Sorry, but grades/ec activities are WAY more important

cjgone
Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:26:06 +0000

Let me sum up everything:

Vocab memorization is worthless.

Math problesm that are so easy that if you accidentally misread one of the numerous questions, you will get a lower score and suffer the 1/4 penalty.

Essay in 25 minutes what were they thinking…

Choose THE BEST answer questions which is what the COLLEGEBOARD thinks is the best, when ususally the college board people are old scientists living in a basement.

1/4 penalty FOR TRYING. The more you know without completely knowing how to do something the higher the odds that you will get a lower score for trying then someone who does not know anything at all. That’s smart.

All this adding together makes a pretty worthless test. Take the ACT. when the SAT becomes actually a viable test and not just an advertisement campaign, then it will be a fair test.