<p>Yes you should, all math and science classes. I suppose if you had an optional course that you didnt do too well in you could leave it out, but the school sends a transcript anyway so…</p>
<p>2013-2014 APPLICATION IS ONLINE! DEADLINE: 11:59 PM on February 28, 2013</p>
<p>Course descriptions just got mailed out. What is everyone thinking of taking? I’m leaning towards math methods in physical sciences right now.</p>
<p>what time will the test start on the test dates? I remember that last year was around 10 AM? somebody please reply because I have to choose a testing date and I have music school on saturdays</p>
<p>from the cshp website ([Columbia</a> University Science Honors Program](<a href=“http://www.columbia.edu/cu/shp/]Columbia”>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/shp/))</p>
<p>"There are two scheduled Saturday dates for the entrance examination in the spring of 2013: April 6 and April 27. Students will be asked to indicate their preferred examination date; however, the SHP cannot guarantee that a student will receive his/her first choice. The examination will be from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. "</p>
<p>thanks! luckily that time works for me</p>
<p>Hey, I’m a bit confused by the instructions for the application; is the teacher rec and transcript due tonight? or March 21?</p>
<p>Applying again, hopefully second time is the charm. Cryptic, those parts of the application are not due until the 21st.</p>
<p>Has anyone taken the test in 2012 to get in for the 12/13 school year??? What were the types of math questions, alg? trig? geo? calc? I’m a sophmore so all i have taken in alg 1H, earth science H, geo H, and Bio H… i find the sciences easy but im most likey f**ked for math… ugh why does math coincide with science!!!</p>
<p>^The test was split into science (easy, was mostly interpreting graphs or common sense problems), easy math (again, pretty easy, you should basically be fine), and challenge math which looks like you may have trouble with. I don’t think there was any calc last year, but the rest are all fair game. You don’t really need to memorize formulas or stuff for the math, but you do need to think things through very well</p>
<p>Does anyone have any tips for the AMC 10/12-like Challenge Math Section?</p>
<p>I dunno if this helps, but I’ve been using the AoPS Wiki to practice AMCs like crazy and looking up things I don’t understand</p>
<p>[AMC</a> 10 Problems and Solutions - AoPSWiki](<a href=“http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/AMC_10_Problems_and_Solutions]AMC”>http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki/index.php/AMC_10_Problems_and_Solutions)</p>
<p>Does anyone know if we get penalize for a wrong answer? Like the SAT does.</p>
<p>Yup, guessing will make you lose points. I don’t remember if they told us how much we would lose per wrong answer, but there definitely is negative marking. DON’T GUESS.</p>
<p>Hi everybody. I’m taking the entrance exam for Columbia SHP on April 6 and just had a couple of questions.</p>
<p>1) When they say “challenge math”, do they mean creative-thinking math problems or AMC10-style problems? I’ve gotten mixed reviews by reading through all 100-something pages of posts on this thread, and I’m not sure which is the case. Can somebody provide an explicit answer as to whether the challenge math questions resemble AMC-style questions or more like SAT II: Math Level IIC style questions? Or neither, if that is the case… (:O).</p>
<p>2) With regard to the science section, will I have to review my earth science and bio? I took earth science collectively in middle school as most people do in a universal “Science” class. Also, I took Honors (Pre-AP) Biology and Honors (Pre-AP) Chemistry in 10th grade and an equivalent of AP Physics B in 9th grade. I am currently taking AP Physics C. I know I won’t have to review much for the physics part of the test, but will I have to relearn my basics from bio and chem? I feel like everybody says it’s “common sense” but it’s really not… anyways my real question is should I be focusing on those things and reviewing from a textbook or something or is it really “common sense”? And if I should be reviewing, can anybody point me to some good resources?</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and what do people mean when they say “it’s just graphs”? Does that mean weather pattern graphs? Does that mean enzyme-temperature graphs? Does that mean a pH graph? Does that mean the graph of the current in an RC circuit versus time once a switch has been closed at t=0 after being open for a long period of time? This has been really unclear to me too…</p>
<p>I gladly appreciate it. Thanks!</p>
<p>1) AMC Style
2) Honestly really really simple problems from bio.. i took the test with only 1/2 year of bio (as a freshman) and think i aced it, no need to do extensive review</p>
<p>^Awesome. Thanks for the straightforward answer. I was somehow unable to get that from the rest of the community. Thanks man!</p>
<p>Discuss answers now! </p>
<p>The turn left 150 degrees problem was indeterminate, correct?</p>
<p>No. You could’ve used the law of cosines to determine the x.</p>
<p>Sorry. I found that answer using law of cosines. I just forgot what I put though lol</p>