nah, I think taking several practice tests will help... it's good to see the formatting and stuff, yes, but you also want to practice... kinda like SC.

fanatacist

10319 Posts

August 24 2008 08:46 GMT

#43

Taking 1 practice test is enough to see the format and wording. Questions won't repeat verbatim, perhaps a similar one at best, and even so, taking too many practice tests will probably fill your head with too many different problems and you will inevitably forget some. Forgetting is wasting time, wasting time is stupid and ultimately frustrating.

At least that's my experience and opinion on it; different people need to study differently though, or have different abilities. If you take a practice test and get a 1000/1600, then you clearly need help and probably should take more. If you take a practice test and get something decent like 1450+, then more practice won't really do you any good. Even with practice, statistics allegedly show that you won't improve by more than 100 points. This goes for SAT courses too, although I have no experience with either, just repeating what I heard elsewhere.

Ilikestarcraft

Korea (South)17726 Posts

August 24 2008 08:50 GMT

#44

if your score is already like 2000+ it probably wont improve that much but if you're like 1500ish your score could improve like 200-300 points or so with sat courses like tpr

fanatacist

10319 Posts

August 24 2008 08:58 GMT

#45

On August 24 2008 17:50 Ilikestarcraft wrote:
if your score is already like 2000+ it probably wont improve that much but if you're like 1500ish your score could improve like 200-300 points or so with sat courses like tpr

Basically what I said except I used the 1600 scale because the essay is still pretty BS and is not looked at as heavily as the other 2 sections, nor is it as concrete in being right/wrong. Also, it's hard to grade your own essay if you do practice it. What I could suggest for that is looking up essay prompts and trying to write 2 pages on it in 25 minutes, and having someone else look at it. But once again, it will still most likely not be anything similar to whatever prompt you get on the real thing.

Although my friend did say that he wrote about Martin Luther King Jr., JFK, and Gandhi on each one of his SATs with a good score, but there's no way to tell if he was lying or not.

EDIT: Interesting fact! You can be completely wrong about facts (dates, names, etc.) in your essay as long as they contribute to your point and answer the prompt. However it is obviously best not to be wrong on purpose.

Texas

Germany2388 Posts

August 24 2008 15:15 GMT

#46

its a fucking computer game we r talking about, just spend ur time on more important things in life; ur lack of discipline makes me puke.

fanatacist

10319 Posts

August 24 2008 16:34 GMT

#47

On August 25 2008 00:15 Texas wrote:
its a fucking computer game we r talking about, just spend ur time on more important things in life; ur lack of discipline makes me puke.

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YPang

United States4024 Posts

August 24 2008 17:11 GMT

#48

On August 25 2008 01:34 fanatacist wrote:

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lmfao, i was thinking the same thing

clazziquai

6685 Posts

August 24 2008 17:13 GMT

#49

I know you don't want to quit! :

Control yourself.

Texas

Germany2388 Posts

August 24 2008 17:14 GMT

#50

On August 25 2008 01:34 fanatacist wrote:

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well done

fanatacist

10319 Posts

August 24 2008 17:50 GMT

#51

On August 25 2008 02:14 Texas wrote:

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well done

Thanks.

1sd2sd3sd

660 Posts

August 25 2008 01:21 GMT

#52

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On August 23 2008 13:11 kdog3683 wrote:
You don't quit starcraft by saying, "i have all these other obligations, sports, food, etc"

You quit starcraft by gradually playing less and less and finding somthing with which you have more interest in, be it a different video game or, events in life.

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I gaurentee you will still have time for starcraft.

Cross country + T&F are different seasons. Me in Junior year HS = My school, 7:30-3:10, 3:30-5:30 sports. 6:00 schoolwork, Dinner 7:00ish, starcraft/msn/aim/homework 7:00-1:AM. SAT prep = Cram during Summer, take it in Fall. And then Once more, 2weeks before in may.

"Read about psycology" is bullshit as well. I go through phases where I want to write a story or make music. These desires always resurface. I'll go through a chess phase and get books about strategy. But you don't do this for 5 hours a day, its impossible. To nonchalantly decide to read about psychology is not something you devote massive time to.

"free time to run" Since you are chinese, I guarantee you run not for joy, but for physical improvement. When I run in Off-season, I go through bursts of devotion, where I run like 10miles a day, every other day. But this is very rare. because its very Painful.
Most of the time, I only ran about 15min @ night, a few laps around the park to feel fresh. Now, I don't run @ all.

My point is, whenever I see some bullshit about sombody quitting SC b/c they don't have enough time in their schedule, I know they are going to crawl back because there is definetly time in their schedule.

If you really did have a full schedule, you wouldn't
1. be addicted to SC and
2. Need to post about it.

Also, I'm going to vent a little longer so bare with me. When a person says 'I wasn't trying', "I'm retired from Sc, "I'm going to start playing serious", this also pisses me off because there is no such thing as wasn't trying.
There is: Underestimating an oppoenent, purposely throwing a game, not in the mood, but there is not a "serious / casual". If you are going to throw around those words, then you need to be @ the fucking top of the food chain. Boxer has the right to 'retire' and the right to play SC 'Seriously'.
You don't. You are a casual gamer. You try hard to win, but so does everyone else. Trying hard does not imply being serious about it. It simply means trying hard.

So much truth to your post and you are absolutely correct. Once you truly get busy you won't have to say you are going to stop playing because you will just naturally stop.

XCetron

5225 Posts

August 25 2008 01:41 GMT

#53

On August 25 2008 01:34 fanatacist wrote:

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If only all arguments turn out like this.

Hypnosis

United States2061 Posts

August 25 2008 02:25 GMT

#54

I dont understand it when people say starcraft is "ruining your life". Of all games its the least time consuming for sure and its not like WoW where you have to play it for 7 hours a day to get anywhere. Its not a problem, you WILL have time to play it every so often which is fine. Dont quit such a good game.

Equinox_kr

United States7395 Posts

August 25 2008 02:58 GMT

#55

I agree with the people in this thread saying that you just gradually stop playing it. I tried literally doing cold-turkey for ALL games because I fucked up my SATs last year (got like 1970 or some shit ugh) and I lasted what, three days?

Just get your work done first (if you are a student, your job is to study, not to play games) or at the very least, find another hobby to take up your time.

fanatacist

10319 Posts

August 25 2008 15:26 GMT

#56

On August 25 2008 10:41 XCetron wrote:

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If only all arguments turn out like this.

I could do this in every thread but it'd lose its novelty ):

clazziquai

6685 Posts

August 25 2008 15:36 GMT

#57

Dude seriously don't quit SC because of SAT's and shit

I played like all the time during junior year (the most important year) and I didn't fuck up at all.

InfeSteD

United States4658 Posts

August 25 2008 16:56 GMT

#58

I lost my "wife" and my family to SC.. I feel you all the way buddy.. bw is the devil and to be honest with u.. what made me get so much into sc was Tl.net T_T