I didn’t the SAT I in June, only SAT IIs.
Math Lvl 2 - 770
Physics - 800
To be honest, I expected a much lower score on Math, because I couldn’t remember some of the geometry and a few other topics. Obviously, I’m quite happy with the Physics score, which I attribute mostly to robotics.
I wouldn’t go there if I was you. Many of us adults actually use SAT level math on a regular basis and also read and write with a proficiency that far exceeds the expectations of an 11th grade standardized test.
And hopefully your dad will see that 1910 is a good score, even great score, for a freshman or even a senior! And hopefully you will have a GPA to match since the latest is that schools are going to weigh HS performance much heavier than standardized test scores, especially by the time you get to the college application process.
Careful there, Slim. You may not want to go there. I do not want to take anything away from the substantially impressive SAT scores that are being reported here. Those that have scored well should be legitimately proud of themselves. They have done well. But while noting your success, there is no need to denigrate those that have come before you.
This reminds me of a story Grandma Lavery told me…
A very self-important college freshman attending a recent football game took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation.
“You grew up in a different world, actually an almost primitive one,” the student said, loud enough for many of those nearby to hear. “The young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space travel, man walking on the moon, the Internet, and spacecraft visiting Mars. We have nuclear energy, electric and hydrogen cars, computers with light-speed processing, robots performing surgery, and…” pausing to take another drink of beer.
The senior took advantage of the break in the student’s litany and said, “You’re right, son. We didn’t have those things when we were young … so we invented them. Now, you arrogant little twerp, what are you doing for the next generation?”
I am afraid that this speaks volumes about “SAT level math.” There’s nothing on it introduced after the 10th grade, and almost nothing from after Algebra 1, unless you count “sohcahtoa.” This means that there is not very good resolution near the top of the scale, which always annoyed me. That’s not really the purpose of the SAT though, so I guess it all balances out.
You just gave Dave the opening he was looking for. An opportunity to tell that little story AND embarass somebody at the same time. Somehow the embarassment part drives the point home a little harder, even if you are just watching.
You were just a target of opprtunity. He does this sort of thing all the time, you’ll get used to it … and if you’re a little more careful about what you post you’ll even get to enjoy him doing it to other people.
With SAT scores like those as a freshman you should have no trouble staying out of Dave’s crosshairs, assuming you pursue and exercise Wisdom as well as Knowledge.
OK, use it as an opportunity to gain some wisdom for that intelligence.
You see, raw intelligence is nearly useless without wisdom, and wisdom cannot be taught like calculus. It is the act of making mistakes, lots of them, and learning from these mistakes - this is the way one acquires wisdom.
I am very impressed by high SAT scores - I am always impressed by those smarter than myself - but experience counts for a lot, unbeknownst to the inexperienced.
Take the ACTs,if your in FIRST and you can remember that it stands for For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology well you’ll probably do well on them. It’s all about interpreting data.
The ACTs are what I’d call a fairer test, questions don’t count against you, you can send certain scores to certain schools, read up on it you’ll quickly learn they are a lot more flexible than the Notorious S.A.T.s
But then again, if you ask all the seniors that just graduated and you’ll learn that once you finish your applications SATs aren’t really talked about, only when people complain about them.
SAT and/or ACT scores are often used in scholarship selection at colleges as a combo with your GPA. One thing to remember, if you do take both the ACT and the SAT and do way better in one than the other you can tell your HS to only include the test you did the best in on your transcript report. But if it is the SAT, they will have to include all the times you took it on the report.
For example…my daughter took both the SAT and the ACT at the end of her junior year. Her SAT scores were good, but just ok for her ability - 75%-80% range, but her ACTs were great, 95%+. Since she HATES standardized testing (makes her puke -literally ), she decided she was done with testing. So all of her college apps included the ACT’s only unless the school specifically required SATs. No problem!
I only got:
Reading: 560
Math: 530
Writing: 540
Total: 1630
which is basically not good enough to get me anywhere in the states. Oh well! I didn’t really think I would do well on them so I was just doing them to see what I would get. Good thing Canadian universities don’t make you write exams to get in!! Guess I’m staying in Canada
yeah, two SAT courses totalling over a grand like 5 practice books and like 20 practice tests later, my score was only a 1920. My parents didn’t think I could do much with that but luckily my GPA and FIRST helepd me get into the university of my choice. And oh yeah, I found that from within my friends those who got around what I did on the SAT did much better on the ACT. I got a 33 on there so it helped a little.