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21stamps

21stamps

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
The SAT is not the same like when we were kids. The reading part from their website says that they want the students to read between the lines of what an author is stating. I am sorry but on a multiple choice test there can be multiple answers when it comes to interpretation. If it was an essay, then you could justify your answers. There is a time issue as well. You need to understand the time period that an author was living in. Their life was different. They are asking a teen to put themselves in the shoes of an author who could be a 19th century writer, or a politician from the 20th century(I am using examples for literature passages they had on practice exams), and interpret what they meant. It is all assumption. I think fair reading comprehension and not analysis is more what should be tested. The ACT seems to be more like that. There is also science in the ACT. I believe most Universities accept the ACT. You can check out their website and look at practice exams. You can go on PSAT's website(college board), and look at example tests on their site.
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Wow. That sounds really different than what I remember.

MySmallWorldof4 said:
@SteveBrickNJ The ACT is accepted everywhere. Originally it was kids mostly in the South and Midwest who took it. The SAT was the one pushed by the coastal NE and West Coast. Just read that.

Maybe have your dd take practice SAT and ACT tests and see which she does better in. You also need to see what schools are giving the test. Our local high school is only offering the SAT, so we would need to have dd take it at another school.
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We didn’t have a choice when I was in high school.. it was required to take both.
 
21stamps

21stamps

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MySmallWorldof4 said:
Maybe she should have asked the highest amount everyone was willing to spend first.
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I thought it would be @ $100 or a little less. I was shocked. Still am.
SteveBrickNJ said:
I bet that is true here....SAT given here. I'll e mail the guidance counselor and ask about ACT.
Thanks! ;):)
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Definitely ask.. I’m not in that phase but I’ll reiterate that ACT scores are a definite selling/promotional point for certain high schools.

Rista1313 said:
ooh that's a good idea.. I think I'll have my friend drive to my house, then we'll uber to downtown and back so we don't have to park
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It will probably be cheaper than parking! Hopefully they won’t jack up their rates during that time. Check Uber and Lyft.
 
StarWarsGirl

StarWarsGirl

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In the Parks
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21stamps said:
I loved the movie, definitely think that Russel Crowe received a lot of unearned hate.. but I rarely listen to the movie soundtrack. I LOVE the 10th Anniversary.. but I think the 25th has my heart. Lea Salonga AND Samantha Barks.😍😍. I put them on tv while I’m cleaning... sometimes I have to just sit and watch in awe.

I’m a huge Lea Salonga fan, saw her in her own solo concert 2 years ago.. she is amazing.

You should get the 25th and watch it with your mom. Nick Jonas did fine, despite claims to the contrary...at least in my opinion. She would probably enjoy it!
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I've actually seen that. I watched it when it was on PBS. I may have left it on in no small part because of Nick Jonas...
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Rista1313 said:
I'm going to show my age a little bit here.. but today I bought tickets to see New Kids on the Block (with Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Salt n Pepa, and Naughty by Nature) I might be a little bit psyched and silly.

The first concert I ever saw was NKOTB with Tiffany opening. With my best friend. She's going this time too!
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Oh my...a bit past my time!
The first concert I ever went to was Boston here in Austin back in ‘78. It was the tour that followed up the release of their second album “Don’t Look Back”. MIT graduate, band leader, guitar virtuoso, and tech genius Tom Scholz was one of my hero’s at the time...and they were better in concert than on their “ablums” ;)...!!!!!!!!!!! :joyfull:
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
Your posts really lifted our spirits here this past week. :) Positive, happy energy is contagious, apparently. ;)

Glad that all are doing so well, and wow--4 mos. paternity leave for dad--awesome!!! :cool:
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Thank you so very much Minnie!!!!! :)
My apologies for being so very far behind!
Yep, generous indeed!!!
And, yes, I hope news of newborn life is uplifting to most...!!! :)
 

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