elliootsmeuth: Fuck the ACT

AlexKzillion 03.16.17	ACT is for pussies
cowboydan89 03.16.17	That sucks, testing and the whole college-prepping experience is just awful. Out of anxiety from everything else around me and general apathy, I didn't even bother studying and it showed. I didn't do badly but I didn't do well by any sense either (I don't know anyone who disagrees with you on the Science part btw. Even my best friend who got a 35 and is probably going to Columbia took an L there). It's not really fair for me to assume I know what your situation is, but I'd recommend just sticking to what you enjoy and maybe having one or two teachers you're on good terms with for recommendations. It's just something you don't think you'll get through until you do.
SandwichBubble 03.16.17	"I stabbed my thigh with my pencil and left a small hole" not the last time you'll do that guaranteed. stuck the led in my hand just a month ago and the mark's still there haha and then there's the old MCAT. Bit a pencil in half prepping for that one.
hal1ax 03.16.17	The science portion is my jam
SteveOffProbation 03.16.17	shit sucks got a 26 that I'm very not proud of
unclereich 03.16.17	Got a 26 my first try only thing i thought was tough was the timing took it two more times got it all the up to 31 so i advise studying and pacing yourself
elliootsmeuth 03.16.17	Yeah, definitely need to study more and I will after seeing how badly that went. But not for a few days. Don't even want to think about that shit. Glad there are people who relate.
TheSpaceMan 03.16.17	ACT is for ppl who can't handle the SAT
unclereich 03.16.17	Definitely and remember thats not all colleges look at. I had straight a's and a solid act score and my buddy who had worse grades and score got into my dream school because of his extracurriculars.
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 03.16.17	ACT is for ppl who can't handle the SAT [2] In VA at least.
NordicMindset 03.16.17	SAT bros unite
unclereich 03.16.17	Sat if for people who never took chem in high school at least in all of the usa anyway
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 03.16.17	700+ per section Elite club.
StallionMang 03.16.17	science portion tends to throw you for a loop the first time you come across it. definitely something you'll wanna take more than once
AlexKzillion 03.16.17	Is the ACT required? I was/am planning on not taking that at all.
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 03.16.17	"Sat if for people who never took chem in high school at least in all of the usa anyway" Everyone in my high school was mandated to take Chem sophomore year and like nobody took the ACT.
NordicMindset 03.16.17	60% of my school takes the ACT. I thought SAT was the standard until then.
elliootsmeuth 03.16.17	We're taking both. If the PSAT is anything like the SAT, the ACT is definitely harder than the SAT by a long shot, so I don't know what ya'll are talking about.
StallionMang 03.16.17	a good portion of kids here never end up taking the sat but the act is practically mandatory (ohio)
elliootsmeuth 03.16.17	It all depends on where you live. Some schools only do ACT, some do SAT, some do both.
nol 03.16.17	for me everything was a breeze except math cuz you can't just like infer the answer so math fucked me
elliootsmeuth 03.16.17	You can infer on certain problems, usually ones with diagrams.
TheSpaceMan 03.16.17	There's no inferring necessary with math, which is why it's the easiest subject by far imo
Spacesh1p 03.16.17	ACT isn't necessarily easier but the questions are more straightforward with less time. I did much better on it than the SAT personally. Just treat the science section as another reading section - understanding the big picture and finding useful info from a lot of text as fast as possible, but in a different context.
rufinthefury 03.16.17	SAT is for east coast losers. ...I took both
Friday13th 03.16.17	Yeah it's tough but if you're on the high end it can save you from student loans. I spent a whole summer studying for it and got full tuition scholarship for college. I repeated the same trick for the LSAT. I have no work experience lol...but at least I'm not in a hole.
deathschool 03.16.17	Just become a prostitute.
Tyler. 03.16.17	yeh
Friday13th 03.16.17	damn good thinking guys ;) Knew sput would solve my problems.
Dewinged 03.16.17	Sorry I am on sputdad levels, what are ACT and SAT?
unclereich 03.16.17	sputdad lol?
Friday13th 03.16.17	standardized tests that colleges require
Dewinged 03.16.17	It means I'm and old hag Reichy. @Friday Scholastic Assessment Test and American College Testing. Could have googled it myself :/ Sad the system haven't changed in so many years.
SteakByrnes 03.16.17	I never took the ACT, just the SAT Shit was wack
sempiturtle 03.16.17	Took both tests once and got a 2160 and a 34 and fucked off cause that's good enough.
theBoneyKing 03.16.17	"700+ per section Elite club." Hi
smaugman 03.16.17	wouldn't it be great if career choice was as easy as it was in some roman periods? you had to have the same occupation as your father
theBoneyKing 03.16.17	In all seriousness though sorry this whole process sucks for you ellioot dude. I was lucky that I do well at these sort of tests but I understand that many people do not. It's really not the most ideal way to test someone's skills and it ends up rewarding only one very specific type of skillset that not everyone excels at. Nonetheless, good luck with the college application process and remember that these tests are not everything. :-D
Brewtality91 03.16.17	Most colleges will only care about the ACT, at least from what I noticed in Ohio. My little brother just got into college and he only took the ACT. I think he got a 29 and I got a 28 (8 years ago). Now I'm an electrical engineer and life is fantastic. Just keep the end goal in mind and do everything you possibly can to reach it.
EphemeralEternity 03.16.17	dude stabbing holes in your leg is not a healthy way to displace your anger. Have you tried burning ants with a magnifying glass or plucking wings of butterflies?
Chortles 03.16.17	u really did pull an elliott smith
TheGreatQ 03.16.17	Most colleges will only care about the ACT, at least from what I noticed in Ohio. [2] Didn't matter to me because I scored about equivalently on each, but the ACT was a little better. Got me the second highest scholarship for my college too so no complaints.
Relinquished 03.16.17	it's all bullshit, but that scholarship monies is important
elliootsmeuth 03.16.17	"u really did pull an elliott smith" FUCK
rufinthefury 03.17.17	no idea what i got on the SAT but I got a 31 ACT first time around, no studying. I got a 24 on Math which bombed my overall. Funny how im a triple STEM major but I dont like Science or Math.
mortifierftw 03.30.17	I got a 30, very useful for college
neekafat 03.30.17	Me and my girl both got a 33 and then were afraid to tell the other because we both thought we did better lol