The School/Uni Thread
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HamburgerBoy
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That's what I like to tell myself. First few practice tests I was getting 800's on the math sections, but as it got closer to the test time I began freaking out and would get scores between 680 and 700, which equates to high 60's to high 70's percentile wise. Got a 720 which I guess isn't awful, but as a science major and considering that the test was mostly simple algebra, geometry, and data analysis, it's annoying. I need some ritalin if I decide to retake it.
Master_Yoda77
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I got an average score on my Act. I went to a community college so I didn't really give a shit. I'm kinda scared about taking the GRE.
The Ozzman
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I consider myself a more math oriented person and got a 1030 aggregate on it. Then again, I got As in all my math classes in college and only got below a flat B in two of my major courses.
My dad had an average score on his and he went on to become a successful doctor. I tend to think it's different for different people. I knew people in high school who would get Cs in everything but get a 1400 on the SAT. I don't think that fact makes them anymore intelligent than me (since people contend the SAT measure general intellectual ability)
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Einherjar86
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I'd agree if that was the purpose of giving the test; but when it's given to determine how well someone will perform in a graduate program, I can't say it's the best method of judgment.
The Ozzman
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Well, I concede the fact that it puts everyone on a level playing field in terms of how to evaluate someone, but there are better measures of doing this.
Matt
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I was a C/B student and got a 30 on my ACT. Though, I was a lazy fuck in high school, so that's probably why I didn't get better grades.
The Emptier
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I only took my ACT because it was free for all juniors and got a 27, well above the school/national average of low 20's. Also I hadn't even taken math that year, and the science was beyond ridiculous. Would've done a lot better in different circumstances.
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Srontgorrth
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Yeah I got a 27 on the ACT too, but did fairly average on the SAT. They were both free at my school though since it was like... a low income school or something.
Still another year and a half or so til' I take the GRE.
Still another year and a half or so til' I take the GRE.
Einherjar86
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I need to take the GRE Subject Exam in Literature. Not looking forward to that hulking piece of shit.
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Master_Yoda77
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Awesome news. I am getting very excited. I move into my apartment in less than 14 days and all the books I will be reading sound very interesting. I'm just worried about the workload being huge.
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It's not that hard if two of the languages are related and one of which I'm pretty much fluent in. Korean grammar from my research is not nearly as complex as Mongolic or Turkic grammar, and Arabic's complexity lies mostly in the great ambiguity of its words, from what I've heard. But still, these are basic courses, and I love learning languages, so this will be a lot of fun.
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