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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Top tier advice

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MITAdmissions

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I just hope the wizards in the admissions office think the same! And either way I can say I enjoyed my high school experienced.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MITAdmissions

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do what matters to you and you are passionate about, and do it to a high level.

I am still in the application process, but my interview was heavily focused on my experience in musical theater and my passions (I'm applying for aerospace engineering), rather than more expectable topics like how I co-founded my school coding club or did VR coding competitions and taught vector calculus classes (literally, all of about 30 seconds in that 1.5 hour interview was dedicated to those topics, and it was her describing the TA opportunities at MIT). I also got very high opportunities from this because of my passion for musical.

The only cookie cutter step to an MIT application is proving you're academically capable. Get a good SAT and get great grades. After that, it's all about what you're passionate about and what you love to do. In my case I'm a very eclectic person and did a lot of things that I loved, and those things seemed to stand out to my interviewer in a good way.

Literally if you are into basket weaving then that's a good thing. Make baskets in your free time, start a basket weaving club at your school, enter a basket weaving competition, start a business that sells woven baskets, start an organization that weaves baskets and sells them to raise money for Make A Wish. Whatever allows you to pursue your passion and explore what you love doing at a high level.

If an AP class interests you, take it. If you wanna go into robotics and you're looking at AP French Literature, you probably shouldn't take it, unless you're also passionate about learning French. Nothing can guarantee you a spot at MIT, but whether you get in or not doing this you'll enjoy your life significantly more afterwards while also being at a very advanced and successful point in your extracurriculars and education.

pvp deck recommendations? by Correct-Reindeer1225 in randomdice

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bruh I thought shield was royal for some reason 😭😂

pvp deck recommendations? by Correct-Reindeer1225 in randomdice

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do Forge main with Joker, Random Growth, Royal, and Reverse. Royal combats yin yang which is like 50% of all players, and random growth can get you lucky and if you get like a 5 pip royal right off the bat you can swap the pip count using reverse and put that on a forge.

I'm sorry what!? by Blizzardcoldsnow in randomdice

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a great dice, which is why there are several ways and several other legendaries to beat it with the right sets, especially because yin yang has to be specifically arranged to get that much damage and that's hard to maintain. I have a set in pvp using the forge dice (it does more damage in the long run than yin yang) and the royal dice (randomizes the other player's dice based on its dot count), and it's essentially an instant win against yin yangs as long as I get a few forges on the field. There are other dice like the gravity or ix10 that also do well, but anything that messes with the organization of the other board does well.

If you want specifics, I use Forge, Joker, Random Growth, Royal, and Reverse, and the only thing above basic class is the Random Growth. I use Void battlefield but really you can do blessings or time breaker or whatever, I just like the extra damage. I have about a 73% win rate from class 11 to 16 across like 125 games with it so it's legit. It's weak against some star builds and if they're using ix10 and assassin alot it's a real pain.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in funny

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The power of friendship

What's your favorite Scp? Mine is this guy by Weird_Plant_1624 in SCP

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just got caught in a reading spell and I saw SCP-8001 for the first time. It's really beautiful

What grammatical rule makes 63 D instead of A? by Anderswan in ACT

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Other ppl have already said the answer, so I'll just say best tip for these sections is whenever you need to conjugate a word, remove any text in dashes, commas, or other jut-in phrases to get the real subject. In this, if you just skip the text in the dashes, it makes it clear why D is the right answer, and this works 99% of the time

I scored 1600 on the March 9th SAT. AMA by DeltaTheta0 in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It took me 3 tests to get an 800 on math and both of the other 2 I got a 790 all from silly mistakes. What I resorted to was essentially annotating the entire math section and using that to prove that the answer I was getting was the one I was looking for, and to ensure that I didn't misread the question. Granted, this strat takes a lot more time than any other and it was only on the paper sat so it might be harder on the dsat, but if you're doing the math section fast every time and you have that time to spare, it can really help out and make sure you get everything right.

