<p>Okay, so starting from the November test, TI 89 is no longer allowed to use...</p>
<p>This rule is annoying... I'm taking the test on December, and I just found out this rule...I don't have enough time to get used to other calculator models...
I don't know the reason why collegeboard would suddenly change their calculator policy...I mean I know TI 89 could store stuffs (e.g., formulas) but the time is limited. We don't have enough time to look for the formulas and solve all fifty questions in a hour...I'm not sure if this is the reason why they prohibited though...because there are other calculators such as the TI 85 that could store memory and is still allowed..</p>
<p>Anybody also frustrated with this new policy???</p>
<p>yah..it doesn't say on the website probably because it's a brand new policy</p>
<p>My friends took the test on November and the supervisor said (and I personally went to her for confirmation) that she received a supervisor kit (?) from collegeboard including a poster listing calculators that are prohibited to use...Apparently, TI 89 was listed.. My friend even had to cancel her test because she brought no spare calculator ..sad =(</p>
<p>And yes, this is for the SAT Subject Test Math I and II C</p>
<p>I guess not many supervisors are diligent enough to check their supervisor kits for any changed rules lol...
I don't think many are aware of this new policy yet...
You're a lucky dude haha unlike my friend...</p>
<p>I'd still like to see confirmation of this in a publicly viewable link. I don't think it's likely that College Board, even though it sometimes is a screw-up, bureaucratic organization, would tell students one thing (via the website) while telling supervisors another.</p>
<p>I agree with tokenadult. So far the evidence seems to be second hand and smacks of urban legend type rumors. If CB were going to undertake such a significant change, it seems unlikely that they'd do it in mid-stream, since it would make the scores from a single admissions cycle incommensurate.</p>
<p>b-u-l-l-s-h-i-t our proctor didnt know s*** about calculator, so she read every calculator listed and checked everyone's calculator. Of course it was November Math IIC and everyone used ti-89.</p>
<p>I just called my supervisor for a confirmation.
I argued that other places are still allowed to use TI 89, and basically said what you guys are saying...
She said she'll email her director (director of Collegeboard) for a verification
I'll probably hear back from her this Thursday. I'll tell you guys if she was mistaken or if collegeboard really has changed the policy</p>
<p>Seriously, my district head supervisor isn't that stupid...i don't see why she would have been mistaken...oh well, i really really really hope she was mistaken though..I've been using TI 89 since the beginning of high school..i've never used other calculator models =(</p>
<p>Students at our high school were allowed to use the TI89 for the Nov. testing session but had to purge the memory, in front of the supervisor/proctor, before the test began. This was a first in our experience. Was there some kind of problem related to failing to erase the memory? That seems to be a sticky wicket for some calculator models. It is interesting that the TI 89 is prohibited for The United States Academic Decathlon which, according to its website policy statement uses "the policies of the major testing institutions and consulting state directors" and "has adapted MOST of the American College Testing (ACT) and College Board (SAT program) guidelines for calculator use..."</p>
<p>USAD regulations for 2007-2008:
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Prohibited Calculators</p>
<pre><code>Calculators with any of the following features are NOT allowed in USAD competitions:
* pocket organizers
* hand-held or laptop computers
* electronic writing pads or pen-input devices
* models with an alphabetic (QWERTY) keypad, e.g. TI-92 or HP-95
* models with paper tape
* models that make noise
* models that can engage in wireless communication (transfer data or information with other calculators)
* models that require a power cord
* models with CAS (computer algebra systems), e.g. TI-89