Just took the SAT again!

[Count]

Anyone else take it today? How was it?

I think it was easier than my first time, so that's good!

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[ChexGuy331]

Took the SAT2s for Math II and Physics. Bombed those hard.

Second time for SAT1s was last month, scores come out Tuesday. First time was in March, got a 1950.

[Count]

Took the SAT2s for Math II and Physics. Bombed those hard.

Second time for SAT1s was last month, scores come out Tuesday. First time was in March, got a 1950.

Nice! What was your strongest section?

[ChexGuy331]

Math: 680

Weakest was Writing at 600, stuffty essay was an 8/12

[Kalphiter]

Woo hoo, tests that have damaged the educational system!

[Count]

Woo hoo, tests that have damaged the educational system!

lol I've seen you say this so many times...Nobody likes the SAT's, but I take it to get into a college..What's your story for hating it so much anyway?

[beachbum111111]

lol I've seen you say this so many times...Nobody likes the SAT's, but I take it to get into a college..What's your story for hating it so much anyway?

His autism doesn't help with the SAT's 

Nah just kidding kalph

[Kalphiter]

lol I've seen you say this so many times...Nobody likes the SAT's, but I take it to get into a college..What's your story for hating it so much anyway?

I never said don't take them, but they're a portion of the educational system that bogs it down and damages it.

[Jacksaunt]

Currect american culture: you NEED TO GO TO COLLEGE OR ELSE YOU WON'T GET A JOB AND YOUR LIFE WON'T BE GOOD.

[Count]

Currect american culture: you NEED TO GO TO COLLEGE OR ELSE YOU WON'T GET A JOB AND YOUR LIFE WON'T BE GOOD.

Current culture in many other countries: if you go to college YOU STILL WILL NEVER FIND A JOB.

[SeventhSandwich]

I never said don't take them, but they're a portion of the educational system that bogs it down and damages it.

Saying that you're a bad test taker is basically brown townogous to saying, "I'm bad at telling people what I know!".

Can you explain why it's bogging down/damaging educational institutions?

[SPooK]

Math: 680

Weakest was Writing at 600, stuffty essay was an 8/12

That's probably what will happen to me. I kick ass in the Math section but blow in reading comp and writing :/ What is the best method for preparing for those sections?

[Kalphiter]

Saying that you're a bad test taker is basically brown townogous to saying, "I'm bad at telling people what I know!".

Can you explain why it's bogging down/damaging educational institutions?

The SAT doesn't actually test anything useful, only your ability to learn the tricks of the test and the language and format of the test, but not the content of the test. You can't have a proficiency test whereon tricks are necessary to score well.

[S7]

The SAT doesn't actually test anything useful, only your ability to learn the tricks of the test and the language and format of the test, but not the content of the test. You can't have a proficiency test whereon tricks are necessary to score well.

I agree; on any test, it's not so much your understanding but how much material you can cram into your head within a short period of time. It's also dependent on the context of the test, your teacher and how many marks it's worth. I've seen kids who literally understood NOTHING about a subject when asked, but had practically memorized everything and got full marks for it, while another actually intelligent kid basically just said screw it to all the trivial data and statistics.

Nowadays, memory = intelligence, not problem-solving skills.

[Kalphiter]

I agree; on any test, it's not so much your understanding but how much material you can cram into your head within a short period of time. It's also dependent on the context of the test, your teacher and how many marks it's worth. I've seen kids who literally understood NOTHING about a subject when asked, but had practically memorized everything and got full marks for it, while another actually intelligent kid basically just said screw it to all the trivial data and statistics.

Nowadays, memory = intelligence, not problem-solving skills.

What I said above could be a general criticism of school/high-stakes testing in the US, but the SAT is still a part of the problem.