SATs
ilanbg
20-12-2005 09:56:40
I just got my scores for the new SATs back. Wondering what everyone else got. I got 1900 even (the first time I took it I got 1720; maybe next time I can get 2080).
tracemhunter
20-12-2005 10:17:02
i only took it once and sucked. got a 1490 lol. but transferring is a lot easier than going straight out of high school. saves money too )
tylerc
20-12-2005 10:17:15
On the PSAT I took in October I got 1660.
Nothing great, but it's the PSAT and I was still in the 74th percentile overall.
I take the real SATs January 28th.
ilanbg
20-12-2005 10:20:29
[quote5163e77d27="tracemhunter"]i only took it once and sucked. got a 1490 lol. but transferring is a lot easier than going straight out of high school. saves money too )[/quote5163e77d27]
Yeah, I'll be transferring too because of the money issue. That's 1490 on the new SATs, right?
[quote5163e77d27="tylerc"]On the PSAT I took in October I got 1660.
Nothing great, but it's the PSAT and I was still in the 74th percentile overall.
I take the real SATs January 28th.[/quote5163e77d27]
The PSATs are scored in terms of hundreds, not thousands. I got 182 on the PSATs. You probably got 166, since the conversion is just adding a zero at the end of your score.
Good luck dude.
tylerc
20-12-2005 10:23:14
I know, I got 166, I just added the zero.
I'd assume it's the new SATs, since he just turned 18.
Thanks.
tracemhunter
20-12-2005 10:24:45
yea i took the new one. i had a long night the night before heh.
ilanbg
20-12-2005 10:25:30
[quote32f5241ac8="tylerc"]I'd assume it's the new SATs, since he just turned 18.[/quote32f5241ac8]
Yeah, plus a 1490 would be incredible on the old SATs.
Then again, I've taken the SATs twice already and I'm fifteen.
EDIT trace got his post in before mine.
tylerc
20-12-2005 10:25:39
Understandable, and unless you're planning on going to some private university that's really selective, SATs won't matter that much, assuming your grades are decent.
ilanbg
20-12-2005 10:27:06
[quotea2ced6265b="tylerc"]Understandable, and unless you're planning on going to some private university that's really selective, SATs won't matter that much, assuming your grades are decent.[/quotea2ced6265b]
A new test that has the same weight as the SATs is the ACT, which incorporates science.
So if you're a science person, you can get a much better score on the ACT.
tylerc
20-12-2005 10:27:48
Yeah, I know, I'm going to take the ACT in the spring.
tracemhunter
20-12-2005 10:28:48
my gpa in high school was 3.19, college is 3.5 but i can get it up to 3.67 by the end of the spring semester. i also graduated a year early and will have like 45 hours by the time i am supposed to graduate high school ). all i need to do is test into calculus and i can go to a few private uni's but i can get into a lot of public uni's.
ilanbg
20-12-2005 10:30:14
[quote236b9625c7="tracemhunter"]my gpa in high school was 3.19, college is 3.5 but i can get it up to 3.67 by the end of the spring semester. i also graduated a year early and will have like 45 hours by the time i am supposed to graduate high school ). all i need to do is test into calculus and i can go to a few private uni's but i can get into a lot of public uni's.[/quote236b9625c7]
I'm graduating early too. I can't fucking wait... )
Th3Great1
20-12-2005 10:34:15
i got 1500 in psat i took back in october...first time too is that a good score?
tylerc
20-12-2005 10:46:41
You got a 150, but yes, that's a decent score, you were probably somewhere in the 60s for your percentile, right?
Wolfeman
20-12-2005 10:58:03
I got a 1350 when it was out of 1600. I think that translates to a 2025.
slease
20-12-2005 10:59:31
last time we had this thread we were talking about some real scores. I got a 1370 on the old SATs which is about a 2050 on the new ones. I know there were a few people here that whomped my score.
ilanbg
20-12-2005 11:03:36
[quotec07e5eb673="Th3Great1"]i got 1500 in psat i took back in october...first time too is that a good score?[/quotec07e5eb673]
My guidance counselor told me 1800 is a pretty average score on the PSATs.
