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dimbulb · 10-26-2003, 10:20 AM

1580
780 Verbal
800 Math

Pretty EVERYONE in my high school gets 800 for their MATH... SAT math isn't very hard. I didn't study for it at all. Much easier than my high school exams, which were the British GCE O Levels.

The SATs are supposed to be a measure of general ability, not a measure of knowledge, so there isn't much point in trying to study for it. You end up with the sad situation of teachers trying to 'prepare' students for the SATs by drilling them with word analogies and other bullshit like that. No point. Just get them to read and write ( in complete sentences, not the rubbish IMglish that you tend to see nowadays... ) more....

10-26-2003, 10:20 AM	#24 (permalink)
dimbulb Riiiiight........	1580 780 Verbal 800 Math Pretty EVERYONE in my high school gets 800 for their MATH... SAT math isn't very hard. I didn't study for it at all. Much easier than my high school exams, which were the British GCE O Levels. The SATs are supposed to be a measure of general ability, not a measure of knowledge, so there isn't much point in trying to study for it. You end up with the sad situation of teachers trying to 'prepare' students for the SATs by drilling them with word analogies and other bullshit like that. No point. Just get them to read and write ( in complete sentences, not the rubbish IMglish that you tend to see nowadays... ) more....