<p>this is such an interesting forum...notice how the effect of one kid who wrote a post about his weakness dragged in smart people (some who commented him, some who were condescending, and some inquisitive)...and then lead to a discussion on the philosophy of the g-factor...</p>
<p>...hmmm kevin wonder where it'll go from here. lol</p>
<p>Aaahh the power of CC!</p>
<p>It prevents me from getting A's, cause i'm always on it. lol.</p>
<p>I do admire your determination to do well, but just realize that it will probably take up most of your free time if you really intend to improve by a few hundred points. I basically spent last summer and most of this year in hardcore SAT classes with huge workloads in order to get the score I wanted.</p>
<p>You should definitely familiarize yourself with the test- buy the Collegeboard book and take those practice tests. Make sure you know what type of questions will show up on the test. Be careful, especially on the math section, because the questions are designed to trick most people. Make sure you study your grammar rules and practice writing lots of essays to improve vocab, sentence fluency, etc. Also, for critical reading, there's not much of a way to teach- it takes some explanation and a LOT of practice. My advice is to do at least one practice passage per day and read a lot to improve your reading skills. </p>
<p>Good luck with your SAT!</p>
<p>An ON TOPIC BOTH? By God man - we're discussing g here.
Lol.</p>
<p>Despite the fact that the SAT is an "aptitude" test, it can still be overcome. On one hand, some people are good at it due tot he fact that they were raised this way. For example, at a young age the child may be reading more than an "average" child. As a result, as time progresses these qualities mature and his/her reading abilities will become stronger. There is no such thing as a math/verbal quality that is innate. Everything must be worked for to produce good effects. According to John Locke, and other Enlightenment Philosophers we are all born at a "Black Slate" which means that it is the "environment" that molds us to who we are. Looking at it from the psychology perspective, living in Harlem is much different from living by Harvard.</p>
<p>Nobody should be judged on his/her qualities becuase they earned that. This means that people such as Spartan Pho3nix are not naturally smart. You have to consider that they worked to that level and they deserve those outcomes. Therefore, people should not judge others on how smart he or she is.. thats just wrong and inhumane.</p>
<p>From kevin's perspective, he can still inprove on his qualities. With some preping over the summer he can get that 2000+. Moreover, he should not be criticized for trying to study because the people that are getting above a 2000+ did study. They read books and did math problems. There is NO SUCH THING as walking into that SAT Room and getting a 2000+ WITHOUT Preperation. You can quote me on that!</p>
<p>Don't worry Kevin, this forum is overrun by ego's whose idea of life revolves around the SAT.</p>
<p>lol this is funny...watch kevin is gonna become one of "cc" by the end of summer lol</p>
<p>5 days 350 posts, yes i am offically addicted to cc</p>
<p>kirkinkc brings up another valid point. I think the Ego of many kids on CC falls well into the 99th percentile. One of the reasons I'm considering staying away from the Ivys is the relentless egotism and self-centeredness of many students in those schools. Although it is unfair and absolutely wrong to assume that all kids at these schools are egotistical b-stards, I have learned from personal experience what it is like to walk amongst these people. When I visited yale, some of the students inquired as to what my SAT scores was. When I told them, they simply laughed and said "no chance". No way am I even considering applying there.</p>
<p>hey guys don't you think we have been spending too much time posting plans; we are losing time</p>
<p>hey kevin...now you've seen how different people think on CC...hope you end up becoming the better of them (not the egotistical people that madskier has described and made a good point about)</p>
<p>anyway...good luck on your future goals and make the best of your high school career and don't waste on ONLY studying...get a gf (if you don't already have one)</p>
<p>I think that SATs have no relevance as to the success of the individual in the future. In fact, some of the highest scorers in our school are people that are very lazy, yet got amazingly good scores without studying.NOW ARE YOU GUYS SAYING THAT THOSE KIDS WILL SUCCEED? NEVER. They are very lazy and noone will ever want to hire them or even deal with them because they are not willing to work hard. They will never succeed because the key to success is hard work in what your passion is. Of course, most of us aren't going to be Einsteins or Pagannini's, but at our level hard work is all that pays off. If you want to set the frontier and be a great historical figure, obviously super talent counts a lot. However, in academics, a hard working student is just as good, if not even better, than someone who doesn't try as hard yet gets high SAT scores.
In fact, I have a very relevant story to tell, which happened to me a few days ago on the bus. I was taking the bus to my house from school and this guy comes on the bus. He sits next to me and we start a conversation. Eventually, I learn that he was a Harvard Student that dropped out. By the way, this was in by the U.C.L.A. campus. Eventually, he says that now he cleans dishes. I could see the guy was very smart and definitely got high SAt score(i asked), but he said in academic hard work is all that matters.
YOU ONLY NEED SUPER TALENT IF YOU WANT TO BE A SCIENTIST OR A MUSICIAN THAT IS WORLD-RENOWNED. Just to get good grades in school doesn't require some super talent powers. It requires dedication. universities don't emphasize what a dedicated student can't accomplish.</p>