1820/2400 on the SAT. I'm screwed

[overst33r]

anybody remember that thread about the education of older people back in the early 1900s...8th grade was harder than college...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

So what's a good score nowadays.

I remember when ppl at my school were like OMFG I FAILED SATs (ohh.. 1430 ... yea Asian fail).. Rofl.

My friend took SAT over and over just go get his 800 math but could never break 1540... hah... 800 verbal but 740 math? he was insane cuz we were all in calculus, yet we screwed up the dumbest things on SAT math...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Originally posted by: astralusion

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: astralusion

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: astralusion
cornell is a mid to high end school...but it is in the athletic conference known as the ivy league...as with your scores...no idea...took them when they were out of 1600 and only took them once, so don't konw much about how much they can improve

Cornell is Ivy league.

uhm yeah...that's what i said

Regardless of the Ivy League's football origin, it's a top 15 school, not a mid to high end school.

By the way, if your grades were low and you brought them up, you aren't getting into Cornell.

sorry if i was misunderstood...the OP was saying that he didn't think of cornell as ivy league, instead he thought it was a mid to high end school...and all i was saying was that cornell is in the ivy league, and while it is a good school, it is not typically thought to be at exactly the same level as princeton, harvard yale...still a very good school

Cornell isn't exactly hard to get into. I see people with 1300s get in. That doesn't say much. Sure it may be the top engineering Ivy but I still don't think the school is as hard to get in. Hey I was out of state too.

Getting in for UC out of state is much harder.

 

[Al Neri]

what the hell??? sat out of 2400???? what the feck!!! thank God i graduated HS in 00

 

[jds2006]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
So what's a good score nowadays.

I remember when ppl at my school were like OMFG I FAILED SATs (ohh.. 1430 ... yea Asian fail).. Rofl.

My friend took SAT over and over just go get his 800 math but could never break 1540... hah... 800 verbal but 740 math? he was insane cuz we were all in calculus, yet we screwed up the dumbest things on SAT math...

The average SAT score is now 1500.

You can convert old SAT score ranges into the new score version since the verbal and math sections are still worth the same (800). All they did was add a writing section which is also worth 800 points.

So if you want to know (for example) what a 1500 on the old SAT would be on the new SAT just:
divide 1500/1600 = .9375, then multiply 2400 by .9375 which would equal 2250.

 

[SunnyD]

Take the ACT's instead. They're more useful, accurate, and more importantly, easier to score better on.

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
hah ... when i took the SAT's it was out of 1600, no writing crap.

SAT's are such a stupid test.

 

[Ronin]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Take the ACT's instead. They're more useful, accurate, and more importantly, easier to score better on.

Those are still out of 36, right? 😛

 

[Mo0o]

6 months is a long time away, you'll be fine as long as you keep practicing.

 

[FoBoT]

make your time

oh wait, excluding the writing which didn't exist when i took it, your score is almost the same as me

i have a good job/good life , perhaps there is still hope


your life is what you make out of it, your life doesn't hinge on a test score

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
make your time

oh wait, excluding the writing which didn't exist when i took it, your score is almost the same as me

i have a good job/good life , perhaps there is still hope


your life is what you make out of it, your life doesn't hinge on a test score

it doesnt! sh!t...those bastardz have been lying all along...😉

 

[The Pentium Guy]

your life is what you make out of it, your life doesn't hinge on a test score

I know...dammit...they make you want to beleive that 😉.

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Take the ACT's instead. They're more useful, accurate, and more importantly, easier to score better on.

can you explain why they are more useful/accurate...i will be taking both.

 

[Excelsior]

Fvck all of you.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Take the ACT's instead. They're more useful, accurate, and more importantly, easier to score better on.

can you explain why they are more useful/accurate...i will be taking both.

I heard the ACTs are what they use in the west. Not too sure though

 

[overst33r]

Originally posted by: The Pentium Guy

Originally posted by: mariok2006

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Take the ACT's instead. They're more useful, accurate, and more importantly, easier to score better on.

can you explain why they are more useful/accurate...i will be taking both.

I heard the ACTs are what they use in the west. Not too sure though

dam that sucks if tru...durrtyy souf up in hurr! Sorry i had to release some ignorance

 

[Tiamat]

i got 700 math, 600 verbal and that costed me scholarships :/

Good luck, I recommend picking up a vocabulary book. Unless you get higher than a 1400 on the SATs (minus writing), you wont be getting any of the merit based full scholarships.

