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On May 27 2009 11:25 OneOther wrote:
eh the writing section was a bitch for me because of the harsher curve and all the little grammar rules that can trip you up. i personally prefer the old english section with analogies and such to the new sentence completion/passage format, but i guess that depends on the individual. it doesn't make sense to say that standardized tests got "easier" to start with. your score depends on how well others do, so it doesn't mean your score will be higher on the new one than the old. if the problems really are easier, then one error will cost you more.
Eh, the analogy section was shoved (I think) because the test writers believe it was too biased towards people who could actually spend money to prepare for the test or were of a higher socio-economic class.
Example?
Marathon is to runner as regatta is to what?
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Yeah like any inner city kid is going to know what a regatta is.
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SAT: 2110
ICCUP: 1050 or something terrible.
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This seems like a fun project, but it will be a pain to record all these scores. I doubt it'll be possible to do it programatically with the haphazard way in which the responses are given.
My data:
SAT: 2360
ICCUP: 2100 but a projected C- 
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Can you clarify which SAT score you want? For example, it's not hard to pull the 1600 score from the new test (just forget about the essay afaik), but it's impossible to generate a 2400 score from the old test.
That said:
Old SAT Score: 1320
New SAT Score: 1950
Iccup MAX: 1200
Also there are other factors. For example, I drank the night before both of my SATs, didn't study and couldn't really be bothered, but there are people who invested money and time into it and actually prepared.Those make a difference, as it wasn't a test about knowledge but who actually studied the book and dumped any form of money into it.
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1.6k range.
iccup high : aehhh i believe its around 5580?
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1.6/2.0 on Swedens equivalence of SAT. 19/22 and 20/20 for the math related parts.
My ICCup rank would probably be D- as i rarely play SC and don't even have an ICCup account.
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Anyone here happen to know how to do a Regression t test?
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No but I'd just save myself the trouble and say "not significant".
Also, I've never heard of a Regression t-test (I've heard of regressions and t-tests, but never together. Both are easy as hell to do with excel).
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On May 27 2009 11:57 Empyrean wrote:Show nested quote +On May 27 2009 11:25 OneOther wrote:
eh the writing section was a bitch for me because of the harsher curve and all the little grammar rules that can trip you up. i personally prefer the old english section with analogies and such to the new sentence completion/passage format, but i guess that depends on the individual. it doesn't make sense to say that standardized tests got "easier" to start with. your score depends on how well others do, so it doesn't mean your score will be higher on the new one than the old. if the problems really are easier, then one error will cost you more. Eh, the analogy section was shoved (I think) because the test writers believe it was too biased towards people who could actually spend money to prepare for the test or were of a higher socio-economic class. Example? Marathon is to runner as regatta is to what? ... Yeah like any inner city kid is going to know what a regatta is.
I didn't prepare at all for the SAT and I got a perfect score on the analogies. I have no idea what a regatta is either, but if you're smart enough, you can always use process of elimination to narrow it down. Besides, I think they took stuff that blatant out of the test years ago.
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1850 SAT
2872 ICC (going up :o)
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On May 28 2009 14:14 FieryBalrog wrote:Show nested quote +On May 27 2009 11:57 Empyrean wrote:On May 27 2009 11:25 OneOther wrote:
eh the writing section was a bitch for me because of the harsher curve and all the little grammar rules that can trip you up. i personally prefer the old english section with analogies and such to the new sentence completion/passage format, but i guess that depends on the individual. it doesn't make sense to say that standardized tests got "easier" to start with. your score depends on how well others do, so it doesn't mean your score will be higher on the new one than the old. if the problems really are easier, then one error will cost you more. Eh, the analogy section was shoved (I think) because the test writers believe it was too biased towards people who could actually spend money to prepare for the test or were of a higher socio-economic class. Example? Marathon is to runner as regatta is to what? ... Yeah like any inner city kid is going to know what a regatta is. I didn't prepare at all for the SAT and I got a perfect score on the analogies. I have no idea what a regatta is either, but if you're smart enough, you can always use process of elimination to narrow it down. Besides, I think they took stuff that blatant out of the test years ago.
Let's be honest here, even though you didn't prepare at all for the SATs, you most likely lived a comfortable lifestyle with parents who fostered a love for learning, and a competent school which prepared you well for the future. Many people who aren't brought up in such circumstances don't have those luxuries.
And regattas are boat races. Usually they're some sort of yacht racing, and mostly wealthy people take part in them.
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My old sat was 1500ish (don't remember exactly). 790 Math...
My best iccup rank is c-.
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On May 27 2009 11:57 Empyrean wrote:Show nested quote +On May 27 2009 11:25 OneOther wrote:
eh the writing section was a bitch for me because of the harsher curve and all the little grammar rules that can trip you up. i personally prefer the old english section with analogies and such to the new sentence completion/passage format, but i guess that depends on the individual. it doesn't make sense to say that standardized tests got "easier" to start with. your score depends on how well others do, so it doesn't mean your score will be higher on the new one than the old. if the problems really are easier, then one error will cost you more. Eh, the analogy section was shoved (I think) because the test writers believe it was too biased towards people who could actually spend money to prepare for the test or were of a higher socio-economic class. Example? Marathon is to runner as regatta is to what? ... Yeah like any inner city kid is going to know what a regatta is.
From a different perspective, after 8 books worth of analogies, I didn't even have to know what the words mean and could pretty much eliminate 2-3 choices from the answers alone. There was a definite pattern and tendency in the analogies section (and I would know, 800 verbal), guessed on 1 analogy (correctly) after narrowing it down to 2 choices easily.
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SAT 1920
iCCup 1830 or something.
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SAT 2110
iCCup 3020 (about)
why are u guys so fcking smart.
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