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agentkgb
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Shady wrote: xsuite wrote: Shady wrote: Answer all the questions. If you can eliminate at least ONE option- go for it. You only lose a quarter of a point so if you guess right 1/4th of the time you'll still end up ahead.
maybe on the old ones, but the new ones if you dont answer a question, no points are taken off or added.
The way it works is this:
If you answer a question correctly you get 1 point.
If you answer a question incorrectly you lose 1/4th of a point.
If you don't answer a question you don't receive any credit.
Lets say you don't answer 4 questions. You will receive 0 points.
If you answer all 4 and get ONE of them right you will get 1 point minus the 3(1/4th) points from missing the other 3 questions therefore receiving .25 points.
So if you answer 4 questions and get one of them right you end up ahead of not answering them.
Yeah. Since there are five possible choices if you guess randomly on five questions without reading them or anything, you're likely to come out with a zero. I was told to answer every question I read, and only leave blank the ones I hadn't read, since apparently if you read it there's a chance you know it in the back of your mind so instead of having a .2 chance of gettting it right you have a .21 chance of getting it right. I've never thought that was really worth it but I did it anyway.
I guess it's too late now though. Good luck. |
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xsuite
Joined: 02 Mar 2006
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Location: The Colonies (USA)
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agentkgb wrote: Shady wrote: xsuite wrote: Shady wrote: Answer all the questions. If you can eliminate at least ONE option- go for it. You only lose a quarter of a point so if you guess right 1/4th of the time you'll still end up ahead.
maybe on the old ones, but the new ones if you dont answer a question, no points are taken off or added.
The way it works is this:
If you answer a question correctly you get 1 point.
If you answer a question incorrectly you lose 1/4th of a point.
If you don't answer a question you don't receive any credit.
Lets say you don't answer 4 questions. You will receive 0 points.
If you answer all 4 and get ONE of them right you will get 1 point minus the 3(1/4th) points from missing the other 3 questions therefore receiving .25 points.
So if you answer 4 questions and get one of them right you end up ahead of not answering them.
Yeah. Since there are five possible choices if you guess randomly on five questions without reading them or anything, you're likely to come out with a zero. I was told to answer every question I read, and only leave blank the ones I hadn't read, since apparently if you read it there's a chance you know it in the back of your mind so instead of having a .2 chance of gettting it right you have a .21 chance of getting it right. I've never thought that was really worth it but I did it anyway.
I guess it's too late now though. Good luck.
:shock:
Yeah..... |
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jawsome
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:16 am Post subject: |
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| You can't really give any next-day advice because the only way to do well on the SAT is to either: a) be very standardized test smart, b.) take a SAT course and learn how to do well on it. |
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Free Thinkr
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: i'm taking the SATs tomorrow.,, |
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[Bible]Monkey wrote: just get real drunk the night before the test and don't worry,
I actually did this. 8:)
Quote: tape a hundred dollar bill to the test when you hand it in.
But didn't do this. :!oops: |
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Vercingetorix
Joined: 04 Nov 2005
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Study. A lot.
Or...
Create some elaborate plan for cheating and getting a perfect score. |
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TheGirlNextDoor
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:24 pm Post subject: Re: i'm taking the SATs tomorrow.,, |
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The Comrade wrote: any advice for me so i don't fail terribly?
Don't eat yellow snow.. and don't ask advice from people here. Are you new!? |
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The Comrade
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| Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:57 pm Post subject: Re: i'm taking the SATs tomorrow.,, |
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TheGirlNextDoor wrote: The Comrade wrote: any advice for me so i don't fail terribly?
Don't eat yellow snow.. and don't ask advice from people here. Are you new!?
i'll eat your yellow snow.... |
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Y2A
Joined: 27 May 2004
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| Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:14 am Post subject: |
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| Smoke some weed before the test, it works. |
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anselfir
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| just understand language. math is noob. |
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The Comrade
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oneofthem wrote: just understand language. math is noob.
well i took them like four weeks ago...but i knew the language part bar none, so i should get a good score. |
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LostSoul3412
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The Comrade
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| no worries, i prawned that test. |
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LostSoul3412
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Have you done your ACT's yet? Those are the ones that really matter. |
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The Comrade
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| i don't know when they are. i need to check with my **** guidence counselor still. |
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Canada_Rocks
Joined: 07 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:41 pm Post subject: Re: i'm taking the SATs tomorrow.,, |
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The Comrade wrote: any advice for me so i don't fail terribly?
Can't help ya. We don't have easily bombable - one time tests that determine the rest of our lives in Canada. If you want help with your slap s**t then I'm your man. |
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anselfir
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| LostSoul3412 wrote: Have you done your ACT's yet? Those are the ones that really matter. Depends on where you are. I had 34 on the ACT and didn't bother sending to to any college. >_> |
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Lumina
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| Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: i'm taking the SATs tomorrow.,, |
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The Comrade wrote: any advice for me so i don't fail terribly?
Yes. Remember that (1) you're a smart kid and (2) it's only a test. And honestly not that big a deal (unless, of course, you aspire to be a "phenom"). I took mine just once and only an hour after my return from my senior prom, and I did okay.
Doubtless, you'll do much better than I did if you aren't taking the test under similar circumstances.
Break a leg, kid, and report back. You'll do great, I promise. |
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LostSoul3412
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oneofthem wrote: LostSoul3412 wrote: Have you done your ACT's yet? Those are the ones that really matter. Depends on where you are. I had 34 on the ACT and didn't bother sending to to any college. >_>
Why not?
I had a 32 and was accepted outright to every college I applied to. |
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anselfir
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| sat score was marginally better, and i was really lazy. |
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LostSoul3412
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| Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:08 am Post subject: |
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anselfir wrote: sat score was marginally better, and i was really lazy.
Ah, well, whatever works in the end. :wink: |
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