[quotec07e5eb673="slease"]last time we had this thread we were talking about some real scores. I got a 1370 on the old SATs which is about a 2050 on the new ones. I know there were a few people here that whomped my score.[/quotec07e5eb673]
That's how it translates mathematically, but the new one is more difficult. A 2050 on the new SAT is worth more than a 1370 on the old ones.
Wolfeman
20-12-2005 11:05:05
[quote7c6841e985="slease"]last time we had this thread we were talking about some real scores. I got a 1370 on the old SATs which is about a 2050 on the new ones. I know there were a few people here that whomped my score.[/quote7c6841e985]
Thats a great score. I got into Boulder, USC, UCSB, & Marquette with a 1350. My GPA wasn't that great but my HS was super hard...
CoMpFrEaK
20-12-2005 11:16:48
[quote8bfe273262="Wolfeman"][quote8bfe273262="slease"]last time we had this thread we were talking about some real scores. I got a 1370 on the old SATs which is about a 2050 on the new ones. I know there were a few people here that whomped my score.[/quote8bfe273262]
Thats a great score. I got into Boulder, USC, UCSB, & Marquette with a 1350. My GPA wasn't that great but my HS was super hard...[/quote8bfe273262]
In state or out of state for the UC system?
Wolfeman
20-12-2005 11:22:15
In state. I applied to a lot of schools, those were the best I got in to.
Gigante
20-12-2005 11:23:12
I got 1210 old, 1830 first time and 1980 second time on the new SATs.
750 Math I, 690 Math II and 620 Phsyics heh
Applying to all the UC's except for Davis, Merced and Santa Cruz.
Also applying to Redlands, USC, USD, Dartmouth, Pepperdine, Cornell, NYU and Notre Dame.
We will see how it goes in April.
shamash
20-12-2005 11:24:49
I did the PSat and still havent gotten the score back.
I thought i was supposed to have alraedy gotten it but whatevre.
I dont know when im taking the SAT / im a bit nervous tho about my psat scores
Wolfeman
20-12-2005 11:25:23
I got into Santa Cruz and USD as well )
FreeOffersNow
20-12-2005 11:29:01
I got a 1220(/1600) on the SAT. I only took the test once, didn't take SAT prep, and got an 1100 on the PSAT. My GPA in HS wasn't spectactular, but was well above average...and I lettered in 3 varsity sports. I got into all my choice schools except University of Miami...which shortly after mailing in my application I decided I didn't want to attend. Now, my cumulative GPA is 3.8 going into the spring semester of my junior year (this does NOT factor in the 3.5 from this fall). It seems as though everyone here is pretty bright on paper...wonder why everyone sounds like an illiterate numbskull in their posts? ;)
crazyates
20-12-2005 11:30:12
when i took the new one last year, i got like a 1940. but i got like a 710 on just my math, so that put me in the 95th percentile. If that dosn't earn me some extra points tryin to get into a college, i don't know what will.
crazyates
20-12-2005 11:33:15
[quote5c71ff9e96="FreeOffersNow"]It seems as though everyone here is pretty bright on paper...wonder why everyone sounds like an illiterate numbskull in their posts? ;)[/quote5c71ff9e96]
i know, what's the deal. i'm prob the worst, but hey, who cares?! lol
clerick
20-12-2005 11:33:44
2230
Gigante
20-12-2005 11:37:31
[quote8204291f14="clerick"]2230[/quote8204291f14]
Nice.
stackmjwiz
20-12-2005 12:24:52
I got 1780 on the new SAT, equivalent to exactly 1200/1600. I have a 3.2 weighted GPA and I'm going to apply to UT Austin, Illinois, Ohio State, UMCP, UMBC, and probablly a few other in state schools.
johnjimjones
20-12-2005 12:34:04
I got an 1180 on the old ones. I seriously don't know how I got into engineering lol
crazyates
20-12-2005 12:47:24
[quote8862d3c089="johnjimjones"]I got an 1180 on the old ones. I seriously don't know how I got into engineering lol[/quote8862d3c089]
1180...what't the compared to the new scores? an 1800 or something like that?? i dunno. u got into engineering..what college did u go to? i'm looking to get into mechanical engineering, but most of the schools i'm looking at are pretty full, so i think i'm gonna have a hard time getting in. we'll see.
tracemhunter
20-12-2005 13:01:29
what college did you go to FON? i noticed that you are in new york. nyu? columbia?
