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<blockquote data-quote="Heresy" data-source="post: 82275" data-attributes="member: 540683">I got a 1310 on my SAT and only took it once. My ACT was 28 and that as my second try. Finally, my GPA was 4.20 end of senior year HS weighted and like 3.60 unweighted. Never got anything higher than a 3 on all 4 of the AP tests I took.The SAT and ACT have hidden buffers in them too with the scoring. By filling out your name and all that other crap, they give you like 300-500 points(never remembered the exact figure). I knew for a fact many people who scored in the 1400s and others who fell asleep during the test. Usually the most analytical people do the best with these tests because small mistakes are what messes most people up. Simple adding/subtracting errors account for the majority of the missed problems on the math section.But since these tests are more uniform than the grading and teaching practices at most schools, they will continue to be around. Just wait another few years when the SAT people are going to add a essay to the test, then it will be real fun to take then. Subjective testing was never one of the things I like; I was always one for the harder sciences(math, science, etc.) though I am actually better at the soft sciences.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Heresy, post: 82275, member: 540683"] I got a 1310 on my SAT and only took it once. My ACT was 28 and that as my second try. Finally, my GPA was 4.20 end of senior year HS weighted and like 3.60 unweighted. Never got anything higher than a 3 on all 4 of the AP tests I took. The SAT and ACT have hidden buffers in them too with the scoring. By filling out your name and all that other crap, they give you like 300-500 points(never remembered the exact figure). I knew for a fact many people who scored in the 1400s and others who fell asleep during the test. Usually the most analytical people do the best with these tests because small mistakes are what messes most people up. Simple adding/subtracting errors account for the majority of the missed problems on the math section. But since these tests are more uniform than the grading and teaching practices at most schools, they will continue to be around. Just wait another few years when the SAT people are going to add a essay to the test, then it will be real fun to take then. Subjective testing was never one of the things I like; I was always one for the harder sciences(math, science, etc.) though I am actually better at the soft sciences.[IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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