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What is ACT? Does it have anything to do with this sign:NYJCMart28

That's awesome! :lol:

A 29 on your ACT? That's really good.

[QUOTE="NYJCMart28"]What is ACT? Does it have anything to do with this sign:Toucanbird

That's awesome! :lol:

A 29 on your ACT? That's really good.

Anything above a 24 is really good...though 27 is honors.  I got a 22.  The ACT is one of two tests (SAT) that determine your admitance into college. 

A strange thing happened to me the other day.  It says on my college transcript that I received 4 Semester Credit Hours in a Physical Science for my ACT scores.  That's one class and the lab that goes with it.  Well that's all well and good, but I never took the ACTs!  I won't complain about it, but I am a little confused.

And I will get a 360, but not until January.  I'm not that interested in the games that will be available for the first couple months, so why bother?  And by January the college will give the rest of my scholarship money, so I'll have plenty then.

A strange thing happened to me the other day.  It says on my college transcript that I received 4 Semester Credit Hours in a Physical Science for my ACT scores.  That's one class and the lab that goes with it.  Well that's all well and good, but I never took the ACTs!  I won't complain about it, but I am a little confused.

And I will get a 360, but not until January.  I'm not that interested in the games that will be available for the first couple months, so why bother?  And by January the college will give the rest of my scholarship money, so I'll plenty then.

wallymartin

Nice, what year are you in?

[QUOTE="wallymartin"]

A strange thing happened to me the other day.  It says on my college transcript that I received 4 Semester Credit Hours in a Physical Science for my ACT scores.  That's one class and the lab that goes with it.  Well that's all well and good, but I never took the ACTs!  I won't complain about it, but I am a little confused.

And I will get a 360, but not until January.  I'm not that interested in the games that will be available for the first couple months, so why bother?  And by January the college will give the rest of my scholarship money, so I'll plenty then.

VanHalun040604

Nice, what year are you in?

Freshman

[QUOTE="VanHalun040604"][QUOTE="wallymartin"]

A strange thing happened to me the other day.  It says on my college transcript that I received 4 Semester Credit Hours in a Physical Science for my ACT scores.  That's one class and the lab that goes with it.  Well that's all well and good, but I never took the ACTs!  I won't complain about it, but I am a little confused.

And I will get a 360, but not until January.  I'm not that interested in the games that will be available for the first couple months, so why bother?  And by January the college will give the rest of my scholarship money, so I'll plenty then.

wallymartin

Nice, what year are you in?

Freshman

You lucky son of a...

I wish I could have done that. I hate science class. It's by far my worst course.

I'm a little bummed out now.  I was sick last Tuesday, so I missed my speech in Public Speaking.  There is no way to makeup a speech if you miss it and if you miss a major speech, which this was, you automatically fail the class.

I had an A until then, and that was my only absence on the year.  Even without the speech I could still be passing the class, but its department policy that I get an automatic F.  The first class I ever failed.  That's bogus.  What a load of bull****.

Now I have to take the class over again.  The fact that my body can defend itself from viruses better not affect my scholarship or I'll be real :evil:

I'm a little bummed out now.  I was sick last Tuesday, so I missed my speech in Public Speaking.  There is no way to makeup a speech if you miss it and if you miss a major speech, which this was, you automatically fail the class.

I had an A until then, and that was my only absence on the year.  Even without the speech I could still be passing the class, but its department policy that I get an automatic F.  The first class I ever failed.  That's bogus.  What a load of bull****.

Now I have to take the class over again.  The fact that my body can defend itself from viruses better not affect my scholarship or I'll be real :evil:

wallymartin

DUDE!  That sucks......BIG TIME.  And way unfair.  Maybe if you have an excuse/letter from a doctor, they won't fail you...?  Is this a HS class, by the way?  Or is the scholarship pending on your doing well in college?

[QUOTE="wallymartin"]

I'm a little bummed out now.  I was sick last Tuesday, so I missed my speech in Public Speaking.  There is no way to makeup a speech if you miss it and if you miss a major speech, which this was, you automatically fail the class.

I had an A until then, and that was my only absence on the year.  Even without the speech I could still be passing the class, but its department policy that I get an automatic F.  The first class I ever failed.  That's bogus.  What a load of bull****.

Now I have to take the class over again.  The fact that my body can defend itself from viruses better not affect my scholarship or I'll be real :evil:

VanHalun040604

DUDE!  That sucks......BIG TIME.  And way unfair.  Maybe if you have an excuse/letter from a doctor, they won't fail you...?  Is this a HS class, by the way?  Or is the scholarship pending on your doing well in college?

It's a college class.

He said he could excuse it if I come up with documentation for a legit reason why I couldn't go to class, so a doctor's note would work.  But I wasn't sick enough to go to the doctor.  I tough it out for a day and if I don't get better, then I consider it.  So I'd have to forge something.

I guess this is the universe's way of evening things out. :cry:

[QUOTE="VanHalun040604"][QUOTE="wallymartin"]

I'm a little bummed out now. I was sick last Tuesday, so I missed my speech in Public Speaking. There is no way to makeup a speech if you miss it and if you miss a major speech, which this was, you automatically fail the class.