Zags1199
20-12-2005 13:27:49
I did a lot better on the ACT compared to the SAT when I took them. I got a 28 on the ACT (93rd percentile) compared 80th percentile on the SAT (don't remember my score).
EatChex89
20-12-2005 13:30:23
i got a 1730 or something like that
my score only went up about 30 points since the previous time i took it
clerick
20-12-2005 13:36:52
I think SATs are a load of shit. A high score isn't always a result of your intellect but often how much your parents are willing to spend on tutoring.
tylerc
20-12-2005 13:38:05
I think SATs are important, but a solid GPA should carry much more weight than a standardized test score.
willr91
20-12-2005 13:38:28
The only thing the SAT measures is your ability to do well on the SAT.
EatChex89
20-12-2005 13:59:21
[quote42f66c2865="willr91"]The only thing the SAT measures is your ability to do well on the SAT.[/quote42f66c2865]
exactly.. so its a really retarded test
it semi-measures your IQ as well..
tracemhunter
20-12-2005 14:28:55
yea its just a test on how to take a test. i obviously didnt go to any of those prep classes or anything based on my score.
EatChex89
20-12-2005 14:30:13
[quote994f6ae798="tracemhunter"]yea its just a test on how to take a test. i obviously didnt go to any of those prep classes or anything based on my score.[/quote994f6ae798]
i just read the princeton review book
it was actually quite helpful
tylerc
20-12-2005 14:36:57
I got this huge Kaplan SAT prep book at Barnes and Noble, it's like 700 pages (but there are 4 practice tests in the book so that takes up quite a bit of room), hopefully it helps.
EatChex89
20-12-2005 14:39:15
[quotebeebabf594="tylerc"]I got this huge Kaplan SAT prep book at Barnes and Noble, it's like 700 pages (but there are 4 practice tests in the book so that takes up quite a bit of room), hopefully it helps.[/quotebeebabf594]
the princeton review book is what I'd recommend..
they make it fun and interesting.. it's also REALLY helpful. The PR has about the same amount of pages and also because they have practice tests (whihc I didn't do ... -D )
crazyates
20-12-2005 14:45:22
Practice test make a BIG difference. before i went in, i took like 3 practice tests, and i do think it helped. as for sitting down and reading a 700 page book...i dunno. i'd get way to bored for something like that, and i couldn't do it.
SAT isn't that great of a test as far as telling exactly how smart you are. All it does is show ABOUT what range u are compared to other people. u could get better scores that people smarter than u, or u could get a worse score than people who are dumber than u. it all depends on 1) how smart u are 2) how good u are at taking tests and 3) how lucky u are when u'r gessing lol
FreeOffersNow
20-12-2005 15:33:37
[quotee82aaae4b5="tracemhunter"]what college did you go to FON? i noticed that you are in new york. nyu? columbia?[/quotee82aaae4b5]
I go to
St. John Fisher College[=http//www.sjfc.edu]St. John Fisher College - a small, private college in Upstate (Rochester), New York. I [ie82aaae4b5]did[/ie82aaae4b5] look at NYU, but as far as Marketing goes...their (academic) reputation just isn't "up to par." Granted, NYU would be a great experience...but I'd like to actually learn something, too.
mlwitchking
20-12-2005 15:44:42
1520 on the old one and into wash u in stl
johnjimjones
20-12-2005 15:50:23
[quote91f1177000="crazyates"][quote91f1177000="johnjimjones"]I got an 1180 on the old ones. I seriously don't know how I got into engineering lol[/quote91f1177000]
1180...what't the compared to the new scores? an 1800 or something like that?? i dunno. u got into engineering..what college did u go to? i'm looking to get into mechanical engineering, but most of the schools i'm looking at are pretty full, so i think i'm gonna have a hard time getting in. we'll see.[/quote91f1177000]
Purdue University
8th Best Engineering Program in the country as of 2006. wink
http//www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/eng/brief/engrank_brief.php
That's the graduate program.
http//news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/2005/050819.Mason.usnews05.html
Last year the undergrad was 8th.
