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10-14-2012, 07:38 PM
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#3016 | | New Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
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I haven't messed around with it yet, but I'm expecting a high score compared to others. And yea, I still need to do Drivers Ed...
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10-14-2012, 08:17 PM
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#3017 | | New Member
Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: North Carolina...rural
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The average score for a sophomore is as follows from the College Board website: "The average score for tenth graders was about 43 in Critical Reading, 44 in Mathematics, and 40 in Writing Skills." In other words, the average composite was a mere 127.
I want a 240...but I know it won't happen. Hey, aim high right?
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10-14-2012, 08:22 PM
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#3018 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Virginia--->???? '19
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I`m sure there will be people getting 50`s on them....
I suppose now would be a good time to start homework, right? I mean, it`s only 8:22.
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10-14-2012, 09:08 PM
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#3019 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Southern California '15- Gender: Male
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@Alex I believe those averages considering the 2015 average last year (When we were freshmen) at my school was only like 100-110.
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10-15-2012, 01:58 AM
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#3020 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The land of rain, drizzle, fog, sleet and precipitation
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So do you guys only have to do spanish?
At my school we do:
6th grade- French and Spanish/German
7th- French, Spanish/German and latin
8th- Two of languages you did the year before
9th and 10th- One modern language and others to take up option choices. Italian can be taken
11th and 12th- Completely optional, not a very high take up because it gets really hard
Everyone has to study French in primary school, and a few schools do Spanish as well
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10-15-2012, 03:02 AM
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#3021 | | New Member
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Anchorage
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I do French. You don't need a foreign language to graduate, but at my school, most everyone does one. We offer English, Spanish, French, and Latin.
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10-15-2012, 04:20 PM
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#3022 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Virginia--->???? '19
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At my school, we have standard and advanced diplomas, advanced for those wanting to attend college. For advanced diplomas, we have to have 3 years of the same foreign language, or 4 years of two different ones (2&2). We can start taking foreign lang. in 8th grade, Spanish, and in 9th, we have the option of Spanish or French, and in 10th, you can take Latin. Only 3 languages. I wonder if you being in the UK has anything to do with that requirement. Probably.
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10-15-2012, 05:02 PM
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#3023 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The land of rain, drizzle, fog, sleet and precipitation
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I may be wrong, but I've got the impression that it's pretty normal for a lot of people in the US to never, or hardly ever, go further abroad than Canada. Whereas here, I don't know anyone that hasn't at least been to France.
Personally I hate French, but love Spanish and German. I have a spanish penpal and take classes, and I'm hoping to spend next summer and my gap year in Germany  | |
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10-15-2012, 05:15 PM
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#3024 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Virginia--->???? '19
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Yeah, there`s definitely people who do go out of the U.S, but most people just go to different states, and not out of country, so it`s understandable why we don`t learn as many languages. I`d love to take German if my school offered it, I`ve got like the most German last name ever  | |
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10-15-2012, 11:14 PM
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#3025 | | New Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
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WEll, U.S. is big. A state can be bigger than several countries in Europe. But you drive and drive and you see the same thing everywhere, whereas in Europe, you drive a couple hours you're in a different country, people speak a different language. it's so cool. I want to go to Europe.
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10-15-2012, 11:21 PM
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#3026 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CC HSL--->Senate of Dfree/Mint Court
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^Agree
Ive been to 24-25 Countries and around 10 states
And covered more land in the US
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10-16-2012, 12:36 AM
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#3027 | | New Member
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Anchorage
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Well, I took a practice PSAT today, and I don't think I did too bad. Higher than average.
CR: 66
Math: 59
Writing: 55
Total: 180
How does that score look?
Last edited by akacesfan; 10-16-2012 at 12:47 AM.
Reason: added the math section wrong
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10-16-2012, 03:11 PM
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#3028 | | Member
Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: The land of rain, drizzle, fog, sleet and precipitation
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Europe is great, I'm planning on Interrailling (eurrailling to non EU people) next summer or during my gap year. It's an easy, cheap way to see a lot.
It's actually a little disappointing how few countries I've been to in Europe. Only UK, France, Belgium and Spain I think.
My old family name (My grandparents changed it) was Von Clary und Aldringen, can't get more Czech/German than that!
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10-16-2012, 04:00 PM
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#3029 | | New Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
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Did you guys get a little Collegeboard packet? I took the test in that and wow, managed a 225 even though I've been getting 190's in the ones from outside resources. I hope the real PSAT is that easy.
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10-16-2012, 05:05 PM
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#3030 | | Member
Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Virginia--->???? '19
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^^I`ve always wanted to go to Europe, and will, someday. A couple of my friends are going there on a graduation trip...they`re raising the money all by themselves, though.
^Yeah, it`s like blue on one side, orange on the other. Started taking it today in English, and am going to finish tonight...don`t really know how well I`m going to do.
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