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re: ACT scores are horse sh*t
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:13 am to mattytiger123
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:13 am to mattytiger123
ACT > GPA hands down for judging how smart someone is or who can get a job done.
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Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:20 am to BabyTac
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ACT > GPA hands down for judging how smart someone is or who can get a job done.
I'll disagree. I was ranked top 10 in my graduating class by gpa. I made a 18 on my ACT. In 2003 that was enough to get me tops and into lsu so I never took it again. I graduated in EE with a 3.4 and make 6 figures. I'm 29. Some people just don't do well taking standardized tests. ACT doesn't mean shite in the real world. It's about how hard you work and doing a good job. The valedictorian of my class made a 34 on her ACT, dropped out of engineering after 1 year because it was "too hard".
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:21 am to mattytiger123
Made a 17.
Spent a year at BRCC.
Transferred to LSU.
Graduated in 4 years total with 3.2.
Spent a year at BRCC.
Transferred to LSU.
Graduated in 4 years total with 3.2.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:30 am to mattytiger123
quote:
ACT scores are horse sh*t
In regards to how smart someone is coming out of highschool.
Sorry your precious child is a dunce and will be headed to BRCC in the fall.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:32 am to LSUEEAlum
I ended up taking it twice to try to improve it for a Naval Academy scholarship. My 2nd attempt was a 27, and didn't get it so I served out my enlistment and enrolled at LSU.
Zero prep taking it, either. I'm sure I could have squeezed another 3-4 points out of it if I spent some prep time.
Zero prep taking it, either. I'm sure I could have squeezed another 3-4 points out of it if I spent some prep time.
This post was edited on 3/13/15 at 7:33 am
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:35 am to MoreOrLes
quote:
My seventh grader just got his test scores back from his ACT for Duke tip.
16 Over all
18 English
14 Math
Subtle brag..
My subtle brag... my 7th grader made a 21.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:36 am to mattytiger123
quote:No they're not. Sorry, you (slash, your kids) are dumb.
ACT scores are horse sh*t
In regards to how smart someone is coming out of highschool.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:37 am to ColdDuck
quote:
My subtle brag... my 7th grader made a 21.
Just curious, what are the reasons for a 7th grader to take ACT? HS entrance?
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:40 am to MoreOrLes
quote:
My seventh grader just got his test scores back from his ACT for Duke tip.
16 Over all
18 English
14 Math
/subtle brag
your son will graduate a virgin
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:43 am to fightin tigers
Is it just people who don't want to go to good schools take the act?
I only prepped for the sat. Our teachers told us that the act was more for people who want to go to junior colleges or trade schools.
I only prepped for the sat. Our teachers told us that the act was more for people who want to go to junior colleges or trade schools.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:45 am to mahdragonz
quote:
Is it just people who don't want to go to good schools take the act?
I only prepped for the sat. Our teachers told us that the act was more for people who want to go to junior colleges or trade schools.
Think it is a east coast v. west coast beef type thing.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:45 am to mahdragonz
quote:
Our teachers told us that the act was more for people who want to go to junior colleges or trade schools.
I took both FWIW. But this is far from true.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:47 am to mahdragonz
quote:
Our teachers told us that the act was more for people who want to go to junior colleges or trade schools.
You had ignorant teachers troll. Both tests are accepted at Ivy League schools and everything below. There are regional tendencies but ACT has overtaken the SAT in popularity.
A kid should take them both to see which one they perform better on.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:48 am to baybeefeetz
quote:this happens at many a podunk louisiana high school.
Congrats on the 18, Mr valedictorian
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:50 am to LSUEEAlum
quote:I just don't get how hard it is for people to understand that personal anecdotes do not reinforce nor discredit the population and group level trends and phenomena. In other words, you cannot draw conclusions from a personal experience. It is a logical fallacy (exception fallacy).
I'll disagree. I was ranked top 10 in my graduating class by gpa. I made a 18 on my ACT. In 2003 that was enough to get me tops and into lsu so I never took it again. I graduated in EE with a 3.4 and make 6 figures. I'm 29. Some people just don't do well taking standardized tests. ACT doesn't mean shite in the real world. It's about how hard you work and doing a good job. The valedictorian of my class made a 34 on her ACT, dropped out of engineering after 1 year because it was "too hard".
This post was edited on 3/13/15 at 7:57 am
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:54 am to mattytiger123
Made a 25 which I was very proud of at the time because I was a dumbass frickhead in high school.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:55 am to mahdragonz
quote:
Is it just people who don't want to go to good schools take the act?
I only prepped for the sat. Our teachers told us that the act was more for people who want to go to junior colleges or trade schools.
No, it is just the only one required to go to public schools in the southern states. Since that is where the majority of kids around here and the posters on this site went that is what they took.
I think there is a hungover correlation with the ACT, I made my best score when I was hungover and puking in the bathroom during the break. Of course I took it at Madison Parish High School in Tallulah La and the proctors were not monitoring the time. I don't think I went over but when I got up to leave at the end of the exam there were still ppl taking the reading
. Also one of the girls behind me raised her hand and asked the proctoe "Mr, teacher ( I don't want to post his name on a message board) can you give this white boy the answer so we hurry up and get out of here." 
gotta love that rural NELA public education system 
Posted on 3/13/15 at 7:57 am to Malaysian Tiger
quote:English sections held you back, huh?
Never took the ACT but took the SAT twice and did not do good either time. Took the National Merits Exam and did good on it.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 8:00 am to buckeye_vol
quote:You would think someone with an engineering degree could understand that.
I just don't get how hard it is for people to understand that personal anecdotes do not reinforce nor discredit the population and group level trends and phenomena. In other words, you cannot draw conclusions from a personal experience. It is a logical fallacy (exception fallacy).
Posted on 3/13/15 at 8:00 am to mattytiger123
quote:My son just took his. He got a 16.
In regards to how smart someone is coming out of highschool.
That is all
He is in the 7th grade.
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