Fruity Insanity Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) I just found out that College Board is dropping the essay portion of the SAT, thus reverting to their old 1600-point scoring system.They're also dropping more obscure and difficult vocabulary in the critical reading section.WHY?!WHYYYYY?!I could've done so much better under that system. That was the section I did worst in.Not that it matters for me, since it'd only take effect starting from early 2016. Beginning in the spring of 2016, students will take a redesigned SAT the board says focuses on more relevant vocabulary words that "students will use consistently in college and beyond," draws from fewer math topics and does not deduct points for incorrect answers, as it has done in the past. The essay section, which was first made mandatory in the SAT's 2005 revamp that also established its current 2400-point scale, now will be optional and separately scored. USNews Washington Post On hindsight, maybe I should've posted this on the "General" board. Edited March 20, 2014 by Not-an-Apple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Oh man 1480/1600 looks so much nicer than 2080/2400 hng But whatever I got into my top choice school anyway and it was finances that prevented me from going, not SATs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klokinator Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 cuz 'murica is land of da ez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randa Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Horrible idea, the SATs weren't hard to begin with. It's the exact same thing Deval Patrick did three years ago. Dumb down the test so it looks like you improved test scores. I mean I got a 1540/1600 on two hours of sleep. And there making it easier. Bad idea man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruity Insanity Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Horrible idea, the SATs weren't hard to begin with. It's the exact same thing Deval Patrick did three years ago. Dumb down the test so it looks like you improved test scores. I mean I got a 1540/1600 on two hours of sleep. And there making it easier. Bad idea man. I don't know what to say about many American kids, though. Our work ethics is very different from other countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I don't like that the lit people got 2 sections and math only gets 1 just make the actual test harder or something 3.5 hour tests are giant wastes of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euklyd Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Math should just count for double points, then. I feel like the essay is actually usefu- wait no I remember hearing something about how the way they grade essays is shit (literally just grammar and intro - 3 body paragraphs - conclusion, plus length, measured with rulers). Also I took it twice and when I followed the advice to do a shitty essay that met structural requirements I got like a 780 as opposed to ~680 for what was a much more concise and well-reasoned essay. Yeah nvm, the writing portion of the SATs can go straight to hell, even if the two lit sections did serve to pad my overall score (which annoys me, since I'm a more math/science guy anyways). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) It's like 20 minutes to write an essay anyway like who the fuck writes anything of value in 20 minutes ffs I'm bullshitly skewed towards math so less things that aren't math is great for me but I really fucking hate writing in any language and it doesn't help that english isn't even my first It'd be nice if more colleges looked at the sections separately and relevant to the fields the student is applying to because fuck I'm a programmer, I'm literate enough, I don't need to write things that read like a masterpiece Edited March 20, 2014 by Thor Odinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euklyd Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 My dad (who is a programmer) has often said that the most important/useful/whatnot class he ever took was Technical Writing. It's apparently more important than many people initially believe, but like, that's just what I've heard, so I don't actually know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Technical writing isn't exactly the same as writing literary masterpieces though Like, I can get the point across (most of the time) but I'll be damned if I'm trying to write something of actual literary merit It's required in my school but I haven't taken it yet, still got a year left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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