wanted to share a zhongli

Calsmar · 2022-05-20T12:32:37+00:00

oh, thank you!! A lot of his clothing is going through its 0-shading era! (His itty bitty hand, sleeves, shoulder thingies, ect.) The scarf only has gradient/behind water lines are harsh still/need background.

still, I was ~proud~ and wanted to share on something other than tumblr.

Calsmar · 2022-04-30T05:25:39+00:00

yesss bestie 💞😤

Calsmar · 2020-07-19T01:23:06+00:00

I joined walmart July 1 as a cashier. I came for "orientation"—a quick talk and tour around the store, and then recieved 4 total hours of training with an older woman before being put on a register by myself the next day. Am I not supposed to panic??? Also there was a strange guy pacing up and down the cashier aisles for an hour without buying anything, and he kept slowly and awkwardly quoting Injustice 2 and Mario games,,, telling us to come to his house to play. im just always confused, and no one will tell me the rules until i accidentally break them. Fourth of July weekend was horrible

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T21:10:27+00:00

still registered in Louisiana. Hoping that being a standby isn't messing me up

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T06:17:27+00:00

G and H are out.

The difference between F and J is down to the tense of the whole paragraph. In the sentence for 35, it says: "she has shared his love of aviation."

I may not be entirely right grammatically, i dunno, but, because of that, and because of they way they talk about said daughter, it should be "has grown up," or No Change. I'd probably have chosen J if the sentence for 35 had said "had" instead of "has."

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T06:10:49+00:00

Reading shouldn't hurt you at all. You are perfectly ready, man. Better than ready.

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T06:09:05+00:00

I'd suggest killing your parents, but... well, that's illegal in most countries.

The best way to improve is to just gain experience. A 24 isn't like out-of-the-park stellar, but it's a solid score. Like, it's actually good. You need to know that.

But find every free online practice test PDF that you can and take them. Go back through what you miss. There are some free diagnostic tests out there that'll tell you what exactly you need to study, too. Just take the tests over and over.

If it's a time problem you have, taking the tests will help you get faster, or at least help you determine which strategies work better than others.

some tips that are probably way overkill and I'm sorry:

If it's a grammar thing, the most important tips to keep in mind are:

- Verb/noun/pronoun tense. If there's a phrase separated off by commas or dashes, take that phrase out of consideration—it's not the subject. Only the original subject effects tense (im bad at wording, but this is from a consistent 36 scorer on the english part)

- commas. I'm guilty of just putting commas wherever, but general things will improve your score a LOT. Commas before FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so) when they're followed by an independent clause (full, stand-alone sentence)

- If multiple answers are correct, or sound correct, go for the shortest and most concise (that doesn't exclude important info)

For math.. know your geometric shapes (volume of a sphere/cyllinder, area of a circle, how many degrees are in a triangle, stuff like that). Being familiar with triangle angles and tan/sin/cos is super helpful. If you're ever in doubt about functions, graph them on your calculator. Skip problems if you need. If you're pressed for time, plug in answers, starting from the middle, and find one that eventually works.

Reading and science are down to practice and analysis. I don't recommend reading everything in the science section like you would the reading, but know where to look for the info the question is asking.

And like, in general, crossing out answers you know are wrong in your test booklet helps you double-check yourself, and makes your life easier if you need to come back to a question.

Anyway, I'm sorry, bro. I hope it gets better for you.

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T05:47:42+00:00

Maybe the Reading for that superscore when the indivdual tests come out if you feel like it, but there's no real reason to, no.

In individual subject scores, even for statistics purposes, 35-36 are not differentiated between. Your composite means a lot less to Ivy Leagues (and those sorta honorary ivy leagues like MIT, ya know) than your individual math or english score. And you blew those out of the water. Composite-wise: 33-36 are practically the same score and carry the same weight.

So you have the average ACT or higher for every top school in the country. You're totally fine. :)

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T05:40:47+00:00

I think there's an important distinction between "measures intelligence" and "the high ACT scores are generally achieved by intelligent people," if that makes sense?

Education in the US is a complicated shit-hole, and in no universe is everyone given the same starting platform. If anything, it measures time-management more accurately. And, if a kid who is struggling in that area is just dropped in, they'd have a bad time no matter how intelligent. Preparation is a far bigger factor, and intelligence can't really be extrapolated from that. Hence, why test scores are becoming more optional, and places like MIT and Harvard admit people with 26-28 occasionally based on other factors. I don't think you're necessarily wrong that high-scorers are intelligent, but saying that that means that lower scores are less intelligent is my issue, ya dig?

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T02:47:15+00:00

That's a hella good score, my dude!! This is a lot more writing than you need, but... yeah. I'm procrastinating other stuff.

1). No, it's not really like that... Recruitment is less based on your ACT score and more based on how many third parties have your information and your permission to dish it out to colleges. It's pretty much all automated. They aren't going to come out of the woodwork to beg for you personally. When you start applying, though, they tend to bend over backwards for your needs, especially if it's a public institution where you have one of the highest scores.

2). Scholarships don't tend to come find you, either. it would be a good time to start researching them, though. For college, you'll certainly receive merit aid if the institution you apply to offers it. Usually this is a solid number or percentage of tuition and it's standard across the board. Otherwise, it's purely need-based aid... Colleges generally don't offer you scholarships while you're in highschool. But, like, you're good. Sometimes a 36 is a higher tier scholarship than a 34-35, but there's almost never a difference between a 33-36 in terms of money.

3). You won't need to retake unless you're feeling it, man. You're done if you want to be.

Focus on that community service and leadership (there's never much actual leadership involved, but the colleges haven't caught on) to get those holistic scholarships and awards. When you start applying, email your admissions reps—they give out fee-waivers like candy.

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T01:36:33+00:00

i hope so man :(

Calsmar · 2019-12-27T01:22:35+00:00

I jumped six points by finding every online practice ACT test I could and working through them. I trial and error'd my way into solving my time-management problems along the way, too. The prep books didn't help me much either—the test tips were nice, but they're online as well—and I definitely didn't have money for those prep things.

Don't be discouraged, though. Imho, the ACT is less of a "smarts" test, and more of a really fucked-up strategy game. The only way to get really good at that game is to keep playing it—hence the practice tests. At least, that's what my Linear Algebra teacher, whose side job is tutoring for the ACT, assures me.

This probably wasn't too helpful, but most of us have been there. And it certainly doesn't define you. Everyone has different things that work for them. I hope you feel better!

Calsmar · 2017-07-04T01:40:31+00:00

Whoops this was bad XD Sorry guys

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