[nabs-l] Fwd:[BANA-Announce]BrailleFormatsImplementationDateRelease

Sat May 26 03:07:32 UTC 2012

Hello,
If you want to take the SAT, go right ahead! But I wouldn't take it unless I 
had to. It's like a week of 6 hours of sitting in a room reading and writing 
out answers...
It really only tests you on your skill at taking tests. It has very little 
to do with your actual knowledge as it only tests a few subjects very 
briefly. I have no idea why colleges ask students to take it, but they do.
Just to show how well the SAT worked for me, I got
SAT
Reading: 570
Math: 560,
Writing: 540
1500 total is the average and for top schools you'd need 2100.
This was right before I graduated from high school.
I graduated with a 4.8 high school GPA and 416 credits...
My English was, A in the honors section (Both critical thinking and writing) 
and my math class was b in the non honors section. So yeah, I don't think my 
score really reflected that...
But if you want to take it I'd make sure you're studying as many SAT study 
books as you can. Because SAT books are really the only things that can help 
you get a high score.
Also, if you're planning on going to Stanford, they require the SAT from 
everyone, so that's one reason to take it.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs
-----Original Message----- 
From: Jing Crystal Wu 吴晶
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 7:07 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] 
Fwd:[BANA-Announce]BrailleFormatsImplementationDateRelease

Hey Brandon,

You know, I studied in the states for a year before, then moved to
Stockholm. Well, I don't think I speak better than natives, but certainly
have the possibility to communicate without any barriers. I am just trying
to figure out this crazy SAT test that I wanted to try for many years.

Regards,
Crystal
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandon Keith Biggs" <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd:
[BANA-Announce]BrailleFormatsImplementationDateRelease

> Hello,
> I know if you are at a Community college here in the states you don't need 
> to take any tests to transfer, as long as you get an AA degree. I have no 
> idea about other colleges, but I highly doubt that you need to take the 
> SAT or ACT.
> My college, Foothill.edu has a fantastic foreign exchange program and I've 
> not seen their disability resource center paralleled in quality anywhere. 
> I highly recommend trying out this community college if you want to come 
> to the states and study, or if you are in the bay area and want an awesome 
> community college!
> BTW, your English is much better than many natives, and except for a few 
> little things like a missing "a" I couldn't tell you from a native...
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Jing Crystal Wu 吴晶
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 9:10 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] 
> BrailleFormatsImplementationDateRelease
>
> Yes Brandon, I do have this what we call it language efficiency test. I 
> have
> IELTS test score, a relatively high score anyway.
>
> Do I still need to take SAT when I transfer?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> Regards,
> Crystal
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brandon Keith Biggs" <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 1:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Braille
> FormatsImplementationDateRelease
>
>
>> Hello,
>> I did terrible on the SAT, so don't ask me! I got like average on 
>> everything...
>> It's my suggestion to go to a community college first, that way not only 
>> do you get super cheep education and guaranteed transfer to many top 
>> schools, but you don't have to take the SAT or ACT. You probably do have 
>> to take the tofal, the English test.
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Jing Crystal Wu 吴晶
>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 8:49 PM
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Braille 
>> FormatsImplementationDate Release
>>
>> Hey Brandon,
>>
>> I am curious how did you prepare for the SAT test? I am an international
>> student, and was always curious to take this test. Or who can help to 
>> find
>> some studying material and resource?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Crystal
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Brandon Keith Biggs" <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>
>> To: <freethaught at gmail.com>; "National Association of Blind Students 
>> mailing
>> list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 10:41 AM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Braille Formats
>> ImplementationDate Release
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> Nemeth seemed OK to me when I learned it, although there seemed to be 
>>> quite a few signs that were a little un necessary. But I haven't touched 
>>> Nemith in over 3 years, so my memory is probably faulty.
>>> I just hope that things become more compact and less cumbersome to 
>>> learn. It's my experience that life is better for everyone when language 
>>> is logical and not full of signs that take lots of education to 
>>> understand. (Like English!) Who wants to keep spelling knife with a k. 
>>> Who wants to keep putting Ee at the end of all their words? Why not be 
>>> like the Italians and spell neutrino just like it sounds?
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>> From: Antonio Guimaraes
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:42 PM
>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Braille Formats 
>>> Implementation Date Release
>>>
>>> Sophie,
>>>
>>> I doubt millions of users know and use Nemeth. The Nemeth system is used
>>> primarily in the United States, and I don't know that there are this
>>> many braille readers around.
>>>
>>> Antonio
>>>
>>>
>>> On 5/24/2012 3:03 PM, Sophie Trist wrote:
>>>> I don't see why BANA feels it must change the perfectly good Nemeth 
>>>> code that millions of blind users already know. There's nothing wrong 
>>>> with Nemeth.Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>> On May 24, 2012, at 9:49 AM, Joshua 
>>>> Lester<jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I think the formats that wil be emplemented, will also be the changes
>>>>> to the Nemeth Braille code, for math, that I've been fighting against.
>>>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/24/12, Brandon Keith Biggs<brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>> The article didn't come through.
>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brandon Keith Biggs
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: David Andrews
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 6:20 AM
>>>>>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Fwd: [BANA-Announce] Braille Formats Implementation 
>>>>>> Date
>>>>>> Release
>>>>>>
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