I dunno how the score compares to the new one.
tylerc
20-12-2005 16:08:10
I'm not a big fan of Purdue's campus, but if you want to be an engineer, that's the place to go.
tracemhunter
20-12-2005 17:12:33
i am applying as a transfer to purdue. also applying to smu, tcu, ou, bu, bc, and nyu. that is, if i test into calculus. i got a 91 on the accuplacer so i got into business calculus but i need a 103 to get into calculus. ill take it again a day before the next semester starts after the 30 day waiting period. that test is bogus though.
ilanbg
20-12-2005 17:58:30
[quoteb70ec7b8c3="EatChex89"][quoteb70ec7b8c3="willr91"]The only thing the SAT measures is your ability to do well on the SAT.[/quoteb70ec7b8c3]
exactly.. so its a really retarded test
it semi-measures your IQ as well..[/quoteb70ec7b8c3]
Indeed, but unfortunately many colleges are dependant on it.
I studied hundreds of pages and took like three practice tests the first time and improved my score by only a few dozen points. I took it the second time and got way better without any studying or practice tests.
Go figure.
practice is what will help u on the sat's.
the first time is so-so the second time ur supposed to improve alot. now u cant hide any sat scores so colleges will look at any sat's u take.
ilanbg
20-12-2005 19:34:22
[quote5ef42b18ca="Kidd"]practice is what will help u on the sat's.
the first time is so-so the second time ur supposed to improve alot. now u cant hide any sat scores so colleges will look at any sat's u take.[/quote5ef42b18ca]
[b5ef42b18ca]Not true.[/b5ef42b18ca] Colleges only look at the top score of each section (math, writing, reading) you take. So in theory if these were the scores you got on three SAT tests
#1
Math 100
Reading 800
Writing 200
#2
Math 800
Reading 200
Writing 100
#3
Math 0
Reading 0
Writing 800
It would look like you got a perfect score. I was considering doing this, but it would have cost too much.
Jacotto
20-12-2005 20:57:31
First of all, you can't get zeroes.
second of all, standardized tests are retarded. It's a useless life skill.
Oh, and they gave me a 2350. The bastards.
Which is why I'm off to Minnymouse/St. Poop next year for school.
That's what I called it when I was young.
Which explains my 2350.
~J[/color6819099f0b]
tylerc
20-12-2005 21:30:32
With a 2350 you could probably get into many Ivy Leagues.
clerick
20-12-2005 21:36:25
[quotec1267cb023="tylerc"]With a 2350 you could probably get into many Ivy Leagues.[/quotec1267cb023]
Not entirely true. In harvards 2005 class 70% of those with a perfect sat score were rejected.
tylerc
20-12-2005 21:37:18
Note I said "probably".
Add a near-perfect GPA, good letters of recommendation, and some fucking good essays, then you would have a shot.
Admin
20-12-2005 21:53:01
[quotec60ed7e8f3="ilanbg"][quotec60ed7e8f3="tylerc"]I'd assume it's the new SATs, since he just turned 18.[/quotec60ed7e8f3]
Yeah, plus a 1490 would be incredible on the old SATs.[/quotec60ed7e8f3]
Hey, I got 1440 composite with only two tries )
doylnea
20-12-2005 22:06:20
[quote9b6cbdcf5d="clerick"][quote9b6cbdcf5d="tylerc"]With a 2350 you could probably get into many Ivy Leagues.[/quote9b6cbdcf5d]
Not entirely true. In harvards 2005 class 70% of those with a perfect sat score were rejected.[/quote9b6cbdcf5d]
a) I doubt that statistic - Harvard is VERY numbers oriented for Grad admissions, I doubt it would be any different for undergrad. Further, I can't imagine the class of 2005 stats are out yet.
