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02-03-2008, 12:18 PM
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#76 | | Senior Member
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| hey guys.
um i just talked to this girl who took the test last year (the local test) and she's from NJ
and she said the cutoff was a 52
now i think that's not right
is it? |
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02-03-2008, 04:31 PM
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#77 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY ---> Outer Haven, MA 2012 Gender: Male
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| Depends on your section and how many people they send to the national exam I guess. |
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02-03-2008, 05:08 PM
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#78 | | Senior Member
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| >.< ugh. my section is probably uber-competitive |
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02-04-2008, 01:10 AM
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#79 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
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| this year at camp...
5 from Cali
4 from NY
5 from NJ
6 people from elsewhere...
doing the difficult math, 25% were from cali, 25% were from NJ, 20% were from NY. WOW. (thats kinda sad...underrepresentation from the other states) |
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02-04-2008, 05:49 AM
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#80 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
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| Well, if all goes according to plan I shall be going from Massachusetts  Has anyone even been from Massachusetts in the past 5 years or so? |
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02-04-2008, 04:30 PM
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#81 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY ---> Outer Haven, MA 2012 Gender: Male
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| "this year at camp...
5 from Cali
4 from NY
5 from NJ
6 people from elsewhere...
doing the difficult math, 25% were from cali, 25% were from NJ, 20% were from NY. WOW. (thats kinda sad...underrepresentation from the other states"
NJ is also much smaller than either NY or Cali. |
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02-04-2008, 04:33 PM
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#82 | | Senior Member
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| ^but we're the dense-est  |
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02-04-2008, 08:18 PM
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#83 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY ---> Outer Haven, MA 2012 Gender: Male
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| and the dirtiest in some sections >_> |
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02-04-2008, 09:21 PM
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#84 | | Member
Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Male
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| How do we sign for the local exam help please? I can't do the natl' exam since i am only a permanent resident (green card) right? |
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02-04-2008, 10:08 PM
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#85 | | Senior Member
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| Sorry, you need to be a U.S. citizen. The rule is dumb, but there is nothing to do about it. |
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02-04-2008, 10:23 PM
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#86 | | Senior Member
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| if i make semifinalist but not the top 2 in my school can i still write that i'm a semifinalist. |
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02-04-2008, 10:39 PM
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#87 | | Senior Member
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| No. The rule is there to prevent one school from stacking up its odds in the USNCO. |
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02-05-2008, 02:52 PM
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#88 | | Senior Member
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| so on my college resume i can't write that i scored higher than the cutoff >_>
jw, lol, no i don't do this just for college |
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02-06-2008, 03:42 PM
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#89 | | Senior Member
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| wow, 1400 posts in 3 months....I've been here for over a year longer than you have and I have 400 less posts >_> |
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02-06-2008, 03:43 PM
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#90 | | Senior Member
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| lol yeah i spend too much time here instead of studying. |
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