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archcommus

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I took them this morning, sort of difficult, but for some reason I was stupid and left WAY too many blank instead of guessing, I was dumb and thought it would hurt my score too much. I must've left like three or four blank per section. And now, thinking back, I have this terrible feeling that it hurt me big time. And I won't see the scores for three weeks.

I think leaving those blank screwed me over big time.
 
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EngenZerO

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ahhahahahahah...your not going to be able to get into college with crappy SAT scores....LOL ;)





seriously... dont worry about them so much. I always feel crappy after a test...but when I get it back I am usualy surprised how well I performed...(most of the time). I did have this one class Formal Autonoma Theory (it brought me to my knees). I couldnt hang...its my first C in my CSE sequence here @ OSU minus stats class.
 
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TonyG

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If memory serves be right, if you guess and get it wrong it will count against you on the SAT, but blank answers won't.
It is on the ACT that you are better off guessing, because they only count the ones you got right, and don't count off for wrong answers or blanks.
 
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archcommus

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Well, not quite. You lose 1/4 point for a wrong answer, but if you're bound to get one right eventually, which is a whole other point added to your score. It'd take FOUR wrong answers just to lose one point. So it's better to guess. I'm just trying to determine how much this is going to hit my score. Plus, I really didn't want to have to take them a second time, but I may have to now.

I have a problem with feeling stupid than the rest of the society when I do bad on a test. My grades and GPA are great (about 3.9), I'm in the advanced classes and everything else, but when I do bad on a test, I just think "Why was everyone else able to get this and not me?" Now, most of my friends have already gotten their SAT scores back - mostly 1200-low 13s. If I get an 11-something or lower, that feeling's going to hit me big time. But I know it shouldn't, because on average I feel I'm a relatively educated person.
 
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OMG!!!! WTF!!!! YOU JUST KISSED YOUR FUTURE GOODBYE ALL BECAUSE OF A FEW BLANK ANSWERS!!!! OMG!!!!!
 
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well, my HS GPA was a 3.7 and I got a 1400 on the SAT, dont feel stupid. You will be surprised when you get your scores back.
 
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OREOSpeedwagon

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Originally posted by: AgaBooga
OMG!!!! WTF!!!! YOU JUST KISSED YOUR FUTURE GOODBYE ALL BECAUSE OF A FEW BLANK ANSWERS!!!! OMG!!!!!
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dunno about his future, maybe a college education though :p
 
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Originally posted by: archcommus87
Well, not quite. You lose 1/4 point for a wrong answer, but if you're bound to get one right eventually, which is a whole other point added to your score. It'd take FOUR wrong answers just to lose one point. So it's better to guess. I'm just trying to determine how much this is going to hit my score. Plus, I really didn't want to have to take them a second time, but I may have to now.
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How many choices are there for each question, 5? So if you guess randomly, you should get one right for every four you got wrong. So you'd gain one point and lose one point by guessing randomly. It balances out, that's exactly why they do it that way - so you don't benefit from random guesses. Now, if you can narrow it down to two choices, it's definitely better to guess than to leave it blank.

I have a problem with feeling stupid than the rest of the society when I do bad on a test. My grades and GPA are great (about 3.9), I'm in the advanced classes and everything else, but when I do bad on a test, I just think "Why was everyone else able to get this and not me?" Now, most of my friends have already gotten their SAT scores back - mostly 1200-low 13s. If I get an 11-something or lower, that feeling's going to hit me big time. But I know it shouldn't, because on average I feel I'm a relatively educated person.
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Don't worry about it so much.
 
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BornStar

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If you didn't do well, try the ACT. I found it to be much easier than the SAT so maybe you will too. I was rather disappointed with my SAT score but my ACT was awesome. At the absolute worst, just take it again.
 
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steveeast112

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I took it also...the trick is that if you can narrow it down to at least 2 answers, its usually better to guess. Mine wasn't too hard, but I'll see in a few weeks. Ugh.
 
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archcommus

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That's correct, it's better to at least eliminate one or two answers, and then guess. But I do think that on the ones I left blank, I really could not eliminate even one answer choice, so maybe it's better that I left it blank.

I think doing so good in school since I was a little kid is what made me how I am today, with putting myself down for not keeping up with the competition. I just expect myself to be able to keep up with the best. For example, Pre-Calculus grades this nine weeks. Highest was a friend of mine, 97%, next highest another friend, 95%, me, 94%. And I feel that sucks.

About taking the SATs again....some of my teachers have told me that colleges will request all your scores, so taking them again is risky because if you drop, and the colleges see that, they might think you're falling behind. Is this true?
 
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steveeast112

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Actually, from what I've heard, they only take the highest of each score, and they can be from separate tests. Good news!
 
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archcommus

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They can take the math and verbal from DIFFERENT tests? If that's true that's pretty awesome.
 
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jaybert

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Originally posted by: archcommus87
They can take the math and verbal from DIFFERENT tests? If that's true that's pretty awesome.
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depends on the school...most schools take your best combined SAT scores (with a max of taking it 3 times), but a few schools will take the highest section scores, even if they are from different test dates.
 
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pray4mojo

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Originally posted by: gwlam12
dont they also get to see all your old scores, too?
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Yup, but usually they only consider your highest score, or so I've heard.
 
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archcommus

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Bah, contradictions.

Others have said you choose what scores to submit, so you can only submit your highest if you want. But you two say otherwise. I need to find the truth here!

So if I take them again, and get a lower score, will they see that and think I'm getting dumber?
 
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Storm

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Originally posted by: archcommus87
Bah, contradictions.

Others have said you choose what scores to submit, so you can only submit your highest if you want. But you two say otherwise. I need to find the truth here!

So if I take them again, and get a lower score, will they see that and think I'm getting dumber?
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No that last statement was in fact dumb.

Some ppl can take tests well while others cant. Some ppl have an off day too.

You're overreacting.
 
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Medea

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Don't underestimate your GPA in this mix. You've got a really good grade point average, and colleges weigh GPA's very highly - primarily because it shows how you perform day in and day out. Unfortunately, people can have been known to have a bad day on the day they took the SAT's. Wait and see what your score is. You might be pleasantly surprised. Even if they're not what your personal goal is, you still have the opportunity to take them again.
 
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