[Sheriff Rhys Chatham]

I know I always get shot down here when it comes to grades, but I just got my SAT scores today and was wondering how other people did on here. The perfect score is 1600.

I got 1341, somewhere around there. Sounds pretty good to me.

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

Isn't the perfect score 2400 now? I got a 1350 on the SATs. I think I could have got higher if I used the SAT strategy, but oh well. I did it my way and scored well.

I did the SAT IIs as well. 740 on physics, 710 on math, and I can't quite remember, but I think 690 on the writing. So with the new SATs I guess I would have got a 2040. What is funny is that the SAT IIs are way easier to score well on than the SAT.

I think the College Board sucks though, I heard they really fucked up this year. I'm gonna have my kids take the ACTs.

[PunkerViolence]

Arent sats for kids?? I last did them in year 9 lool

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

SATs are basically a standardized college/university entry exam, that tests you on vocabulary, reading, geometry, algebgra, series, and sequences.

[Danny Himself]

Yeah, British SATs are different.

[noumenal]

Hey guys, I used to teach SAT and GRE prep classes for Kaplan Inc., one of the big test prep companies. I've talked about it on here before - at least in that thread about ebonics.

Yeah, the new high score is 2400. Just take your score on the new SAT and multiply it by 2/3 to see what it would be comparable to on the old SAT. I guess that's common sense though.

I may teach test prep again, it's a fun job. Where I live now, there isn't much demand for it.

I scored a 1500 on the old SAT (760m/740v) when I was in high school and I didn't take any classes - I couldn't afford it and they didn't have any programs in my school. Most kids who prepare heavily are either wealthy or poor - at least that's how it is with Kaplan. They have very expensive classes, but they also have programs with school systems in very poor areas that allow the kids to take the classes for free.

Perhaps private test prep companies shouldn't be allowed at all. Level playing field and all that jazz--this would make for an interesting debate.

Get ready for the posts about how the SAT doesn't mean anything and how it's racist....It's kind of annoying when people go on about that shit, but they sort of have a point...

[qprogeny79]

i got a 1460 (old sat) -- 800 verbal, 660 math (which i thought was too low). no classes, no prep whatever except for psats and the occasional practice math sat in geometry class in 10th grade. i'm taking the lsats next month -- i'm aiming for 170.

please don't kill me.

[Laila]

why does noumeal always have so much to say

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

Originally Posted by qprogeny79

i got a 1460 (old sat) -- 800 verbal, 660 math (which i thought was too low). no classes, no prep whatever except for psats and the occasional practice math sat in geometry class in 10th grade. i'm taking the lsats next month -- i'm aiming for 170.

please don't kill me.

People that would want to kill you for having high SAT scores take life way too seriously. SATs don't really measure how smart you are. They test you on your SAT taking skills and to a lesser extent your verbal and math skills. Anyways, I beat you on math, you just completely outclassed me on verbal

[noumenal]

2 cups noumeal
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 cup creamed manpaste
2 tablespoons canola oil

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Place a 10-inch cast iron skillet into the oven.
In a bowl, combine the noumeal, salt, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk together to combine well.
In a large bowl, combine the buttermilk, eggs, and creamed manpaste, whisking together to combine thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients to the buttermilk mixture and stir to combine. If the batter will not pour, add more buttermilk to the batter.
Add 2 tablespoons canola oil to the cast iron skillet. Pour the batter into the skillet. Bake until the assbread is golden brown and springs back upon the touch, about 20 minutes.

[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

That doesn't sound as appetizing as my latest creation:

2 Whole Chickens
Honey
Flour or flour mix
Egg
Pepper
Salt
Curry type spices- turmeric, ginger, etc. mostly ginger

1. Combine Honey, spices, and eggs. Mix
2. Skin and quarter chicken
3. Bone the breasts, and cut the wings off. Cut the thighs and legs apart
4. Marinate chicken in honey mix for a few hours
5. bread chicken
6. Fry the chicken, don't worry if the chicken blackens, it is just the honey getting really dark
7. Eat

[Laila]

hahah what the fuck! how did these recipes come into this topic

[Sheriff Rhys Chatham]

i knew i'd be skooled

[krastian]

I took the SAT stoned and hungover and got an 1190. I suck at math. My score didn't really effect my college application process because I got into all the schools I applied to.

[truncated]

I cannot, on ANY standardized test, master the pictorial analogies. You know, those domino patterns, A:B::C. I bomb them every time. I have some kind of spatial handicap.

[noumenal]

The LSAT has those logic tests. Those things are a pain in the ass.

Good luck, qprogeny. I have several friends in law school and the more they studied, the better they did. Basically, what I'm saying is I think you can really improve you LSAT score by studying.

Then there's the one section they don't grade, but you don't know what section it is. Those bastards.

[truncated]

I realize they're different from the LSAT, but I took the ACT three times and the SAT twice; I got the exact same score all three times on the ACT, and very nearly the same score on both attempts at the SAT. I studied for the second attempts of each test, and it didn't matter one good goddamn.

[noumenal]

I think the LSAT is easier to study for because law schools want the LSAT to reflect not only brain power, but also your level of motivation. Law school is so competitive and it seems to reward hard work and dedication almost more than knowlegde or grasp of concepts, so it makes sense that the entrance test should reflect the amount of work put into studying for it in addition to aptitude.

How many different ways can I type the same sentence? Let me see...What's wrong with me?

Somebody at work Saturday told me that most people are weird in some way, but not ACTUALLY weird. And I was one of the few ACTUALLY weird people that they'd ever met. You know, it's fun to say, "He's weird." But with me, I'm ACTUALLY weird, it's not just a figure of speech. I wasn't sure if I should have my feelings hurt or feel complimented.

[qprogeny79]

Originally Posted by noumenal

I think the LSAT is easier to study for because law schools want the LSAT to reflect not only brain power, but also your level of motivation. Law school is so competitive and it seems to reward hard work and dedication almost more than knowlegde or grasp of concepts, so it makes sense that the entrance test should reflect the amount of work put into studying for it in addition to aptitude.

How many different ways can I type the same sentence? Let me see...What's wrong with me?

Somebody at work Saturday told me that most people are weird in some way, but not ACTUALLY weird. And I was one of the few ACTUALLY weird people that they'd ever met. You know, it's fun to say, "He's weird." But with me, I'm ACTUALLY weird, it's not just a figure of speech. I wasn't sure if I should have my feelings hurt or feel complimented.

yeah, i'm planning on picking up a book full of sample lsats as soon as i finish the semester this week. when i took a sample this january on my own i got a 165 without ever having looked at an lsat before. i did well in everything except reading comprehension (which has always been my weakness, ever since elementary school -- with the fluke exception of my perfect sat verbal), though i think i took waaaay longer than the allotted time for the games (i.e., analytical reasoning) section. this is what is scaring me -- the fact that you only have 35 minutes per section, not the difficulty level of the test itself. i'm accurate, but only if i have enough time, and i'm hoping that as i practice i'll improve my speed.

i know the feeling about being ACTUALLY weird . . . that most assuredly describes me.

[m^a(t)h]

yeah im taking it next week as a sophmore with no sat classes just so I know what I need to know for my junior year. Could you guys give me any advice for what to expect??