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

Sat May 26 06:42:14 UTC 2012

Dear Brandon,

That's correct. I also do not understand why they require students to take 
such a test. As in China, students are often forced to study strange 
subjects. I really don't know.

Crystal
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandon Keith Biggs" <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>
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Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 11:07 AM
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[nabs-l]Fwd:[BANA-Announce]BrailleFormatsImplementationDateRelease

> 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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> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> 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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