<p>is the alternate test the same as the one administered on march 13-17?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure the alternate test is the same one; the test window extends to March 22nd, as far as I'm informed.</p>
<p>good luck everyone on usabo semis. hopefully our open exam scores are a good indication of where we stand...if not....well....guess it's time to beast the non-campbell recommended textbooks :P</p>
<p>They better not be :(</p>
<p>Haha... I thought you wouldn't be back until later?</p>
<p>Remember, no discussion of the exam until past March 22nd; since some people are out for spring break during the regular window, they'll be taking the exam until well into next week.</p>
<p>lols rohan. apparently my 51 posts from "Hot or Not" got deleted</p>
<p>Haha that longasssssss thread from December? I actually tried searching for that a few days ago.</p>
<p>good luck to everyone taking semi's.</p>
<p><em>nods</em> good luck everyone - and more importantly, have fun... I took it on the 13th and it was interesting. =D can't say anything concrete till later though, so all the best!</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone who took the semis.</p>
<p>To those who know me... I'll be working at a biotech company this summer and thus won't get a chance to come to camp, but I'll still do stuff behind the scenes. The people who will be there are going to do an amazing job.</p>
<p>So... :P it was HARD!</p>
<p>I took it today. What a horrible test. This process has been quite an experience, though!</p>
<p>Woohoo can't wait till next year!</p>
<p>Can anyone give a comparison to last year's test?</p>
<p>hmm when is the deadline for administration?</p>
<p>3/22 was the deadline</p>
<p>bump bump.</p>
<p>I felt that this year's test was more... narrow? there was an undue emphasis on a couple of extremely specific topics here and there, which was annoying. oh, and this year was less plant-oriented than last. my impressions are over a week old though, so don't take what I say for granted.</p>
<p><----------------- MISSED THE ENTIRE LAST PAGE. Switched the two freaking columns around. God I feel like an idiot. It does seem harder than last year's, mostly because this year it seemed like the questions were more application based and less pure knowledge base. </p>
<p>Any word on how the last page is going to be graded? Purge?</p>
<p>My child's school administered this for the first time this year. Each of the 3 students who took it yesterday broke out laughing at some point because it was so absurdly difficult for them. The teacher said he now knows how to better help his students next year, but this year was a bust. </p>
<p>They also took the AIME yesterday (and there was laughing during that test too). What a day. Good luck everyone.</p>
<p>most likely 1-2 point(s) per box.</p>
<p>i think (based on the past 2 years) qualifying score for nationals will be 73%.</p>