I had an A until then, and that was my only absence on the year. Even without the speech I could still be passing the class, but its department policy that I get an automatic F. The first class I ever failed. That's bogus. What a load of bull****.

Now I have to take the class over again. The fact that my body can defend itself from viruses better not affect my scholarship or I'll be real :evil:

wallymartin

DUDE! That sucks......BIG TIME. And way unfair. Maybe if you have an excuse/letter from a doctor, they won't fail you...? Is this a HS class, by the way? Or is the scholarship pending on your doing well in college?

It's a college class.

He said he could excuse it if I come up with documentation for a legit reason why I couldn't go to class, so a doctor's note would work. But I wasn't sick enough to go to the doctor. I tough it out for a day and if I don't get better, then I consider it. So I'd have to forge something.

I guess this is the universe's way of evening things out. :cry:

[QUOTE="wallymartin"][QUOTE="VanHalun040604"][QUOTE="wallymartin"]

I'm a little bummed out now. I was sick last Tuesday, so I missed my speech in Public Speaking. There is no way to makeup a speech if you miss it and if you miss a major speech, which this was, you automatically fail the class.

I had an A until then, and that was my only absence on the year. Even without the speech I could still be passing the class, but its department policy that I get an automatic F. The first class I ever failed. That's bogus. What a load of bull****.

Now I have to take the class over again. The fact that my body can defend itself from viruses better not affect my scholarship or I'll be real :evil:

geaux321

DUDE! That sucks......BIG TIME. And way unfair. Maybe if you have an excuse/letter from a doctor, they won't fail you...? Is this a HS class, by the way? Or is the scholarship pending on your doing well in college?

It's a college class.

He said he could excuse it if I come up with documentation for a legit reason why I couldn't go to class, so a doctor's note would work. But I wasn't sick enough to go to the doctor. I tough it out for a day and if I don't get better, then I consider it. So I'd have to forge something.

I guess this is the universe's way of evening things out. :cry:

Well if you look at it in the other way, he'd could just coast, knowing all the information and being able to expect what's coming.  It would be easy, but it would also be a pain in the ass, however.

Feelin' a LOT better now.

I spoke to one of the people heavily involved with my scholarship today and she said that as long as I can keep my GPA where it is now, that I should be able to keep the scholarship.  With the F averaged in I have about a 2.4 and I need to stay above 2.0. 

Feelin' a LOT better now.

I spoke to one of the people heavily involved with my scholarship today and she said that as long as I can keep my GPA where it is now, that I should be able to keep the scholarship. With the F averaged in I have about a 2.4 and I need to stay above 2.0.

wallymartin

[QUOTE="wallymartin"]

Feelin' a LOT better now.

I spoke to one of the people heavily involved with my scholarship today and she said that as long as I can keep my GPA where it is now, that I should be able to keep the scholarship. With the F averaged in I have about a 2.4 and I need to stay above 2.0.

geaux321

If it had happened earlier in the semester, I could have dropped the class and it wouldn't affect my GPA.  But the final drop-date passed about a month ago, so I have to accept the grade.

[QUOTE="geaux321"] [QUOTE="wallymartin"]

Feelin' a LOT better now.

I spoke to one of the people heavily involved with my scholarship today and she said that as long as I can keep my GPA where it is now, that I should be able to keep the scholarship. With the F averaged in I have about a 2.4 and I need to stay above 2.0.

wallymartin

If it had happened earlier in the semester, I could have dropped the class and it wouldn't affect my GPA. But the final drop-date passed about a month ago, so I have to accept the grade.

2.4, no afence, but dang; my school has such high standards

a 3.4 is bad in my school

i currently have a 4.2

2.4, no afence, but dang; my school has such high standards

a 3.4 is bad in my school

i currently have a 4.2

--2fast2good--

...Wait a minute! Isn't the highest you can get a 4.0? Let me guess, you did some big time extra credit or something.

2.4, no afence, but dang; my school has such high standards

a 3.4 is bad in my school

i currently have a 4.2

--2fast2good--

Again, its only that low because of the F.

I have a 3.55 and I go to one of the Top 100 high schools in the United States. 

For whoever asked before, you can go far above a 4.0 with AP classes.

[QUOTE="--2fast2good--"]

2.4, no afence, but dang; my school has such high standards

a 3.4 is bad in my school

i currently have a 4.2

Toucanbird

...Wait a minute! Isn't the highest you can get a 4.0? Let me guess, you did some big time extra credit or something.

Yeah right, most teachers dont even give extra credit at NCP, its just that all clases besides PE are honors and AP so its based on a 5.0(honors) or 6.0(AP) gpa scale. Thats why 95% of the students in my school go to good colleges...and the only reason you wont find it on most list of top schools is because most of those lists don't include selective enrolment schools.

[QUOTE="Toucanbird"][QUOTE="--2fast2good--"]

2.4, no afence, but dang; my school has such high standards

a 3.4 is bad in my school

i currently have a 4.2

--2fast2good--

...Wait a minute! Isn't the highest you can get a 4.0? Let me guess, you did some big time extra credit or something.

