Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Jun 29, 2011 5:19pm
OSH;817920 wrote:I talked to a former professor/instructor at one of the schools I graduated from (this was my Master's), and she said that she saw a basketball player who attended the school that scored a 7 on the ACT. I believe this was around the late 80s and early 90s.
It doesn't surprise me either. Basketball is huge at the school and they basically will take ANY student.
but if they plan on playing for a school who is a member of the NCAA..they have to get atleast an 18 to get by the NCAA clearing house (i believe). Had a cousin who had somewhat of an issue with it
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jun 29, 2011 5:43pm
31 the first time, 35 the second time. I always do well on standardized tests though. I got 36's in math, reading, and English, and a 31 in science on the second one.
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that_guy
Posts: 439
Jun 29, 2011 5:51pm
27 the first time, 30 the second time. Can't remember how the scores broke out by category, but do remember my math score was the highest. Shortly after getting the second score back, my Math teacher (who had been teaching for ages, my Dad even had him) informed me that I was the biggest underachiever he ever taught (my grades were pretty mediocre in comparison to my test score ~ 2.8)....
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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Jun 29, 2011 6:07pm
32. English and reading held me back got perfect 36s on math and science.
JerseyBuck
Posts: 429
Jun 29, 2011 7:23pm
I got a 31 and my wife got a 28 or 29 I believe.
2kool4skool
Posts: 1,804
Jun 29, 2011 9:17pm
Might as well have asked "how much do you bench?" or "how big is your penis?"
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jun 29, 2011 9:37pm
fan_from_texas;817683 wrote:I think it's more (1) the OC isn't a representative sample (most people here went to college, and most are probably a bit above the average HS student), and (2) there is a self-selection bias in the reporting. Anyone who scored high wants to flock to the thread and brag, while people who scored low tend to stay away. This quite naturally shifts the range a bit higher.
Agreed on both, re the first probably the average at my HS was a 19. I'm Facebook friends with many of them, and some of them have trouble even constructing a coherent message even if we're just discussing what they did last night. People here might post ideas I disagree with but for the most part the presentation is intellectually sound. I would guess the average ACT of an Ohiochatterer is in the high 20's.
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Jun 29, 2011 9:42pm
^^I would agree with that.
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Manhattan Buckeye
Posts: 7,566
Jun 29, 2011 9:51pm
No joke, I have a cousin raised as my sister (she lived with us pretty much her entire childhood) - I know what she got on the ACT - a 20. She went to nursing school and is doing well, but for the life of me although I love her to death I can hardly bear e-mailing with her due to the horrid grammar and sentence structuring. It is cringe inducing. She isn't trying to be dull, she just can't do it correctly.
UA5straightin2008
Posts: 3,246
Jun 29, 2011 11:17pm
32
Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Jun 29, 2011 11:40pm
30 on the ACT, don't know the exact breakdown. Got a 1410 on the SAT with a perfect math(no calculator, obviously why I got the correct answer of 14 on that math thread
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Terry_Tate
Posts: 7,606
Jun 29, 2011 11:42pm
I call BS on those scores, no person that smart would ever go to UK.GOONx19;817938 wrote:31 the first time, 35 the second time. I always do well on standardized tests though. I got 36's in math, reading, and English, and a 31 in science on the second one.
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Jun 29, 2011 11:42pm
Well for the record I fell asleep mid-ACT and got a 24. I somehow got into everywhere I wanted so I never retook it.
I somehow got into everywhere I wanted so I never retook it.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jun 29, 2011 11:45pm
You got into everywhere because *gasp* most places only want mid 20s or so because most people are too fucking stupid to score higher than that and well, colleges like money so they'll take the people.
I shit you not, in the 3rd economics class I took a girl raised her hand as the professor was talking and asked "what's revenue?". Several others thought it was a decent question. I was raging beyond belief.
I shit you not, in the 3rd economics class I took a girl raised her hand as the professor was talking and asked "what's revenue?". Several others thought it was a decent question. I was raging beyond belief.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jun 30, 2011 12:33am
Terry_Tate;818250 wrote:I call BS on those scores, no person that smart would ever go to UK.
Haha, it was more of a grad school decision than anything else.
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Zen
Posts: 94
Jun 30, 2011 12:36am
Got a 29 on my second attempt. 28 on both my first and third attempt. Had the highest ACT score in my class that I knew of (didn't hear of anyone getting a 30 or higher in my grade). Ended high school with a 2.9 or a 2.8.
When I joined the Army I took the ASVAB and got a 97 out of 99. I was told I qualified for any job in the military because my subscores (GT for ex.) were just below the maximum. I was in a stuffy room and taking it on a computer and I actually fell asleep for 10-15 minutes while I was taking it...
When I joined the Army I took the ASVAB and got a 97 out of 99. I was told I qualified for any job in the military because my subscores (GT for ex.) were just below the maximum. I was in a stuffy room and taking it on a computer and I actually fell asleep for 10-15 minutes while I was taking it...
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kayo
Posts: 126
Jun 30, 2011 12:56am
The ACT grading system was changed somewhere around 1989. I got a 33 before the change, which equated to a 34 on the new scale. My guidance counselor was rubbing his hands and telling me about all the scholarship money I was going to get, but it didn't turn out that way. I boycotted the NHS while in HS because it was comprised of a bunch of cheaters and my GPA was a little south of 3.5. Both of those factors ended up hurting me.
I ended up getting a little money from UC but not nearly what we thought I would get.
I ended up getting a little money from UC but not nearly what we thought I would get.
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Jun 30, 2011 1:17am
1600
dwccrew
Posts: 7,817
Jun 30, 2011 1:24am
actually 1650, I did the extra credit part at the end.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Jun 30, 2011 8:48am
i think somewhere around 23 +/- 1, i remember i scored the same score both times i took it though.
i took mine in the middle of college and flew through most of it and got a 97 too. i remember the other guy i took it with scored so low his only options were infantry or transportation.
Zen;818279 wrote: When I joined the Army I took the ASVAB and got a 97 out of 99. I was told I qualified for any job in the military because my subscores (GT for ex.) were just below the maximum. I was in a stuffy room and taking it on a computer and I actually fell asleep for 10-15 minutes while I was taking it...
i took mine in the middle of college and flew through most of it and got a 97 too. i remember the other guy i took it with scored so low his only options were infantry or transportation.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jun 30, 2011 9:00am
Took it twice, got a 22 both times
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Jun 30, 2011 9:05am
I'm the guy who got the 13 and still make more money than all the other Liars on here.
Skyhook79
Posts: 5,739
Jun 30, 2011 9:07am
2kool4skool;818113 wrote:Might as well have asked "how much do you bench?" or "how big is your penis?"
I know, its amazing how many "smart people" are on a silly, minor league message board.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jun 30, 2011 9:08am
Tiernan;818526 wrote:I'm the guy who got the 13 and still make more money than all the other Liars on here.
Cool story, bro.
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Jun 30, 2011 9:17am
Zero...as I never took it.