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signal68 · Sep 18, 2003, 06:09 PM

What'd you get? I didn't get anything mind blowing, but it might piss off some of you. Heh.

- Rob

BTW: I did the test on 3 hours of sleep, and fell asleep during the middle of the english exam. I also took the spanish test in 3 minutes and ended up testing out of it by merely filling in random 'circles' on the scantron. Yeah. That spanish part was luck.

benb · Sep 18, 2003, 06:12 PM

33

Originally posted by signal68:
BTW: I did the test on 3 hours of sleep, and fell asleep during the middle of the english exam.

You want a cookie?

signal68 · Sep 18, 2003, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by benb:
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Damn, you'z a smart one!

RAzaRazor · Sep 18, 2003, 06:13 PM

Why did you do the ACT? Haven't you been in college for the past 7 years or so?

signal68 · Sep 18, 2003, 06:28 PM

Originally posted by RAzaRazor:
Why did you do the ACT? Haven't you been in college for the past 7 years or so?

No. 3-4ish. In total, more like 2 years. I've taken semesters off to work. But my sister (who is a goodie two shoes honor roll every semester over achiever NHS) just took it, and she's .... irate. I beat her. HAHhahAa. So anyway, long story short I just saw my scores for everything again...hehe.

- Ca$h

vod[k]a · Sep 18, 2003, 06:31 PM

Originally posted by signal68:
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BTW: I did the test on 3 hours of sleep, and fell asleep during the middle of the english exam.

EVERYBODY has their own variation of that alibi. "I didn't sleep," "Only slept 1 hour" &c.

So what did you get?

Phanguye · Sep 18, 2003, 06:41 PM

SAT for me... i got a 401, pretty good if you ask me

signal68 · Sep 18, 2003, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by vod[k]a:
EVERYBODY has their own variation of that alibi. "I didn't sleep," "Only slept 1 hour" &c.

So what did you get?

Enough.

No really, I was out with my then gf til 3:30am. Hehe. The spanish thing was complete luck. I suck at spanish, so I figured I'd just fill in random circles, and only to the questions that had options of 'el' or 'la'. I tested out of 3 years of Spanish. Woot.

- Ca$h

Captain Obvious · 07:12 PM

Originally posted by signal68:
What'd you get? I didn't get anything mind blowing, but it might piss off some of you. Heh.

- Rob

BTW: I did the test on 3 hours of sleep, and fell asleep during the middle of the english exam. I also took the spanish test in 3 minutes and ended up testing out of it by merely filling in random 'circles' on the scantron. Yeah. That spanish part was luck.

31 - I didn't feel I needed to take it since I had smoked the SAT and most of the schools I wanted to go to didn't require it but my parents made me. Anyway some people just do well with standardized testing so I wouldn't rely on scores so much. If you told me you scored a 172 on the LSAT I might be impressed but the ACT was not that hard.
Incidentally, I am not sure if this is true of the ACT but when you compare SAT scores you need to add like 100 points to anyone's score who took the test prior to the summer of 1994. They revamped the test and the scoring was changed.

Either way why start the thread and not post what you scored? Though how high could it have been since you only got into someplace like Whitewater.

Originally posted by signal68:
But my sister (who is a goodie two shoes honor roll every semester over achiever NHS) just took it, and she's .... irate. I beat her

That's work ethic. It will get you farther in life than ACT scores.

Steve · Sep 18, 2003, 07:22 PM

31 as well. The test was fairly easy, but I hadn't taken a math course for over a year, and had taken geometry (the highest level of math on the ACT) in 7th grade...

Teronzhul · Sep 18, 2003, 07:26 PM

30 here... but kinda goofed up if you examine it. 35-36 on all the english stuff and 22-26 on all the math/science. Shows where my aptitudes lie I suppose.

wataru · Sep 18, 2003, 07:31 PM

33

1520 SAT

soul searching · Sep 18, 2003, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by Teronzhul:
30 here... but kinda goofed up if you examine it. 35-36 on all the english stuff and 22-26 on all the math/science. Shows where my aptitudes lie I suppose.

