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It really wasn't that bad.
The plan (formed several weeks ago when I figured out I wouldn't be able to study enough for there to be a point) was to go in completely unprepared, and use this as practice for when I take it for countsies in the winter or spring. So I did. And was surprised by how it wasn't totally impossible. (Although, heh, I so far lack a score to support this.) I'm glad I did it, too.
I'm sure I scored decently on the verbal and reading comprehension questions. (I wouldn't have studied for those anyway.) Biology went surprisingly well too. Math and Chemistry were the tricky sections. Not so much because the problems were hard, but because they were time consuming. Especially without a calculator. It's just busy work to sit there and add, multiply, and divide (incidentally. no subtraction) by hand. So I didn't get to all the questions and had to bubble in random answers. (Come on, D!) Luckily, pretty much everyone had the same problem.
This is the first standardized test I've taken with a writing section (save the writing state test in 10th grade), so that was interesting. I had to agree or disagree with the statement that, given the vastness of our universe, it's impossible to think that there might not be life on other planets. I disagreed, because without actual evidence, you can't prove or disprove anything either way. I used Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster as examples. But then I apparently went off the deep end, abandoning the logic concept, and spent the last half delving into the realms of quantum physics and several eastern religions arguing that the question is pointless anyway given our lack of understanding concerning the reality of our own immediate environment and consciousness. All in all, I think I covered my bases on that one. ;) (Really, what do you want for 30 minutes?)
We didn't get out until after 1:30. Blech. I am ready to go to something fun and outdoorsy now!
The plan (formed several weeks ago when I figured out I wouldn't be able to study enough for there to be a point) was to go in completely unprepared, and use this as practice for when I take it for countsies in the winter or spring. So I did. And was surprised by how it wasn't totally impossible. (Although, heh, I so far lack a score to support this.) I'm glad I did it, too.
I'm sure I scored decently on the verbal and reading comprehension questions. (I wouldn't have studied for those anyway.) Biology went surprisingly well too. Math and Chemistry were the tricky sections. Not so much because the problems were hard, but because they were time consuming. Especially without a calculator. It's just busy work to sit there and add, multiply, and divide (incidentally. no subtraction) by hand. So I didn't get to all the questions and had to bubble in random answers. (Come on, D!) Luckily, pretty much everyone had the same problem.
This is the first standardized test I've taken with a writing section (save the writing state test in 10th grade), so that was interesting. I had to agree or disagree with the statement that, given the vastness of our universe, it's impossible to think that there might not be life on other planets. I disagreed, because without actual evidence, you can't prove or disprove anything either way. I used Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster as examples. But then I apparently went off the deep end, abandoning the logic concept, and spent the last half delving into the realms of quantum physics and several eastern religions arguing that the question is pointless anyway given our lack of understanding concerning the reality of our own immediate environment and consciousness. All in all, I think I covered my bases on that one. ;) (Really, what do you want for 30 minutes?)
We didn't get out until after 1:30. Blech. I am ready to go to something fun and outdoorsy now!