07-30-2010, 05:01 PM
rgG wrote:
According to my daughter, a sophomore at UGA, when she took the mandatory math placement exam at orientation, there were no formulas given. In contrast to the SAT, the placement exam is more heavily weighted on pre-cal and Algebra II. She said the placement test was much harder than the SAT. She, an advertising and Spanish major, was able to exempt her required math courses; a source of great joy and relief for everyone.
your daughter was a Woodward Academy grad - i would have expected no less! your daughter's assessment of the test is exactly what i'm worried about though i'm hoping he can at least test into the required math course as opposed to a learn-this-stuff-you-should-have-had-in HS course.
a high percentage of GA public school grads cannot test into the first level of college courses in math or english. english for my son i am not the least bit worried about; he's taking AP courses this year.