I'm the opposite. I took the SATs and my math score (780) was way higher than my English score (660). My excuse is that I'm not a native speaker

. The overall score (1440) was good enough for all the schools I applied to though

.

EDIT: I see people giving SAT scores so I added mine.

Billy Corgan · Sep 18, 2003, 07:41 PM

Gene Jockey · Sep 18, 2003, 08:16 PM

ACT: (4/95)

English : 32
Mathematics: 32
Reading: 35
Science Reasoning: 31
Composite: 33

SAT: (6/95)

Verbal: 740
Math: 730
1470

My dad brought all my old school stuff down when he helped us move a few weeks ago

If anyone wants to know how I did on my California Achievment Test in January of 1990, I have that too. God, I need to start throwing things away.

But I don't read into them too much, my friend Marcus (who's getting his PhD at Columbia right now) finished higher than me in class rankings (well, one higher) and I generally considered him smarter than me, but he always sucked it up on standardised tests. He got like 21 on his ACT. He just didn't test well.

>shrug<

--Josh

anti-sleep · Sep 18, 2003, 08:23 PM

I got a 34, but that was a fluke. I took it two more times and got 30's.

Shaddim · Sep 18, 2003, 09:37 PM

I got a 34 the first time, after 10 hours of sleep, a good breakfast, and 4 cups of coffee. The second time I got a 32. I'd only slept 3 hours before the exam, was sick to my stomach (found out later I had food poisoning), and had just broken up with my GF.

Your physical/mental state makes a difference.

Agasthya · Sep 18, 2003, 09:59 PM

Originally posted by Billy Corgan:

Billy! Go get SP back together!

benb · Sep 18, 2003, 10:16 PM

Yea. The ACT is a joke. It was quite easy. Especially the math and science parts.

The SAT is a joke too. Way too long if you ask me. I got bored near the end, and I really like taking tests.

Personally I liked the ACT better than the SAT because it didn't go from 7 till 12.

And judging by the scores in this thread, you probably won't piss any of us off.

Worst. Episode. Ever. · Sep 18, 2003, 10:16 PM

Originally posted by vod[k]a:
EVERYBODY has their own variation of that alibi. "I didn't sleep," "Only slept 1 hour" &c.
So what did you get?

I smoked a big fat joint right before the test. I don't remember what I scored.

Shaddim · Sep 18, 2003, 10:22 PM

Originally posted by Agasthya:
Billy! Go get SP back together!

Only if he slacks off on the BS political activist crap on stage when he should be performing. Hell, 1500 people, myself included, walked out during one of his 30 minute "fits"/tantrums he had during one of their concerts. It felt like a huge tent revival... only the preacher had a really foul mouth and was wearing PVC. All I could think of was, "I paid $80 for THAT?".

Uh-oh... sorry to derail things a bit.

pooka · Sep 18, 2003, 10:45 PM

I got a 21 when I took it in the 7th grade. I only focused on the math portion. Just skimmed the rest. My english/reading comprehension skills have always been horrible. And taking it with all the hot high school chicks didn't help.

gwehr · Sep 18, 2003, 11:37 PM

If I remember right I got a 32 on it about 10 years ago when I took it.

gethigh · 11:18 AM

I'm wondering about the purpose of the ACT�AFAIK it's the weak man's/woman's SAT.

Is it run by a different organization that the one that runs the SATs (the College Board bleh

)?

And if it is run by a "competing" organization, was it created as a sort of "hey look, the SAT is not a monopoly since you have a choice" kind of deal?

