (what about those students who are taking it but didnt take Algebra 2 yet? how are they supposed to do well?) anyways. not all the changes were bad. one good change is that the test will now be out of 2400 instead of 1600. and the english will no longer have the analogy section which everyone destested so. i scored a 1170 on the old test (second time too) and im hoping to get the equivelent of a 1300 on this test because of scholarships so heres the second official question...any suggestions on what to do to get a better score? you know like what to eat and stuff. __________________ The King is your new master now. Totally returning for the Summer: a mafia Game: Sign ups HERE!

03-08-2005, 11:06 PM	#2
CelesJessa DA-DA-DA-DAA DAA DAA DA DA-DAAAAAA! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Zanzibar Land Posts: 6,531	If I understand what they've said about the new SAT, it seems there will be more sections (like the essay section, and the algebra 2 section) but each section will have less questions so on one hand it's bad because you have to be ready with a greater range of things, but also if you screw up one section, it's smaller and won't make as much of a dent in your grade. (unless I'm confusing this with the new ACT) This will be my first year taking the SAT and the ACT, so I hope I'll do well. The only advice I can think of (and I haven't taken the tests yet, so I don't really know what I'm talking about) is just get a lot of sleep the night before and don't pig out of junk food. Stuff like that. __________________

03-08-2005, 11:08 PM	#3
RedScar Just another NPF ghost Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Califorina, you heard me right. Posts: 694	Well you supossed to eat protein, so nuts, meat, stuff with protein in it. And sleep. Those are the easy part. Then there the evil part... STUDYING :rmage: Dun dun dun :bmage: STOP IT! Sorry I had to. The devil made me do it. Black Made made me do it. Anyways ya I got nothing else to offer you. Edit: I forgot to say I haven't taken them either. __________________ I'm officaly saying it now. Due to me becomeing an MMO addict (Final Fantasy XI) I will be here not often. If you see me you are lucky. True geeks know what it is to be the friend who listens. Sensitive, intelligent, beautiful girls come to us for meaningful talk and profound empathy, then go back to their idiot boyfriends for wild, monkey sex. We need to talk less and workout more, fellas. -Joe Dodson

03-08-2005, 11:51 PM	#4
ApathyMan WYLD STALLYNS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The People's Republic of Massachusetts Posts: 439	Good thing the SATs are long gone for me. And I actually like taking standardized tests, it's just that having the essays here just doesn't seem right for a test like this. As for me - 1180. I was content with my mediocrety and didn't bother to take it a second time since I was (and am currently) going to a state school. (I certainly could have done better since I took the test without studying, staying up late gambling the night before, and had a powerful coughing fit in the middle of a reading comprehension section, successfully shattering my concentration for the rest of the test.) __________________ Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem. By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty. Young God Radio Sprinkled with gumdrops since 1982 Last edited by ApathyMan; 03-09-2005 at 12:29 AM.

03-09-2005, 12:02 AM	#5
Illuminatus The Dread Pirate Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the wild things are Posts: 1,310	Eh, I never took the SAT's. I took the ACT twice, and thoroughly kicked it's ass. I will laugh at all of you who have to take the new ones though. Because I can. Ha. __________________ Man, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is the extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth and Canada. -Ambrose Bierce's Devil's Dictionary

03-09-2005, 12:10 AM	#6
phil_ Just sleeping Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: At home, probably in bed. Posts: 6,482	My most important peice of advice is go to the bathroom before leaving your house! It's important. __________________ Be T-Rexcellent to each other, tako.

03-09-2005, 12:23 AM	#7
Elminster_Amaur Her hands were cold and small. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: My Mind Posts: 2,049	My advice: Remember your calculator. It's very important. I'm sure that if I had had a calculator when I took the ACT I could have gotten higher than 28, but that is beside the point. Other than the calculator bit, stay up late playing video games and watching tv, pig out on junk food and drink plenty of Dew the day before, and of, the test. I did this and got a 1420 on the SAT. This advice should serve you well. __________________ "It just rubs me the wrong way." -CJ, most likely about non-yaoi porn or something

03-09-2005, 06:41 AM	#8
LordTobias Guest Posts: n/a	So, they DID make a new one! yeah, it's still a waste. All that dumb standardized testing doesn't prove a whole hell of a lot. Particularly in the reading comprehension. 'cause if you don't pick the answer they like the most, you fail. Or don't do as well. I say they can partake in giving me fellatio while I burn thousands of their tests with a flame thrower. (No, seriously, I'm not joking!) But if you want any advice, shadows, then one of the best things to do is just relax. Most people I know got all jittery and didn't get any sleep or anything, and they fucked up. Me, on the other hand...I coulda slept through the entire thing 'cause it was so boring. Har har. I say this: find what routine makes you feel the most comfortable and relaxed, and be sure to adhere to that the day before. Last edited by LordTobias; 03-12-2005 at 05:07 PM.

03-09-2005, 03:25 PM	#9
Zweihander You are not reading this. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: ::1 Posts: 1,443	What? You're upset about them adding a writing portion, and Algebra 2? For one, writing skills are in high demand. College professors and employers are looking for anyone that can actually string together a coherent sentence. After all, in the real world, you can't' make a living by answering multiple choice tests. So, it's mean for them to force you to develop skills you'll only not need if your job involves the phrase, "Do you want fries with that?" Secondly, Algebra 2? Last time I checked, that was sophmore level math. Most people who take the SATs are either late juniors or early seniors. So you would likely already have experience in it. Besides, from what I remember of Alg 2, it's mostly matrices and really simple algebra. Simple, compared to calculus and the like. __________________ How to make sure your subtitles take advantage of newfangled things like anti-aliasing.

03-09-2005, 03:31 PM	#10
P-Sleazy Can Summon Sparkles by Posing! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Kinging it up! Posts: 2,339	yea i took Alg 2 in sophomore year too. but thing is that not everyone is lucky enough to get into that all important Alg1 class in 8th grade unless they double up in freshman year. then you also have to think about those people that are really smart but just cant do squat about math and are put into the lower level maths aka Math tech. __________________ The King is your new master now. Totally returning for the Summer: a mafia Game: Sign ups HERE!