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re: University of California abolishes sat/act testing requirement
Posted on 5/22/20 at 6:06 am to Michael T. Tiger
Posted on 5/22/20 at 6:06 am to Michael T. Tiger
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So Aunt Becky is going to prison for nothing now.
No because the school she fraudulently got her kids in isn’t in the UC system
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Posted on 5/22/20 at 6:20 am to Dire Wolf
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They are basically test to see how you can study for a test
I was supposed to study for the ACT? How do you study for a comprehensive assessment test? Reread all your high school books?
Posted on 5/22/20 at 6:35 am to Breesus
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To do well you either have to have a high IQ or work your arse off or both.
How is that a bad thing to gauge?
I don't know if you remember taking the ACT but they had some really stupid subjective questions
What would be a better title for this short story? Um, that's not a fricking legit question. That's completely subjective.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 6:42 am to ksayetiger
I think the test are important. It's the only way to separate an A student from John Ehret and an A student from Jesuit. There's no comparing the schools so the ACT and SAT tells us the truth.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 6:43 am to upgrayedd
[quote]Not surprising. They need warm bodies right now to shore up that top heavy piece of shite.[/quote
The UC system is one of the most, if not the most, competitive and selective public university system in the country. They don’t “need warm bodies.” Haven’t looked into why they are doing this but they didn’t get to where they are by making foolish decisions.
The UC system is one of the most, if not the most, competitive and selective public university system in the country. They don’t “need warm bodies.” Haven’t looked into why they are doing this but they didn’t get to where they are by making foolish decisions.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:14 am to Dire Wolf
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A lot of people will here will probably shite on this because it's California but those test are worthless
If those tests are worthless, then all tests are worthless.
What do we do then?
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:21 am to upgrayedd
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Unfortunately, that's not going to happen any time soon. They'll get bailed out rather than fix their business model. It's going to be a long, drawn out, expensive death.
No. Here in NC, we've been through round after round of budget cuts over the last 10 years. Depts have lost almost half of operating budgets, positions (especially middle management) and R&R money.
Not immune.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:26 am to HailHailtoMichigan!
ACT was weak as F, took it once as a sophomore in HS and made a 31, math score pulled me down they wouldnt let me use my calculator because it was an TI 89 instead of an 83
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:28 am to i am dan
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If those tests are worthless, then all tests are worthless.
What do we do then?
Awards degrees based on race, wokeness and social justice
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:28 am to Strannix
you used a calculator on the ACT? pussy
reminds me of the kids i did testing at for LSU before my freshman year who couldn't believe you could do trig without a calculator
reminds me of the kids i did testing at for LSU before my freshman year who couldn't believe you could do trig without a calculator
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:28 am to Dire Wolf
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They are basically test to see how you can study for a test
The prep courses are more for understanding time management and familiarizing students with the format of questions they expect to see. I can't imagine those classes can give a person more than 2-3 point increase as there isn't a way to actually study for tests like the ACT
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:31 am to SlowFlowPro
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you used a calculator on the ACT? pussy
Over 20 years ago, how old are you lawyer boy, and no I didnt use one, I see reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. Not a good look for a lawyer.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:32 am to Ed Osteen
yeah you can study for portions of the SAT (at least the traditional SAT when rote memorization of vocabularoy was a huge portion of it) but the ACT wasn't really a "study" test. you could practice taking it, but the required knowledge barrier was pretty low.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:33 am to Strannix
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Over 20 years ago, how old are you lawyer boy, and no I didnt use one, I see reading comprehension isn't your strong suit. Not a good look for a lawyer.
calm down
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:34 am to Kimist
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Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:34 am to theronswanson
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The UC system is one of the most, if not the most, competitive and selective public university system in the country.
That tends to happen when you're right smack dab in the middle of one of the most densely populated parts of the country.
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Haven’t looked into why they are doing this
You probably should.
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but they didn’t get to where they are by making foolish decisions.
They're now making foolish decisions based on their previously accrued reputation. This won't last forever.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:35 am to Dire Wolf
No they aren't. You just show up and take them.
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:38 am to Centinel
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They're now making foolish decisions based on their previously accrued reputation.
yeah this is all because, no matter what they do, the way we value/rank colleges has put them in rarefied air
i laughed at the posts earlier about how "strenuous" they are. the hardest part about being a student at an elite college (especially in non-STEM fields) is getting in. after that, it's busy work and grade inflation (which they justify based on...how hard it is to get in
) it's a rigged system which allows leeway to decrease the quality of your student body without a negative response of the public
Posted on 5/22/20 at 7:48 am to SlowFlowPro
also let me be clear. my argument above isn't some indirect defense of LSU and lesser-rated institutions
i went to LSU b/c i was poor and it was extremely cheap. i sacrificed going to much better schools b/c i couldn't afford them
while at LSU, i was almost always in classes with total fricking idiots that should never have sniffed a JUCO let alone an allegedly good educational institution (LSU wasn't rated that bad when i went). upper level psychology classes would always blow my fricking mind at how dumb people, WHO HAD BEEN IN COLLEGE 2-4 YEARS, could be. really taught me how worthless a college degree could be
i went to LSU b/c i was poor and it was extremely cheap. i sacrificed going to much better schools b/c i couldn't afford them
while at LSU, i was almost always in classes with total fricking idiots that should never have sniffed a JUCO let alone an allegedly good educational institution (LSU wasn't rated that bad when i went). upper level psychology classes would always blow my fricking mind at how dumb people, WHO HAD BEEN IN COLLEGE 2-4 YEARS, could be. really taught me how worthless a college degree could be
Posted on 5/22/20 at 8:00 am to SlowFlowPro
I had a friend who was a total slacker and not all that bright rock a 2.1 GPA two years into Chemical Engineering. He switched into Business after going on academic probation, and never made less than an A in any class after the switch. Told me it was basically impossible to fail and that the vast majority of the classes were rooted in common sense.
That anecdote was the first time I started to believe that college was a waste of time and money outside of STEM fields.
That anecdote was the first time I started to believe that college was a waste of time and money outside of STEM fields.
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