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Strygun
2003-12-12, 11:16 PM
I have to be up bright and early in the morning to go take my ACT.

Anyone else taking it?

Corrosion
2003-12-12, 11:22 PM
wtf is ACT?

Sentrosi
2003-12-12, 11:22 PM
Good luck Strygun. :groovy:

JetRaiden
2003-12-12, 11:30 PM
its the alternative to teh SAT.

good luck, I took my PSATs for the first time a few months ago. It wasnt too too bad. got double 600s. :cool:

I dunno how the ACT scoring works.

Squick
2003-12-12, 11:34 PM
I think ACT goes from 10ish which means you barely have the brain power to breath to 36. You will usually want to take it twice. I took it and got a 25, took it a second time and got a 32! The average score for 2002 was 20.8, but I'm sure it was similar to when I took it. About 1 in 8,300 students gets a 36.

Oh, and most colleges accept ACT scores in liu of placement tests, which can easily run you five hours of tests to find out if you are a retard and have to start with Math 002, or if you are going to start in Math 281.

Irenicuz
2003-12-13, 12:14 AM
Good luck, be cool. :thumbsup:

Corrosion
2003-12-13, 12:30 AM
GL.
when you finish, walk up to the person and say, "I say, good day!" and walk away like an Englishman

Squeeky
2003-12-13, 01:23 AM
I hope you fail :wave:

delta
2003-12-13, 01:48 AM
Good luck! :thumbsup:

Bighoss
2003-12-13, 12:55 PM
Don't fail otherwise you'll be a complete failure in life so don't be nervous :P

Strygun
2003-12-13, 02:25 PM
most southern colleges and universitys prefer ACT over SAT, that's why I took it.

It was easy, I am a pretty smart guy. I will take it 2 more times next year. (Usually you go up a few points each time you take it) The third time you take it, they take your scores from all 3 tests, pick out the highest in each category (reading, math, etc) and make a new score with those averages. (Usually raises your score even more.)

Squeeky
2003-12-13, 02:38 PM
You failed.

Navaron
2003-12-13, 02:44 PM
most southern colleges and universitys prefer ACT over SAT, that's why I took it.

It was easy, I am a pretty smart guy. I will take it 2 more times next year. (Usually you go up a few points each time you take it) The third time you take it, they take your scores from all 3 tests, pick out the highest in each category (reading, math, etc) and make a new score with those averages. (Usually raises your score even more.)

Almost everywhere prefers the ACT now. I don't know about the 3 times thing though. I'm not sure where you heard that, but when I took it they just picked the best test of however many you took.

Strygun
2003-12-13, 03:16 PM
i'm like 95% positive that's what they do..

for EX: if you made:

30 on Eng
24 on Math
26 on Science
28 on Reading
27 Overall

But then if you take it again and get
32 English
25 Math
27 Reading
24 Science
27 Overall

then, the 3rd time, you did:
31 English
28 Reading
25 Math
29 Science
28 Overall

They would take the highest scores from each section, e.g.:
32 English
28 Reading
29 Science
25 Math

and give you an overall of
29 (28.5)

see?

Hamma
2003-12-13, 03:21 PM
Tests suck :D

Terran Sniper
2003-12-13, 09:30 PM
ACTs are easy. i took it in 7th grade and got a 23, even with the trig and calculus on it. got a 28 in english, 18 in math

Flammey
2003-12-13, 11:23 PM
My tests are called LIFE.

Rayder
2003-12-13, 11:28 PM
Anyone can pass life, they just need a video phone, a secret lair, and some nuclear weapons.

Flammey
2003-12-13, 11:50 PM
Not my LIFE exams. They are hard. Worse than Survivor. And there's really no chance you'll end up with the million dollars either.

Setari
2003-12-13, 11:56 PM
well..on the topic of tests i took the SAT in 7th grade and got a 1000...600 more to perfect so i mustve done something right...200 more and i could get into Georgia :D

Strygun
2003-12-14, 02:20 PM
well..on the topic of tests i took the SAT in 7th grade and got a 1000...600 more to perfect so i mustve done something right...200 more and i could get into Georgia :D

I took the College SAT (through Duke TIP Talent Search Program) and made like a 950 something.

I should've taken the ACT then.

Corrosion
2003-12-14, 02:21 PM
Anyone can pass life, they just need a video phone, a secret lair, and some nuclear weapons.
I think Saddam passed THAT test.

Strygun
2003-12-14, 02:31 PM
nah, he lost this morning. :lol: