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New DAT format!
Started by polola55
Well that just freakin' sucks for all of us who had to suffer without them! Glad the ADA finally wised up and fixed a problem though.
WOOOOWWW if what you are saying is true, that reallllly sucks for the all the people who didnt get to use it before (like me and most of the people on here)
Its kind of unfair, but this was a huge issue and at least this is being resolved.
Its kind of unfair, but this was a huge issue and at least this is being resolved.
This is true. I looked it up on the ADEA website a while ago and found some documentation.
However-- the calculator is nothing fancy. It's like the basic (non-scientific) windows calculator. + - X / functions only.
Nonetheless, it will help.
Seriously? That would have helped so much!! Even a non-fancy calculator. That was my worst section too. I'm kind of bitter.
I don't think a basic non-scientific calculator will be THAT helpful. I thnk they will adjust the difficulty of the questions accordingly.
Although many of us feel we would do better with the calculator, everyone has this same advantage so everyone's score would be reflective of that.
All in all, this should make little difference because relative to each other, everyone will still score the same. Unless they change the type of questions, then it's a different story...
All in all, this should make little difference because relative to each other, everyone will still score the same. Unless they change the type of questions, then it's a different story...
i practiced qr so much that after a while i could do basic calculations in my head faster than a calculator - at least a guesstimate, which is all you need for 90% of the questions. i personally think that allowing a calculator of any sort defeats the entire purpose of the section. the actual math in this section is wayy too easy, its just a matter of how quick you are on ur feet. thats what i felt they were testing all along, not actual math!
You're not allowed to bring a calculator. It is my understanding that the calculator will like the on-screen one that comes with Windows.
I was a little bitter about this when I first heard...but I'm over it now...I was accepted with my QR score and that's all that matters. I am sure they will make it a bit harder now...not the easily worked problems. We will have to wait and see if chem gets any harder too.
How are they going to level the playing field between those that took it without the calc vs those that took it with? Scores are good for a few years...maybe they will look at the raw % instead of the actual number.
How are they going to level the playing field between those that took it without the calc vs those that took it with? Scores are good for a few years...maybe they will look at the raw % instead of the actual number.
the calculator might only be available in the QR section.
