<p>Ok I have a question about the SAT. Is the score you get on the SAT modeled better by this equation:</p>
<p>S(t) = kt</p>
<p>Where k is a constant, that is your natural ability to learn/study.
T is a variable of the amount of time you put into studying.</p>
<p>Or is the SAT better modeled by the statement,</p>
<p>‘People who are born smart do best on the SAT’s and people who are born dumb do poorly on the SAT’s?’</p>
<p>I personally think the first is more true, but some people are arguing that it depends on how smart you were ‘born’?</p>
<p>You lean towards the first idea because you are jealous of those who are born “smart”. You envy how they do not need to study, while you do. Am I right? Are you jealous? Yes you are. So stop posting inane threads on CC and spend more time studying, and endeavor to score higher than those “smart” people; defeat them at their own game, and make them succumb to the level of trash.</p>
<p>I think the S(t) function is so complex it wouldn’t fit in the observable universe if it were written out.</p>
<p>Neither. It’s more like S(t) = 0.01kt + 0.5nt A + I, where A is a person’s natural ability to take tests, k is the number of hours they spent studying the subject matter, n is the number of hours they spent studying how to take tests, and I is there actual intelligence. This is just my opinion and is certainly exaggerated (and poorly described) but by my logic, if you spend time studying the SAT’s and how to TAKE THEM WELL you will improve your score dramatically, even to a higher score than those who are more naturally gifted.</p>
<p>Unless you’re in a casual environment, “smart” and “hard-working” should be almost synonymous. The people you view as “smart” have only gotten there because they’ve been raised with a mindset of motivation/diligence/etc and have been doing more than what is asked of them even from a young age (well, forced to do supplemental work is probably a more accurate way of putting it).</p>
<p>For example, I started doing the Wordly Wise series when I was 7, so I never had to study exclusively for vocabulary on the SAT. When kids in my classes ask me what a word means and I answer without hesitation nearly every time, they assume I’m a crazy genius, but I’ve worked to get there (& as a child, I had pouted many times and begged my parents not to force me to do it…)</p>
<p>If you mean natural ability as in the diligence and focus a person has now, as he/she prepares for SATs and such, then your equation might make a bit more sense. But I believe anyone who truly puts heart into a paced and long-term amount of time into studying will be able to do well on the SAT.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, there’s a big difference between studying a lot and studying well.</p>