Anyways, here are my craptascular SAT I and SAT II scores:

http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/~gethigh/...ATIresults.jpg

http://www.ece.ucdavis.edu/~gethigh/...TIIresults.jpg

those inline images were WAY too big. try to keep it under 600 pixels wide in the future - DH

nobitacu · Sep 19, 2003, 03:37 AM

28, without any sleep. Wow, it has been almost 4 years ago since I took that test. Time sure passes by fast.

Ming

awaspaas · Sep 19, 2003, 09:53 AM

33 - I dont remember what I got on the SAT though.

memento · Sep 19, 2003, 10:22 AM

I took it in like 1987, so I'm not sure the exact score. I kicked butt on it though! What I remember is that I ranked in the 99th percentile. It's probably what got me into my engineering school of choice.

I bombed the SAT (no excuses, don't know how or why I blew it) with a 1050 so I knew I had to take the ACT.

malvolio · Sep 19, 2003, 05:40 PM

Never took the ACT (I think it was after my time).
SAT - 1585

I guess it was a pretty good predictor of my college career. I was awarded my BA summa c u m laude with a GPA of 4.0.
Not bad, considering I was high as a kite for most of my college years.

ZackS · Sep 19, 2003, 05:55 PM

1520 SAT, never took ACT. Oh, man, I'm feeling the senior spring coming on in the fall. Somebody save me or I'll never go to college... well maybe except for the ones that got the SAT score and sent me "pre approval" for admission

That just SCREAMS class.

Phanguye · Sep 19, 2003, 06:12 PM

evidently the lounge only has members with superhuman intellect, who would have thought

signal68 · Sep 19, 2003, 06:24 PM

Yeah, I'm smelling BS here. Only two people with under 30?

Something isn't right.

Anyway, if people are going to stretch the truth I'll do the same.

I got a 45!!!

- Rob

vod[k]a · 06:30 PM

Originally posted by Phanguye:
evidently the lounge only has members with superhuman intellect, who would have thought

i know! isn't it amazing how everyone on the internet has a huge penis and incredible sat/act score?

edit: I guess I might as well list my stats. My penis is 2 inches shy of a foot long, and my sat scores are as follows:

Verbal: 800
Math: 780
Latin SAT II: 800
Chinese SAT II: 800
Super-Genius SAT III: 800

ACT: 46 (beat you cash!

)

signal68 · Sep 19, 2003, 06:31 PM

Oh. At least my penis is bigger.

Heheh. That was the most amusing post I've seen you make.

wataru · Sep 19, 2003, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by signal68:
Yeah, I'm smelling BS here. Only two people with under 30?

Something isn't right.

Anyway, if people are going to stretch the truth I'll do the same.

I got a 45!!!

- Rob

Consider the population of these boards. I don't think it's hard to imagine that people who 1) use computers, 2) use the internet, 3) like computers enough to post to a website about them, and 4) have Macs, the most expensive PC there is, might have a higher average score. Plus consider whose scores you're getting: Only the people who felt like volunteering them. Who's going to post about their shitty score?

Regardless, I still have my score sheets so I have proof.

vod[k]a · Sep 19, 2003, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by signal68:

Heheh. That was the most amusing post I've seen you make.

You'd better take a good look at it, because they only come around once in a blue moon for me!

Gene Jockey · 09:14 PM

Originally posted by signal68:
Yeah, I'm smelling BS here. Only two people with under 30?

Something isn't right.

Anyway, if people are going to stretch the truth I'll do the same.

I got a 45!!!

- Rob

Ah, bitch and ye shall receive.

And I notice you still haven't posted your score yet, Rob. Pretty classy to slag people about their scores when you, the man who started the thread, refuse to give yours.

Oh, and the ACT is mainly used by midwestern colleges instead of the SAT. I don't know why, but that's what I was told in high school. I took both because I didn't know which I'd need. Turns out I only needed the ACT for Tech, but I'm glad I took the SAT as I got a Nat'l Merit Scholarship out of it. Free money is good.

