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just curious if EVERYONE here studied for their standardized tests or not. so,

1. did you ever study for an SAT or ACT?
2. did you make what you wanted/expected?

By Averagemathgeek (Averagemathgeek) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 04:07 pm: Edit

1. yes
2. no

By Dcs13 (Dcs13) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 04:54 pm: Edit

didn't study at all for the ACT, hardly had an idea what was on it and got a 34. Did study for SAT's just vocab and some practice problems here and there for a week or two before the test got a 1520 on the PSAT, then a 1370 on the real thing, i personally think i got luck on my side on the two good scores

By Scoo8b (Scoo8b) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 06:08 pm: Edit

I didn't study for the ACT that I took on Saturday. It's my first, so I guess we'll see soon how I did...

By Stanforduniv (Stanforduniv) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 06:09 pm: Edit

I studied my butt off for the SAT and got a 1590. Before I started working I was getting around a 1400, so it is possible haha. I looked at the ACT but didn't prepare for it and got a 36. My opinion, and lots of other people I have talked to, say that the ACT is much easier than the SAT. I think the tough part of the ACT is getting over the vocabulary. Dunno if this helps.

By Stanforduniv (Stanforduniv) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 06:10 pm: Edit

in the second to last line of my previous post I meant the SAT vocabulary is hard not the ACT.

By Chatterjoy87 (Chatterjoy87) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:28 pm: Edit

didn't study for ACT, unless you count the PLAN, but it wasn't a very good practice because it was misleadingly simple and I had so much time left, whereas ACT i almost ran out. did better than i expected

By Skiowad (Skiowad) on Monday, April 05, 2004 - 08:30 pm: Edit

1. no (do practice tests count, i didnt look back over)
2. pretty much, but a little higher is always good

By Skapoor1 (Skapoor1) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 01:20 am: Edit

1. I studied about 3 hours for SAT
2. I did better than i thought i would have (thought i would get 1500-1540, got 1550-1590)

By Mr_Magpie (Mr_Magpie) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 09:49 am: Edit

i never studied for the ACT but i took it 5 times (never took the SAT).

the last time i expected around 33-34, but got 35.

By Ahwosg (Ahwosg) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 02:25 pm: Edit

i didn't study for the SAT, or, rather, what i studied wasn't on it. grrr word lists. i got a 1460.

By Welshie (Welshie) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 03:07 pm: Edit

Didn't study, ended up getting what I thought I was going to get but in retrospect I'm still a bit disappointed by it.

By Xjay2max (Xjay2max) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 03:52 pm: Edit

I studied for SAT but not ACT.

We'll see how I do, haha...

By Jakester (Jakester) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 04:32 pm: Edit

I studied for the SAT a bunch... I took a class in it and took a pratice test or two. Maybe that isn't SO much, but I took the SAT twice and got a 1390 and 1420 (1470 combined though).

I didn't study at all for the ACT and got a 36....

I think the ACT is an easier test.

By Mychocopie (Mychocopie) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 05:29 pm: Edit

first time I did not study at ALL - not even one practice test or reading the rules. 1270

second time I studied like mad for verbal only - rose my verbal score 70 pts and math stayed the same 1340

next time i am studying like crazy for math.
we will see what happens.

By Royalchk (Royalchk) on Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 09:25 pm: Edit

1. I did not study.
2. I did not really expect something (I got 1560), but I was a bit pleased.