<p>Anyone feel that after taking the SATs it is kinda like...the end of something? Like, when i look back a lot of going to school for the last few years have been about SATs...and some people have even been studying for a few months/years as well. Like, I know teachers would always say things like "Perhaps this word would appear on your SATs" or "Read, it's good for SATs" or "This topic will help you on the SATs." And then after you take them it's like...wow, so this was like the "big day" except it was really anticlimatical. It's even worse when you get to the people who study for the SATs directly--like, they memorize all of those horrible "test-taking" techniques that are worthless outside of scoring a few points. </p>
<p>Same thing, I would guess, as college admissions.</p>
<p>Standardized testing is dumb, but then again, what else to force us to memorize words that we really should know anyways?</p>
<p>Okay, but the WORST situation is mine: May was my second time taking them, and i MIGHT be done, but i might not....I'm so sick of waiting!!! I can't wait til the 22nd so I can just KNOW already!!!</p>
<p>Yeah, it does kind of feel like it, but lol I signed up for the June 7th SAT because I'm not really sure I got a 2300+</p>
<p>However, my vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar, and writing skills have improved dramatically because of my studying for the SAT. Overall, even though the SAT has been a pain in the @ss, I have gained a lot of valuable skills from it.</p>
<p>It would feel much better if I got a 2300+ on the May 3rd one and finally be able to relax...</p>
<p>yea, SAT IIs in June then im done, and I must say I don't really care what I got on May 3rd SAT. 36 ACT is good enough for me. But after SAT IIs next month, I am done with admissions testing - forever!</p>
<p>I've learned so much about English grammar that I have never even considered before. I found it really helpful, especially when you catch someone making a grammatical error (or even yourself), you don't necessarily point it out but just identify it, and you can work towards perfecting the language.</p>
<p>Vocab has taught me a lot of words and given me a fondness for them. </p>
<p>Math...is just math - I don't get anything from it.</p>
<p>yeah i know how that feels. i got really pumped up and then afterwords it was like....what now. but since i was sick i probably have to retake it. so it's not over yet unfortunately.</p>
<p>I feel the same! So much of my time was used up for SAT this and SAT that...and now...its done. It's almost like i miss it...haha.</p>
<p>Quickandslowly, what/where did you study to dramatically improve your vocabulary, reading comprehension, grammar, and writing skills? I took it one time so far, no prep.</p>
<p>SATs never really signified the end of anything to me. This was partially because I didn't bother taking them until fall of my senior year, so that as soon as they were done I had to rush off to fill out college applications and didn't have time to think about it too much.</p>
<p>SAT writing preparation is useful for college essays though. Fun times. Er, don't leave your essays until the night before the deadline, because this is a horrible idea, and leads to caffeine abuse, which in turn leads to doing Really Stupid Things the day after. </p>
<p>I guess the only time I felt a sense of finality was when I accepted my college's admission. :| (Which was far more exciting than getting my SAT scores back, though to be fair my scores did offer much hilarity.)</p>
<p>We're growing up. If each and everyone of us was to look back, we would see that the hype behind the SAT built up to a point that that hype + stress is climaxed the day we take the SAT. After it all, everything feels great ya know? Can you believe in only 8 more days we get our scores. It kind of does seem climactic to me.</p>
<p>To me, the SAT feels like the end of my youth. Corny as it may sound, I feel I am ready to move on to newer things, and FACK the SAT!</p>