24-061-2002
I did well on the writing part. In my AP English class my teacher
would give us topics to write about and we would have to pretend that we were actually
taking the TAAS test. She would give us new topics every week. Sometimes she
would even make us draw topics from a hat and the whole class would have
different topics. My teacher would make us write a rough draft and then write
our final draft. So on the TAAS that is what I did.
24-062-2002
I didn't have to take the TAAS because I went to a private school.But
my experience with other standardized tests have been negative.I have a really
hard time with them for some reason. I think they should be given but that they
shouldn't reflect a students ability to comprehend. I'm a perfect example of
that. I made good grades in school but I scored poorly on the SAT and ACT.
24-063-2002
I didn't like taking the standardized testing. I thought it was a pointless
test. This test does not prep us for college. The test is based on information
that I did not learn in school. To this day I have not seen the questions on
that test anywhere but on that standardized testing booklet. I think that these
tests should not determine anything. I was an "A" student in high
school but I was a poor test taker when it came to a test like this. I received
a low SAT score eventhough I am an excellent student. I think these tests
aren't fair on students who take it. These tests put alot of pressure on
students. Acceptance into college should be based on the high school transcript
alone. It should not be based heavily on a test that contains information that
some of us haven't even learned.
24-064-2002
I didn't like the TAAS. I thought it was long and boring. There is no
way to prepare for this test. The test doesn't help us. There are too many
tests students have to take in high school middle schools and elementary
schools. I can understand having some test to check the level of learning in
schools but there is no need for that many tests.
24-065-2002
I didn't really have a TAAS experience. I passed it the first time I
took it my sophmore year in highschool. Before that we just would take mock
tests freshman year.
24-066-2002
I didn't really like TAAS in high school but I didn't mind the
writting part. I love to write and express myself so that made the whole TAAS
experience a little less painful. I dont really like to prepare to much for
things like that because I ussally head in the wrong direction and with TAAS
writting you never know what they are going to make you do. As far as the
question part its not a difficult test so it was never really scary or
stressful.
24-067-2002
I didn't take the TAAS because I was exempt from it with my SAT
scores. I thought the SAT wasn't really a test that evaluated your knowledge
but the speed you could answer the questions from practicing taking it so many
times. I think that tests that give you more time on harder questions would
evaluate the students knowledge better.
24-068-2002
I didn't take the TAAS because I was in a a privte school. The only
time I took a standarized test was my freshman year. that was not that bad we
spent two days on it and it was mainly for the school so that they could get
more funding from the Missouri Senate. My experience with the SAT was
horrific.I was a good student in the top of my class with a 3.6 gpa and doing
well in Honors classes but every time I would take the test I would enter a
state of dilerium.ALL common sense and reasonable thinking went out of the
window. I could not comprehend simple statements. When my scores finally came I
was Not shocked I would become discouraged wondering what was worng I started
to second guess college wondering if I would get in. Scholarships and grants
became in possible because my grades in school and my scores on the SAT showed
that I didn't apply myself like I should. I did prep courses nothing seemed to
help I switched to the ACT. I did a whole lot better at first but my math
section was weak and bringing my score down slightly.During this time I was
applying for colleges with my scores so low I recived rejection letter after
rejection letter. Which really made me mad Colleges were rejecting me just
because of a test which did not reflect me accurately. Although they thought
that I was lazy and did not apply myself little did they know that I was the
complete opposite I just could not overcome the bad experiences and stress of
the SAT. I think SAT and ACT test that supposedly measure your academic ability
do not accuratly measure who you are as a person. Soon a score is who you are
and if it is low you are not good enough. After many of rejection lettes I
switched to the ACT as stated befor emy scores increased slightly and the
college that rejected me now said that after a review of my transcript and
seeing my GPA that I would Now make a good aset to their school. Students
applying for a higher education are reduced to a GPA and a standarized test
score. I hope to see revisions to acceptances to colleges in the future. It is
sad to see young students training themselves to be all about the GPa and a
perfect 1600 or 36. Colleges should look at the other aspects of students
besides the grades and test scores that really make them who they are.
24-069-2002
I didn't take the TAAS test but the SAT's. I had bought a program that
was to prepare me for the test. I spent a couple of months trying to learn how
the SAT questions went and what I could do to do to be able to do my best. In
my math and english class we did some practice ones like once or twice a week.
I was getting a lot of them right and was doing okay on the SAT program that I
had at home. The first time that I took the SAT I thought that I did pretty
good. I did all the questions that I could at least eleminate one if not two
answers. If I couldn't eleminate any one of the answers I just skipped it. Then
when I got my test results back I couldn't believe my score one that was about
40 points below what I really wanted to get. I was disappointed so I then
begain preparing for my next one. What I thought was good and bad at the same
time was that I got a better score than one of my friends. He is actually
smarter than me and took an SAT course and yet he still got below me. I thought
to myself how can a smarter person do worse on the SAT's the only reason is
that me and him are not good at taking these tests. We may be smart but we are
just not good at taking the SAT's. The test does not show how smart or dumb you
are it just shows on how well you can take the test and nothing else. So I then
decided that I was going to try even harder this time I studied more and took
more practice tests. I thought that I was going to do a lot better this time. I
took the test and I thought that this test was much easier than the last test I
took. I was happy again until I got my test scores back which was 20 points
lower than my first score. My friend also took the SAT again and as well got a
lower score. Both of us decided to not ever take the SAT again. Why take the
test if were never going to do good on it again. So we both then decided to
take the TASP test in order to get into college. Both of us took the TASP and
passed the test with ease. We knew we were smart and that we just couldn't take
the stupid SAT test. I think that the SAT's should not be looked at for a
college that their should be another test that actually tells how smart you
really are or just look at their high school grades.
24-070-2002
I didn't take the TAAS test. I took the SAT which I was relatively
well prepared for. I didn't expect it to be difficult nor did I think it was
difficult when I took it. I got a 1320 and felt that I did well and actually
enjoyed it.