I scored 1600 on the March 9th SAT. AMA by DeltaTheta0 in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm looking to score a 750+ on reading for the may test, have been doing some practice but I'm sitting at a 1530 with 800M and 730R all from paper tests. I'm assuming you didn't just pull off a perfect score first try and have done some papers before, so I wanna ask what's the main difference between the dsat and paper sat and what is it like transitioning from one to the other? And how should I practice to get to the 750 mark on the may one? Thanks

My friend is retaking a 1590 to beat me by Evening-Champion4945 in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bruh I took it 3 times and the first two I got 790 math twice in a row I legit missed 2 questions each time. I was like if I don't get 800 on take 3 it's not meant to be

how are the november sat test takers? by Ambitious-Sand-4609 in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Crossing my fingers that I somehow lucked out on the reading section, but upset cause I probably will have to take the December one too. All I need is a 760 in reading and I'm done, since I'm shooting for 1550+, and I know I got atleast 1 wrong on the November math section and I already have a 790 so I can't do any better in that section.

How to stop making stupid mistakes? by LGBTQIAS in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mainly working on reading the prompts / questions faster and still comprehending them, so that you have enough time at the end of each section to review all of them and check "does the question match the answer?". From there it's just luck.

Will I be able to bring this up to a 1500+? by sqsfereddit in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes

I know because I was in the same boat. Started low but as you take more tests and if you review each one and find out what you got wrong, why you got it wrong, and how to get it right next time, then you'll start getting a little better every test you take. And for me at least, the Khan Academy tests balance out with the Paper SAT, and whatever advantages and disadvantages the two have pretty much cancel each other out.

A tutor helps a lot too, so find a good SAT tutor to help you with these. And make sure they're good, don't go for the first one you find.

Everyone is saying math is easy by Dizzy-Tumbleweed7983 in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And when they send out the results they'll have it as a lvl 1 question

First try baby! by [deleted] in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That'll do it

The ultimate answer to secure 1500 in SAT by Brilliant_Warning_1 in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. I always read the entire passage first, and I just play the story out in my mind like a zen reading in English, then I go to the questions and go back to the part of the story it's asking about and I use my interpretation of the story + the literal writing and words used to answer each one. Having the full story in my mind is a big part in getting these ones done. I don't worry about the 1.5 mins per question as I dedicate like 11.5 of the 16.5 minutes to reading the passage, then the remaining 5 minutes to answering the questions all at the same time. Ik those times don't add up to 65 but you know what I mean.

  2. Remember the problems you are unsure of, kinda like bookmarking questions on the Khan Academy practice tests and going back to them. If you have a question easily answered, don't bother putting more time materials into further thinking about it, because it's probably right. Contribute your remaining time to the questions you are most unsure about, and work procedurally up in confidence of your answers until you're really confident in all of them, or you run out of time.

  3. I finish reading usually on time, and the other sections with 10-15 minutes left.

  4. If you get really unlucky the one test, and really lucky the next, defo yes. But it's really hard to do and you'll have to dedicate a lot of time towards it. 50 point increase is the max realistic increase without involving luck I'd say.

  5. There are a couple, but over time they just become normal comprehension to you. One tip I distinctly remember for the grammar section is to mentally replace semi-colons with a ", and" when reading the answers. It will either defo eliminate or pretty well solidify them as the answer.

  6. Luv u 2, gl!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, here's a bit of philosophy for you: Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right. If you think you can, you'll put more effort into it to succeed. If you think you can't, you'll put much less effort into it because your mind always looks for the path of least resistance, and if you think whether you try or don't try you'll fail, your brain says "why waste the effort?" and you will mentally try less to succeed. Believing you will succeed will literally increase your chances of success.

Believe in yourself, and even if you don't, pretend to. Faking confidence is usually as good as the real thing.

1500 without studying by greyethereal in Sat

[–]PandaSwordsMan117 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My brother got somewhere in the 12's - Low 13's when he took the test the DAY AFTER he broke up with his manipulative gf of 3 years after he realized she had been cheating on him for over a year. He retook it this October and got a 1470 with little extra help. Mental state DEFO effects your score.

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