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onetime2 · 10-27-2003, 05:28 AM

Back when I took it there was little in the way of strategy around taking it and prep classes had yet to become the norm. Not that it would have mattered since I knew everything when I was young and probably wouldn't have taken the courses anyway.

I took the SAT three times. First time was in seventh grade. I got like a 900 without ever having taken any real math courses. My mom tried to tutor me but I just wasn't into it. I mean come on, trying to sell a multi-hour test to a kid who just wants to play baseball/football/ride motorcycles?

The second time I got like an 1150. The third time I took it because I was trying to up my overall application score for the Air Force Academy. Got 1250.

Didn't get into the Academy despite having a congressional recommendation since I was seriously light on extracurricular activities and I wasn't "well rounded enough".

Got accepted to a bunch of engineering schools Ga Tech, NJIT, Stevens Institute but went with Rutgers School of Engineering since I had a feeling I wouldn't stick out the engineering stuff. I just couldn't see myself as an ME for the next 20 years. Went with economics instead.

10-27-2003, 05:28 AM	#38 (permalink)
onetime2 Junkie Location: NJ	Back when I took it there was little in the way of strategy around taking it and prep classes had yet to become the norm. Not that it would have mattered since I knew everything when I was young and probably wouldn't have taken the courses anyway. I took the SAT three times. First time was in seventh grade. I got like a 900 without ever having taken any real math courses. My mom tried to tutor me but I just wasn't into it. I mean come on, trying to sell a multi-hour test to a kid who just wants to play baseball/football/ride motorcycles? The second time I got like an 1150. The third time I took it because I was trying to up my overall application score for the Air Force Academy. Got 1250. Didn't get into the Academy despite having a congressional recommendation since I was seriously light on extracurricular activities and I wasn't "well rounded enough". Got accepted to a bunch of engineering schools Ga Tech, NJIT, Stevens Institute but went with Rutgers School of Engineering since I had a feeling I wouldn't stick out the engineering stuff. I just couldn't see myself as an ME for the next 20 years. Went with economics instead. __________________ Strive to be more curious than ignorant.