<p>Well. I got a crappy score of 1260 on my SAT's in January's test.. I thought I did good.. but I was looking at last years scoring standards!!! Gosh, I told my parents and everyone that I did well. I had no Idea the maximum score was 2400. What was the American average? I believe my score is below average. I'm not really a bright person, but I studied pretty much 3 times a week for 2 months. Some other things that made me believe I did good is that I got a 10 out of 12 on my Essay. Some institutes I want to go in wants a 900 and another wants a little higher, but I was looking at the 2005 catalogs!! Anyone with a 1260 going to college or taking the test again?</p>
<p>If they want 900 out of two tests they should be OK with 1350 on the current three tests. And, some schools are still focusing on the CR and Math tests rather than the Writing test. Add your CR and Math subscores and compare to 900.</p>
<p>you are a junior, right? I suggest retaking, perhaps in may or june.
CR is vocab andbeing able to get through the dull passages (which i suck at, btw) math is all about getting around the tricks. you seem to be alright with W. What was your writing score, anyways?</p>
<p>Actually, I'm 23 years old and I've been in the Navy for 5 years. Yes, I am a native speaker, it's just that Math and English are not my forte. Reading books are not going to help me because I've been reading Non-fiction books all my life. I can cook up a great Essay, but my grammer is getting into the way to a perfect score. The part where I reached or surpassed National Average was Math and Writing. The Grammer and reading killed me.
WELL TIME TO HIT THE BOOKS AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Navy cool!!
<em>remembering a part of The Simpsons</em>
"In the Navy, we sail the seven seas, in the Navy, you can put your mind at ease, in the navy..."
Sorry man, I just had to get that out of my system!</p>
<p>Well, They're going to pay me $30,000 for college, so I'm happy. But If I get a C- or below while in College, I have to pay back that $30,000. Isn't that stupid?</p>
<p>I can't IMAGINE having to take the SAT now...egad, I am older but yuck</p>
<p>So many kids prep ALOT that can screw up the curve, and that math, you haven't used most of it in years, because, frankly, its not real practicle</p>
<p>Why did you take the SAT? Are you applying again for school? At your age, you might try doing the "adult" education route, its for people who haven't been in school for awhile, but have real life experiences</p>
<p>Where are you looking at going and whats your major?</p>
<p>yeppers. I haven't been in School for 6 years. Its been a while. My English went downhill when I joined the Navy. Everybody spoke slang and so i followed. I want to be a Music Producer and Recording Engineer. Alot of the Institutes require a SAT score of at least a 1350. </p>
<p>Whats your background as far as your age and going to school?</p>
<p>Neehelpbad, memorize the layout of the test. Memorize each section's directions......and when each section will come within the math, critical reading, or writing sections (i.e. in which order "completing the sentence," "identifying sentence errors," and "identifying paragraph errors" comes in the writing section).</p>
<p>You need to know the SAT like the back of your hand.</p>
<p>But, if you have been working, ie Navy, sometimes those tests don't need to be taken, because frankly, you have proven yourself</p>
<p>I took some classes at our local university, and many schools do have programs for "older" folks who haven't beenin school for awhile, check that out</p>
<p>For me, I when to the adult or extended education sections, where are you looking to go?</p>
<p>I would bet that because you are older, have been in the Navy, you might be able to get some sort of waiver of the test, otherwise all of us elders would never get into college again to take classes cause we would all bomb</p>
<p>Actually, you fit into the category of a "non-traditional" student, as it is now put. One thing you can do is earn some credit for things you learned in the Navy through the CLEP examination. I believe in the armed forces it's called the Dantes program.
Contact a few colleges you are interested in and see what they recommend. You may be offered some alternate forms of admission, as you already have a track record for maturity and responsibility.</p>
<p>Citygirlsmom: I really don't know where i want to go yet, but I have my eyes on Institute of Production and Recording in Minnesota. I have to wait until i can get an answer if they accept the Montgomery GI bill or not. Its really making me mad that alot of schools don't accept Montogomery GI bill.</p>