The Thread For Those Who Feel The Need To Share All of Their Banal Details — Page 147

#3651

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 5:45pm

But at least it's over!

I left my mom a voicemail telling her to call me back, in a fine mood. Now I'm sitting here trying to stuff down the proverbial lump in my throat, and she just called back -- I didn't answer, because she call tell over the phone when something is wrong, and I don't want her to think that that something is related to the interview, and that it went poorly. It's not. I feel bad for not answering, because now she's probably worried.

ETA -- now she's calling again. I should get it together and answer.

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#3652

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 5:49pm

You can do it!

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"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

#3653

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 5:51pm

*screams into pillow*

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#3654

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 5:53pm

*hug* Are you okay?

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"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

#3655

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 5:56pm

I guess. If I can't fix it, then I've got to stand it. :)

On another note, your signature ALWAYS makes me smile. Your sister is so funny.

I'm starving.

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#3656

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 5:57pm

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#3657

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 5:59pm

What do they ask you on the multiple choice? I think it's a bad sign that I can't even remember if my AP English exam had multiple choice. heh.

*snuggles pillow, flops*

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#3658

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:00pm

Well, I hope "it" works out!

I love my sister. I still make fun of her for it. I'm sure she's glad to be of service.

The multiple choice wasn't too horrible, but I had a hard time with the Iceberg poem. What book did you write about for the third essay, if I may ask?

ETA: Em, we have to read passages/poems and analyze them using multiple choice. Basically, it's reading comprehension.

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"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

Updated On: 5/4/06 at 06:00 PM

#3659

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:02pm

There are passages (poems and prose) that the questions ask you to interpret. There actually weren't too many questions about obscure literary terms -- that made me kind of angry, becuase I studied them for a reason! A lot of "what does this word mean in context" and "what was the author trying to stay here" questions.

#3660

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:09pm

ooh. I probably did have that, then. I... yeah, I think I blocked it out. That year, I think it was the last of my AP exams, and I was just pretty much dead by then.

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#3661

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:09pm

Just a reminder-you CAN get in trouble for posting about specifics in teh test, actually anything abotu the multiple choice and the essays for a few days. If yo uwant to but are afraid to get caught do it in PMs.

I actually know someone who got caught thanks to a message board and their test got thrown out.

#3662

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:11pm

The exam's over and done with -- you can get in trouble for discussing it while it's still going on (that can happen because of time zones and whatever) but not after it's finished in all parts of the country, which if it was at, what, 8 a.m EST, it is.

I just remembered I have ice cream. yessss.

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#3663

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:12pm

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#3664

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:13pm

*loves 1984*

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#3665

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:14pm

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#3666

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:15pm

Then the College Board lied to us. We were told you could not discuss multiple choice ever or the free responses for 72 hours. Our teachers had to actually sign something saying they would not give us our green books until 72 hours after the tests

And damn, I used Scarlett Latter last year and could for so many of the questiong from previous years.

#3667

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:16pm

Well, technically, you can *never* discuss specific multiple choice questions. Ever. But we're not talking about the questions, just the topics/passages, so I think it's fine. And you are technically supposed to wait 48 hours before specifically discussing the free-response with anyone. That being said, I wrote about "The Awakening" for my third essay, and that's all I'm going to say.

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"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

#3668

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:16pm

Well, my teacher was openly asking me in class what I wrote for each of the essays specifically.

I'll edit.

#3669

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:17pm

If you can never discuss them, how do teachers get away with giving out and discussing old questions as samples? I vaguely remember you being allowed to do that for one part and not the other?

Random: I just put my pants on backwards. wtf?

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#3670

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:22pm

Our teacher asked us, too, Lexi. Apparently, English teachers don't care.
I don't know about the packets, Em, but that made me laugh. That is one thing I don't think I've ever done.

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"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

#3671

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:22pm

The AP board releases past AP multiple choice tests. And for the free responses, your AP teacher gets that green insert that you take out, (The one which you can write on) and you can discuss those 48 hours after you take the test.

I drew pictures. Pretty pictures. And an evil yip yip.

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#3672

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:23pm

Well, in defense of my capacity to properly wear pants, they're sweatpants, so the front is only differentiated from the back by a drawstring, which I clearly overlooked.

I dunno, my mind is elsewhere. I do feel more than little dumb, though. I was like "I thought these DID fit..."

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#3673

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:23pm

If you can never discuss them, how do teachers get away with giving out and discussing old questions as samples? I vaguely remember you being allowed to do that for one part and not the other

They get those at the yearly conferences from the College Board (i was an aide for the AP English teacher for 3 years of high school).

And yeah, if your teacher got caught they could be in trouble, but 99.9% dont get caught.

#3674

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:25pm

I don't understand why we can't talk about the test answers. What are we going to do, use our psychic powers to change them?

Emcee, I take it your mother is playing mind games with you again. I read back a few pages- thanks for your well wishes. Where were you off to last night, if I may ask?

#3675

a lifetime of Banality

Posted: 5/4/06 at 6:26pm

*does a victory dance*

I just survived my conducting final that I most definitely thought I wouldn't get through (note: not cool to conduct an ensemble you know nothing about...like band!)

*crashes for a nap*