Yeah right, most teachers dont even give extra credit at NCP, its just that all clases besides PE are honors and AP so its based on a 5.0(honors) or 6.0(AP) gpa scale. Thats why 95% of the students in my school go to good colleges...and the only reason you wont find it on most list of top schools is because most of those lists don't include selective enrolment schools.

Oh, I guess that answers my question. I wouldn't really know about that because I went to a very small school and my graduating class size was 48. So, yeah I had to go by the regular old 4.0 grading system.

Yay, 600th post!  Yeah, I know, that's not a lot, especially considering how long I've been a member of GS.  Consider me sort of an Ent, only faster.

So how do you expect your holidays to go?  Like usual, I'll probably head up to Roscoe to visit family and have some great food, but thats probably about it.

Yay, 600th post!  Yeah, I know, that's not a lot, especially considering how long I've been a member of GS.  Consider me sort of an Ent, only faster.

So how do you expect your holidays to go?  Like usual, I'll probably head up to Roscoe to visit family and have some great food, but thats probably about it.

wallymartin

Stayin' in Ohio most likely.  I entered this contest in an effort to become a beat writer for the Oakland Raiders for a day when they play the Cleveland Browns.  I'd get to sit in the press box and watch the game and then write a recap.  I'm a fairly renowned writer around my high school in our monthly paper/magazine, but I don't know if I'll end up winning.  Hopefully.  It would be a sweet opprotunity.  I'd get an Xbox 360 for Christmas....if they had any!!!  So I'll probably just end up getting some jerseys (NFL, MLB) and a digital camera.  What are you guys getting?

I just got accepted to Ohio University...so happy!  I'll have to decide between Miami University, Ohio State University, Kent State University, and Bowling Green State University.  But Ohio U is my first choice...I want to either be a history or English major and be a teacher/free lance sports writer (during summers).  Can't wait for college.....I'm sure the work will be a ****, but I'll push through it.VanHalun040604

Wow, those are some big time colleges that are accepting you. Do you have any scholarships or anything like that?

I just got accepted to Ohio University...so happy!  I'll have to decide between Miami University, Ohio State University, Kent State University, and Bowling Green State University.  But Ohio U is my first choice...I want to either be a history or English major and be a teacher/free lance sports writer (during summers).  Can't wait for college.....I'm sure the work will be a ****, but I'll push through it.VanHalun040604

Wow.  Congrats man.  All great choices.

Oh, and I hope you win that contest.  Sounds like a great experience.

[QUOTE="VanHalun040604"]I just got accepted to Ohio University...so happy!  I'll have to decide between Miami University, Ohio State University, Kent State University, and Bowling Green State University.  But Ohio U is my first choice...I want to either be a history or English major and be a teacher/free lance sports writer (during summers).  Can't wait for college.....I'm sure the work will be a ****, but I'll push through it.Toucanbird

Wow, those are some big time colleges that are accepting you. Do you have any scholarships or anything like that?

Haven't really applied for any yet.  But I'm definitely gonna try for one....any amount of money will help. 

[QUOTE="VanHalun040604"]I just got accepted to Ohio University...so happy!  I'll have to decide between Miami University, Ohio State University, Kent State University, and Bowling Green State University.  But Ohio U is my first choice...I want to either be a history or English major and be a teacher/free lance sports writer (during summers).  Can't wait for college.....I'm sure the work will be a ****, but I'll push through it.wallymartin

Wow.  Congrats man.  All great choices.

Oh, and I hope you win that contest.  Sounds like a great experience.

Thanks  :)  I'll know whether I won or not tomorrow.

I'm gonna go watch a play later.  My old high school is putting on "The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of A Christmas Carol".  It sounds like it'll be a lot of fun, and I love seeing old friends.

I'll bet they mess up at least once, though.  Its a given in every play they do.

I'm sick.  I kind of feel like crap.  Feeling better than I was, but I still have a massive headache.  I want to go back to bed because I only got like an hour or two of sleep last night, but I'm afraid it'll hit me again.

God that was a wicked burn.

I'm sick.  I kind of feel like crap.  Feeling better than I was, but I still have a massive headache.  I want to go back to bed because I only got like an hour or two of sleep last night, but I'm afraid it'll hit me again.

God that was a wicked burn.

wallymartin

Hey I was reading through this topic and I see a lot of you are preparing for college, I am too, but I'm curious to know do I need to take the SATs or the ACT tests to get into college even though I'm already out of high school?billy918

I think so.  Have you ever taken them?

Hey I was reading through this topic and I see a lot of you are preparing for college, I am too, but I'm curious to know do I need to take the SATs or the ACT tests to get into college even though I'm already out of high school?billy918

No I haven't taken them yet, but the college advisor at my high school told me that I didn't need to take them since I already graduated, but I'm worrying if when they look at my application, they will see that I graduated, but will they have to see any SAT scores too to admit me? billy918

It depends on the state you're in and the college you're applying to.  It'll say what you need in the application.