b) how many perfect scores were there in the US? When I took the SAT there were somewhere around 100 perfect scores. If Harvard rejected 70 of those 100 kids, (when normally they try to admit 40% more than their intended class size) where did those other kids go?
tracemhunter
20-12-2005 22:16:55
kids that get those scores probably do a lot of research. a large percentage of the students that attend harvard do not like it because of the snootiness i guess you could say. there is a website that has student reviews on each college but i cant find it (.
doylnea
20-12-2005 22:30:09
[quote43685a799c="tracemhunter"]kids that get those scores probably do a lot of research. a large percentage of the students that attend harvard do not like it because of the snootiness i guess you could say. there is a website that has student reviews on each college but i cant find it (.[/quote43685a799c]You're missing the point - Clerick is suggesting that Harvard is choosing to not admit more than 2 out of 3 perfect score SAT kids, not them choosing to go to other schools.
If you score a perfect score, or anywhere close on the SAT, you're getting scholarship offers from every University and College in the country - and you get to shop them against each other.
Moreover, whatever the perceived snootiness of Harvard is, it sure doesn't compare to the weight of the Harvard name on your resume.
Gigante
21-12-2005 07:39:30
[quote5b19d8592f="doylnea"][quote5b19d8592f="tracemhunter"]kids that get those scores probably do a lot of research. a large percentage of the students that attend harvard do not like it because of the snootiness i guess you could say. there is a website that has student reviews on each college but i cant find it (.[/quote5b19d8592f]You're missing the point - Clerick is suggesting that Harvard is choosing to not admit more than 2 out of 3 perfect score SAT kids, not them choosing to go to other schools.
If you score a perfect score, or anywhere close on the SAT, you're getting scholarship offers from every University and College in the country - and you get to shop them against each other.
Moreover, whatever the perceived snootiness of Harvard is, it sure doesn't compare to the weight of the Harvard name on your resume.[/quote5b19d8592f]
Perfect scorers are denied admission more often then people with 1590's because it has become a statistic to see who can turn away the most perfect scorers.
Vector
21-12-2005 08:12:56
i dont know what you guys are talkign about, when i took it in high school the max was 1600 lol
tylerc
21-12-2005 08:38:40
They added a writing section and upped the max score to 2400.
Fugger
21-12-2005 08:52:22
I pulled a 1000 even on the old SAT. Whic pruves that u dun kned 2 be smrt 2 get gewd graydes.
Aprout
21-12-2005 09:46:40
I got a 1540 on the old SAT and 2300 on the new one... I applied to like 12 schools, so hopefully a couple wll let me in.
doylnea
21-12-2005 09:50:20
not directed at anyone in particular...
So if one can be an e-thug, and have an e-penis, does inflating one's SAT / ACT / GMAT / LSAT score to post online inflate your e-ego?
crazyates
21-12-2005 10:02:00
[quote5adc3bdadd="doylnea"]not directed at anyone in particular...
So if one can be an e-thug, and have an e-penis, does inflating one's SAT / ACT / GMAT / LSAT score to post online inflate your e-ego?[/quote5adc3bdadd]
i don't know about everyone else, but when i claimed to get the-not-so-bad-score of 1940, i wasn't lying. (it IS wierd that like everyone has pretty good scores here. is everyone here just smart, or is he right and everyone's adding a 300 to their scores??)
johnjimjones
21-12-2005 10:06:30
A few people I know are going to Harvard now, they didn't get perfect scores.
Aprout
21-12-2005 11:10:24
Inflating scores?? I could send a screenshot.
Aprout
21-12-2005 12:30:00
Sorry to disappoint doylnea.
Aprout
21-12-2005 12:35:30
http//img424.imageshack.us/my.php?image=iviewcapturedate21122005time15.jpg
doylnea
21-12-2005 12:43:01
[quote8e8b755a14="Aprout"]Sorry to disappoint doylnea.
[/quote8e8b755a14]
wow, insecure much?