--J

signal68 · Sep 19, 2003, 09:33 PM

I didn't think you were full of ****. But some others.....

awaspaas · Sep 19, 2003, 09:35 PM

dammit, do I have to go find mine?

vod[k]a · Sep 19, 2003, 09:51 PM

(#4)- My SAT Score

wataru · Sep 19, 2003, 10:15 PM

Originally posted by vod[k]a:
(#4)- My SAT Score

Hey, you're pretty hot.

By the way, I see they listed your score for the Listening section, but how was the Easy Listening section? Smooth, I hope?

vod[k]a · Sep 19, 2003, 10:24 PM

Originally posted by wataru:
Hey, you're pretty hot.

By the way, I see they listed your score for the Listening section, but how was the Easy Listening section? Smooth, I hope?

damn, I just looked at that picture. I guess I am hot!

Well, for the easy listening section, they gave me Yo-Yo Ma's latest CD, Obrigado Brazil. Very relaxing, indeed!

benb · Sep 19, 2003, 10:41 PM

The best part of this thread is Cash realising he is not smarter than some of us, as he either hoped or previously thought.

Xeo · Sep 20, 2003, 01:01 AM

Geez, now I feel dumb. I got a 27. 30 was my highest and it was math. My lowest was reading. Oh, and I suck at college too. (no work ethic, lots of practice in procrastination).

To be fair, I think our high school was too easy. The highest ACT in our class of 86 people was a 28, and that was only one other. 3 or 4 of us got 27s and the rest got lower. So maybe we're just dumb. (Tiny 99% white Minnesota high school where everything is gay and jewish.) Hey, I Had to come up w/ SOME kind of excuse.

Oh, and I never took the SATs.

Teronzhul · Sep 20, 2003, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by signal68:
Yeah, I'm smelling BS here. Only two people with under 30?

Something isn't right.

Anyway, if people are going to stretch the truth I'll do the same.

I got a 45!!!

- Rob

When discussing ACT scores with friends last year, one of them was doing his best to convince us that he had gotten a 42. When we told him that 36 was the max, he said, "oh yes, thats what I got." Quite funny.

CharlesS · Sep 20, 2003, 02:06 PM

I got a 35. The reason I didn't get a 36 was obviously lack of sleep.

Luca Rescigno · Sep 20, 2003, 05:35 PM

I took the ACT twice: first time I got a 28, the second time I got a 31. I don't remember how much I slept each time but it probably wasn't enough (most likely 4-7 hours).

I got a 1310 on the SAT.

DeathToWindows · Sep 20, 2003, 06:46 PM

SAT I : 1420
SAT II Writing : 720
SAT II Math : 640
SAT II US History : 720

Taken April 2003 (SAT I)
June 2003 (SAT II)

lawgeek · Sep 20, 2003, 07:14 PM

Didn't take the ACT. Took the SAT instead. 760 Math, 690 Verbal. Not spectacular but good enough for me.

Captain Obvious · Sep 21, 2003, 02:40 AM

Originally posted by signal68:
Yeah, I'm smelling BS here. Only two people with under 30?

Something isn't right.

Anyway, if people are going to stretch the truth I'll do the same.

I got a 45!!!

From what I have seen quite a few people here went to really good schools. I believe most of those people did well on the tests.

So since you called everyone out to start with I think you are the one that needs to prove they did even half way decent on the ACT.

Even if you scored a 35 what good has it done you up to now?

signal68 · Sep 21, 2003, 02:45 AM

Originally posted by Captain Obvious:
From what I have seen quite a few people here went to really good schools. I believe most of those people did well on the tests.

So since you called everyone out to start with I think you are the one that needs to prove they did even half way decent on the ACT.

Even if you scored a 35 what good has it done you up to now?

That's true. Actually, I'm thinking most of the people who posted their scores ARE telling the truth; because I think of most of them as pretty intelligent. HOwever, sometimes it seems like this place is filled with complete morons. But... none of hte morons have posted, so I understand why there's only been good scores.

- Rob