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YoungNastyMan
02/07/06, 08:42 AM
What is their point?
pinkjinx87
02/07/06, 08:49 AM
What is their point?i know..it gets me all nervous. i really suck at taking tests
richter915
02/07/06, 02:59 PM
i know..it gets me all nervous. i really suck at taking tests
Simply put, It's to see who can find the right answers fastest.

that's it...to put you under tons of seemingly unnecessary pressure. For one, if everybody is given all day, everyone should in theory score equally high. That ruins pretty much the purpose of tests since they are to find out who knows the material best and who doesn't. Those who know it best can recall it under the time constraints while others who might not, given enough time, will eventually find the solution.
osunfg
02/07/06, 04:01 PM
Simply put, It's to see who can find the right answers fastest.

that's it...to put you under tons of seemingly unnecessary pressure. For one, if everybody is given all day, everyone should in theory score equally high. That ruins pretty much the purpose of tests since they are to find out who knows the material best and who doesn't. Those who know it best can recall it under the time constraints while others who might not, given enough time, will eventually find the solution.
exactly what i was planning on saying.
plus, in the real world you dont get all the time in the world either.
Vint
02/07/06, 04:02 PM
When you get a job you will have dates to do things by. Pressure is a good thing.
blankster07
02/07/06, 05:14 PM
Simply put, It's to see who can find the right answers fastest.

that's it...to put you under tons of seemingly unnecessary pressure. For one, if everybody is given all day, everyone should in theory score equally high. That ruins pretty much the purpose of tests since they are to find out who knows the material best and who doesn't. Those who know it best can recall it under the time constraints while others who might not, given enough time, will eventually find the solution.

exactly... i get nervous for them... and also i suck soooooooooo bad at the ACT science section.... omg i'm terrible...
richter915
02/07/06, 07:37 PM
exactly what i was planning on saying.
plus, in the real world you dont get all the time in the world either.
good point...it's not even close to the time constraints of the real world. No matter what the profession, deadlines are vital to meet.
pinkjinx87
02/08/06, 06:41 AM
when taking the SATs...man, they kept saying crap like, this will decide your future and what college your going to..so i was all tense. I did horrible on the math part, but verbal i did good as usual. Its the math that kills me
ArTkY_
02/08/06, 08:18 AM
If the tests weren't timed, it wouldn't be fair. Besides, SATs and stuff are standardized, so they have to have a control, which would be the time limit that's the same for everyone.
Rebs
02/08/06, 09:38 AM
It teaches you how to budget your time and get your thoughts across clearly, concisely, etc.
aminorthreat55
02/08/06, 10:41 AM
If the tests weren't timed, it wouldn't be fair. Besides, SATs and stuff are standardized, so they have to have a control, which would be the time limit that's the same for everyone.
Wooooo scientific method.
pinkjinx87
02/08/06, 11:23 AM
well i cant do stuff under pressure. I dont know why. And math and me...we dont get along.
ClapClapSnap
02/08/06, 02:34 PM
well i cant do stuff under pressure. I dont know why. And math and me...we dont get along.

you have to learn to deal with the pressure of getting something done on time. what are you going to do when you go out into the real world and have deadlines [like people up there said] to keep up with?

plus, i don't know about other states, but when i applied to a state school here, i didn't have the greatest GPA, but i did pretty well on the SATs. they have a sliding scale that help kids out. say if you do shitty on the SATs, but have an awesome GPA, they'd let you in anyway.
LeftWideOpen
02/08/06, 03:16 PM
plus, i don't know about other states, but when i applied to a state school here, i didn't have the greatest GPA, but i did pretty well on the SATs. they have a sliding scale that help kids out. say if you do shitty on the SATs, but have an awesome GPA, they'd let you in anyway.

yep .. SATs saved my ass and made up for slacking off in high school classes.
a speedo model
02/08/06, 03:17 PM
i never had a problem with timed tests
ClapClapSnap
02/08/06, 03:25 PM
yep .. SATs saved my ass and made up for slacking off in high school classes.

yeah i had a 2.1 or 2.0 depending if you rounded up or not...i had waay too much fun my junior and senior year hahahah

but i did well on my SATs and that saved my life
ArTkY_
02/08/06, 05:55 PM
Wooooo scientific method.
haha, well technically the test is an experiment.
JacksColdSweat
02/08/06, 05:59 PM
Time limits have never been a problem for me, you just have to relax.
SNoeWHite
12/13/07, 10:04 PM
I take forever to take any test. SATs sucked for me...