I cant stand how people are lowered or raised to the level of their testing scores. I want to see a world where you are judged off of you intelligence, morals, ethics, and goals. Not one where people are judged off of their ability to succeed or fail at taking a test.
All throughout high school I have predominately failed or did poorly on tests in almost every class. I was told by my Astronomy teacher that I was the number one student in the class, he encourages me daily on college decisions and such, since he told me this I was motivated to succeed 100x more than before, but why the same test scores? When the kid next to you (who does nothing but sleep, text and talk to girls) gets the best test score in class because he is one heck of a guesser and you, the person who tries her hardest gets an average (don't get me wrong average is good) score it is really discouraging.
Now I am going off on a tangent, and straying from what I wanted to talk about in the first place. My ACT is on Saturday, I've taken about 20 practice tests and have studies everyday since the end of the school year, but I still only have a 24 on my practice tests. I like to set my goals above what they should be, and I realize that this will take a lot of motivation, persistence, and determination. And I am willing to keep trying, but doesn't it get to a point where it seems unbearable? I believe that people who try their hardest (completely), 100% effort, and really dream of succeeding, should succeed. But unfortunately that is not the way things work. Its sad knowing that colleges and job opportunities judge you on your test scores.
But now that I have been writing about judging test scores I see that I was wrong the whole time, colleges are not primarily judging on the knowledge but on the ability to succeed under pressure!!! Wow, I have come to a realization that I had never thought of before.
I guess I better learn to keep my cool while taking test then huh?
Why exactly do you think you do poorly on tests? Do you have testing anxiety, or do you think you need help with learning testing strategies? Or is it something else? There are some definite strategies to use for taking timed and/or multiple choice tests and you might want to look into that for your ACT, if you think that's why you have problems.
There are quite a few colleges that don't emphasize test scores in their admissions process. Many colleges only use test scores are part of a holistic approach to judging a student's merit. Usually these are private colleges, but there are some public ones too.
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Well I will skip all the good questions Esuffern just asked you and say that Breathing helps.
No seriously I have a person under me that is the best worker ever. Knows her stuff better then any male in our feild. She can know the study material backwards and forwards but when it cam to the real computer test she would bomb hard or barely pass. I went with her one time to monitor and see what the hell was happening and she hardly breathed the whole time... it was as if she thought the exhale would blow her knowledge out. SO breath and relax.
Also, I know there is an importance in going into a good school from the begining. But community college is usualy cheaper and the ones I am familiar with do not require the ACT or SAT and offer 'program' that allow for transfer to the good school almost automatically.
Relax, you will do fine
~T
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Yes, but, the college I have my heart on is a private, catholic college for women... see why I am so scared?
I know I am a brilliant girl, and I do breathe, but when I take test (only some of them) I just stare at the page and blank out. Afterwards I will always remember the answers and feel really stupid.
"Why do you fear what is nothing more than you? Do you not know that you could never fail?"
you do what I do.
I'll tell you what I did that helped me pass my licensing exam for nursing, which was made up entirely of multiple choice questions--the kind of exams I am HORRIBLE at.
Cover up the answers. Read the question. Go through each answer one at a time. This is a really good way to eliminate answers you know are wrong so you're only left with the right one, or a decision between 2 possibilities instead of 4. This way you aren't freaking out because 4 solutions are sitting in your face and suddenly you can't remember anything you know.
Another thing I do is cover up the question and go through the answers one by one, thinking of what I know about them. One of the things I know is usually what the question is asking, and then I know that's the right answer.
For my nursing exam, the first method was usually the best bet, but for other things, the second one worked better.
Good luck!
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