Also re-read my post...I wrote "not directed at anyone in particular... " for a reason; because the post wasn't directed at anyone in particular.
jadem
21-12-2005 13:10:57
I am almost embarassed to post my SAT score...
Oh, what the hell! I scored a 1040/1600. ;)
I still got into Purdue, I still graduated in 4 years and I have a full time job. What does that tell ya? )
Wolfeman
21-12-2005 13:13:57
SAT is so fucking overrated. It just shows you are good at taking tests.
Aprout
21-12-2005 13:32:00
Yeah, I read that part but when it was right after my post it seems it was directed at me. I would rather be accused of insecurity than lying.
J4320
21-12-2005 13:33:39
[quote3d4bf9adac="Aprout"]Yeah, I read that part but when it was right after my post it seems it was directed at me. I would rather be accused of insecurity than lying.[/quote3d4bf9adac]
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johnjimjones
21-12-2005 14:11:10
omg get rid of that
i can handle the owls but the walruses are too much
soltari
21-12-2005 17:46:44
i havent taken my sats yet but on the psats i got 1250/1600 and 1900/2400
i have a 4.0 gpa.
i hope i get into a good school ?
johnjimjones
21-12-2005 17:56:03
[quote3b971e479d="soltari"]i havent taken my sats yet but on the psats i got 1250/1600 and 1900/2400
i have a 4.0 gpa.
i hope i get into a good school ?[/quote3b971e479d]
Its not all about the SATs, grades usually are ranked higher on admissions lists.
soltari
21-12-2005 17:57:33
oh sweet...all the teachers make the sats seem like the most important 4 hours of your life
johnjimjones
21-12-2005 18:03:09
lol well it sorta is. If HS grades are #1 then SATs are a close #2.
Wolfeman
21-12-2005 18:06:39
[quote3c29825acf="johnjimjones"]lol well it sorta is. If HS grades are #1 then SATs are a close #2.[/quote3c29825acf]
It also matters what HS you go to. My HS was insanely tough so a 3.5 is like a 3.8-4.0 at a normal school.
crazyates
21-12-2005 19:46:33
is that gpa weighted or unweighted. i heard that for every like honors class or things like that, they add like a .2 to ur gpa. is this true? i have a 3.5 gpa right now, but i take like four different honors or advanced classes, so does that make my gpa go up? just wondering if anyone know's anything about this, and what it all means.
Wolfeman
21-12-2005 19:51:26
Unweighted. What I'm trying to say is that my high school is really well known for being tough and having a lot of smart kids. So getting a 3.5 is like getting a 3.8 at an avg. school. My high school was harder than most of my college classes...
crazyates
21-12-2005 20:13:17
k, but can u still explain that whole unweighted/weighted thing? does that mean i have a gpa of 4.3??? i didn't think that was possible....
Wolfeman
21-12-2005 20:15:39
Yeah some kids at my school had a 4.7 or something. I don't remember exactly how it works but honors and AP classes count as more...
bballp6699
21-12-2005 20:21:45
I fucking win. 990 on my SATs and thats with near perfect math and I fell asleep for the English part and never finished...
crazyates
22-12-2005 06:40:45
[quotea08094be6b="bballp6699"]I fucking win. 990 on my SATs and thats with near perfect math and I fell asleep for the English part and never finished...[/quotea08094be6b]
nice. i did pretty good on the math, but like u i bombed on the english. (although that might have something to do with not being good at it...not just falling asleep oops )
crazyates
22-12-2005 06:41:35
[quote9985c1c399="bballp6699"]I fucking win. 990 on my SATs and thats with [b9985c1c399]near perfect math [/b9985c1c399]and I fell asleep for the English part and never finished...[/quote9985c1c399]
what'd u get on the math?
bballp6699
22-12-2005 09:06:28
To tell you the truth, I really have no idea. It was like four years ago.
tylerc
22-12-2005 21:17:42
My high school is also tough.
I know a lot of freshman in college right now who said that Homestead (my high school) prepare you incredibly well; in classes most people are struggling in, they are breezing through.