The Thread For Those Who Feel The Need To Share All of Their Banal Details — Page 109

SAT scores are in.

They suck.

*cries*

My flight to New York was canceled. I was pissed depressed angered ect.

WE were not near the front of the ticket counter. The lady before us let us go ahead of her because we have college stuff and are going on such a short trip. We got the last two tickets, that woman is my one of my new favorite people.

I should be in NYC by 230 *knocks on wood*

I KNEW this was too good to be true

*comforts Nia* You are not a retard. I'm sure you did fine, especially considering you said you were falling asleep during one part, right? And you had already resigned yourself to taking them again, so you'll do better next time. The SATs are stupid and pointless, because studies have shown that they don't predict at all what they are trying to assess: how well you'll do in your first year of college. They really are just a sophisticated form of torture that is becoming outmoded. More and more people and colleges are realizing how unimportant they are. You'll be fine. If you're really worried, you can always try taking the ACT.
*hug*

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Updated On: 4/24/06 at 09:02 AM

Nia, I don't know how much this will help, but because the SAT is new (you're one of the first to take it, aren't you?) I think it's been expected that the scores will be sort of weird, and that's why a lot of schools for the next few years are going to put less focus on them than they normally do, and than they do other stuff. You know you aren't stupid, and the test never was and still isn't an indicator of intelligence, at all. You also can't compare the new scores to the old scores; it doesn't work that way.

Anyway, chin up. You can take them again.

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Today is just a big ol' pile of suck.

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I agree, SG. It's a very stereotypical Monday.

I'm sorry you're disappointed with you scores, nia, but as others have said, you can always take them again or try the ACT and since it's a new test format they might not be quite as big a factor in admissions next year. Grades are such a better indicator of intelligence and drive than standardized test scores.

BAHHHHHHHH. I must have a good night's sleep tonight. Between the slight ringing that still remains in my right ear, the giant headache, and all the sh!t I'm worrying/fretting/otherwise becoming upset about... *slumps* I want my mommy.

orangeskittles: Rodrigo Santoro.

I have vertigo

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Thanks, guys... I'm trying to be ok with it, but I didn't do nearly as well as I knew I could in the reading and it makes me doubt myself. On the other hand, I've had so many other things happen today that I haven't had time to dwell on it. I guess that's good.

On a lighter note:

Today in English class we read a sample world lit paper for IB. It was about how food was used to characterize various people in two different books. I feel compelled to share this sentence with you:

"Like purely physical sex, eating cream simply yields an immediate pleasure and satisfaction in its consumption."

Yeah, that could NOT have been an accident.

Updated On: 4/24/06 at 03:03 PM

I got 100 percent on the National Latin Exam. Score!

Thanks Nia. We'll be around to console each other later!