 

[thejackal1]

I got a 1140/1600.

 

[theNEOone]

Originally posted by: astralusion

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: astralusion
cornell is a mid to high end school...but it is in the athletic conference known as the ivy league...as with your scores...no idea...took them when they were out of 1600 and only took them once, so don't konw much about how much they can improve

Cornell is Ivy league.

uhm yeah...that's what i said

cornell is ranked within the top 15th in the nation. don't really know how that translates to a "mid to high end school." "high end" means top tier which means top 50 schools (if not 25) iirc.


=|

 

[imported_goku]

Originally posted by: pinkeywear

Originally posted by: DLeRium
So what's a good score nowadays.

I remember when ppl at my school were like OMFG I FAILED SATs (ohh.. 1430 ... yea Asian fail).. Rofl.

My friend took SAT over and over just go get his 800 math but could never break 1540... hah... 800 verbal but 740 math? he was insane cuz we were all in calculus, yet we screwed up the dumbest things on SAT math...

The average SAT score is now 1500.

You can convert old SAT score ranges into the new score version since the verbal and math sections are still worth the same (800). All they did was add a writing section which is also worth 800 points.

So if you want to know (for example) what a 1500 on the old SAT would be on the new SAT just:
divide 1500/1600 = .9375, then multiply 2400 by .9375 which would equal 2250.

WRONG! They've got algebra II on the test now instead of a maximum of geometry....

 

[Siva]

Originally posted by: goku2100

Originally posted by: pinkeywear

Originally posted by: DLeRium
So what's a good score nowadays.

I remember when ppl at my school were like OMFG I FAILED SATs (ohh.. 1430 ... yea Asian fail).. Rofl.

My friend took SAT over and over just go get his 800 math but could never break 1540... hah... 800 verbal but 740 math? he was insane cuz we were all in calculus, yet we screwed up the dumbest things on SAT math...

The average SAT score is now 1500.

You can convert old SAT score ranges into the new score version since the verbal and math sections are still worth the same (800). All they did was add a writing section which is also worth 800 points.

So if you want to know (for example) what a 1500 on the old SAT would be on the new SAT just:
divide 1500/1600 = .9375, then multiply 2400 by .9375 which would equal 2250.

WRONG! They've got algebra II on the test now instead of a maximum of geometry....

ohhh, so now they test up to freshman math, tough stuff.

 

[The Pentium Guy]

The math is much easier than the old test. Stupid quant comps? But still, I suck at geometry and pwn at algebra 😉 (apparently I got all the algebra questions right, but only got 70% of the geometry questions right)

 

[MrCodeDude]

Will you get into Cornell? Probably not. A 600 across the board is nothing to be proud about. I got a 740 on math, 590 on english, for a total of 1330/1600 and people said I wouldn't be able to get into Engineering @ Cal Poly. I did get in, but if there was doubt over my score of me getting into a STATE school, you're not getting into Cornell. That being said, my friend who got a 1570, 3.8 GPA and National Merit Semifinalist applied to Cornell, got in, but didn't get a good amount of financial aide.

 

[MrCodeDude]

Originally posted by: goku2100

Originally posted by: pinkeywear

Originally posted by: DLeRium
So what's a good score nowadays.

I remember when ppl at my school were like OMFG I FAILED SATs (ohh.. 1430 ... yea Asian fail).. Rofl.

My friend took SAT over and over just go get his 800 math but could never break 1540... hah... 800 verbal but 740 math? he was insane cuz we were all in calculus, yet we screwed up the dumbest things on SAT math...

The average SAT score is now 1500.

You can convert old SAT score ranges into the new score version since the verbal and math sections are still worth the same (800). All they did was add a writing section which is also worth 800 points.

So if you want to know (for example) what a 1500 on the old SAT would be on the new SAT just:
divide 1500/1600 = .9375, then multiply 2400 by .9375 which would equal 2250.

WRONG! They've got algebra II on the test now instead of a maximum of geometry....

I took Algebra II freshman year of HS. I think Algebra II would be easier than Geometry. All those angle stuffs.

 

[newnameman]

I got a 2300 on the new SAT, the writing section screwed me.

800 Math
800 Reading
700 Writing

If only I'd seen this article beforehand. :roll: I especially like this part:

How to prepare for such an essay?

"I would advise writing as long as possible," said Perelman, "and include lots of facts, even if they're made up."