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re: ACT scores are horse sh*t
Posted on 3/13/15 at 12:22 am to GCTiger11
Posted on 3/13/15 at 12:22 am to GCTiger11
No, but I was a huge dumbass in highschool. fricked around and graduated with a 2.8 GPA. Got a 31 on my act. There were people so much smarter than me that got below a 25 just because they weren't good test takers.
The reason I posted about it is because my cousin has a 4.0 and is in the honors class at his highschool, but won't get many scholarships because he's got a 22 on his ACT. He's studied hard but just can't get it done. He needs a 27 to get the scholarships he needs to go to the college he wants. He's always been a bad test taker but is a lot smarter and driven than I was at his age. I just feel for him brah.
The reason I posted about it is because my cousin has a 4.0 and is in the honors class at his highschool, but won't get many scholarships because he's got a 22 on his ACT. He's studied hard but just can't get it done. He needs a 27 to get the scholarships he needs to go to the college he wants. He's always been a bad test taker but is a lot smarter and driven than I was at his age. I just feel for him brah.
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Posted on 3/13/15 at 12:23 am to mattytiger123
ACT scores don't mean shite when it comes to making money.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 12:25 am to mattytiger123
You didn't get a 31, don't lie to the group.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 12:32 am to mattytiger123
quote:Great anecdotes. They still represent the exception. Not to mention, you seem to be basing "smartness" on your own subjective evaluation, which is surely less accurate than the ACT.
No, but I was a huge dumbass in highschool. fricked around and graduated with a 2.8 GPA. Got a 31 on my act. There were people so much smarter than me that got below a 25 just because they weren't good test takers. The reason I posted about it is because my cousin has a 4.0 and is in the honors class at his highschool, but won't get many scholarships because he's got a 22 on his ACT. He's studied hard but just can't get it done. He needs a 27 to get the scholarships he needs to go to the college he wants. He's always been a bad test taker but is a lot smarter and driven than I was at his age. I just feel for him brah.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 12:35 am to mattytiger123
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No, but I was a huge dumbass in highschool. fricked around and graduated with a 2.8 GPA. Got a 31 on my act. There were people so much smarter than me that got below a 25 just because they weren't good test takers. The reason I posted about it is because my cousin has a 4.0 and is in the honors class at his highschool, but won't get many scholarships because he's got a 22 on his ACT. He's studied hard but just can't get it done. He needs a 27 to get the scholarships he needs to go to the college he wants. He's always been a bad test taker but is a lot smarter and driven than I was at his age. I just feel for him brah.
There are colleges, including some elite schools, that minimize the impact of test scores, or don't use them at all. He should do some research.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 12:55 am to mattytiger123
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because they weren't good test takers
I am sorry but this means you are not smart, saying anything else is just an attempt to make people feel better. If you can answer a question quickly you are smart, if not you aren't that smart.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 12:59 am to mattytiger123
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There were people so much smarter than me that got below a 25 just because they weren't good test takers
I love this logic. When a high school kid can study hard and make straight A's it doesn't mean he's smart, it means he can memorize.
Congrats, you are smarter than them and your cousin. . . not so much.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 1:15 am to mattytiger123
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The reason I posted about it is because my cousin got a 22 on his ACT.
Isnt that borderline retard level now with the inflated act scores? That score was like a 15 when i went to college in 2000.
Posted on 3/13/15 at 8:31 am to mattytiger123
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but won't get many scholarships because he's got a 22 on his ACT. He's studied hard but just can't get it done. He needs a 27 to get the scholarships
there is a HUGE difference in a 22 and 27
a 27 is 87th percentile
a 22 is 62nd percentile
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