College Board to make test using background info pt. 1

02 Aug

Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, College Board, Teenagers

Through “a series of multiple-choice questions,” researchers plan to predict how students will succeed (or not succeed) in college. What test could I be talking about: the SAT, the ACT, the AP, IB, or maybe even the TOEFL? No, it’s some new test–so new it doesn’t have a dehumanizing acronym applied to it yet! Better [...]

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As if it could have gotten worse

16 Dec

Posted by Sam Jackson as College, College Board, personal

My best friend thoroughly destroyed me when it came to PSAT scores. 99s across the board, cumulative…234. Why is this so bad? Because I gave her the same one-up-manship last year. Now I’m 6 points down. This is the prick of reality popping my bubble of happiness: curse you, statistics. And math, go screw yourself. [...]

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