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Do the results of the PARCC test matter for my future?
TL;DR - see last paragraph
I'm a smart student. I'm taking honors and AP courses and have a 3.8 GPA. Earned a 28 on the ACT. Taking dual credit college courses. Will be done with math in high school one year early because I worked ahead.
Yet when I took the first PARCC test, it left me feeling so frustrated and confused. None of it made sense. The questions were hard to understand and I just couldn't get it.
Obviously, I'm no the problem here. Everyone else I've talked to about the test, from a variety of intellectual levels, feel the same way.
I just learned that I have to take the test again for the end of the year results. I'm seriously thinking about just blowing it off and answering 'C' for each option. But I don't know if that'll effect how colleges look at me. So, will not even trying on the PARCC test negatively impact my future?
1 Answer
- SaruhLv 56 years agoFavorite Answer
It looks like another Common Core test that confuses a lot of students. (search google news)
PARTNERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT OF READINESS FOR COLLEGE AND CAREERS is the actual name. And it sounds like another Common Core test of reading and math skills. If your school is using it to assess how you are doing, then - yes- it affects the classes you get into.
You most likely have to take the test again. The school's federal funding is probably tied to it, not sure, so maybe you can ask.
I suggest you pick up a test prep book (Amazon has a lot of them between $15 and $30). They have skill drills and sample and practice tests that will help you do better on the test. They go by the grade you are in. Try local book stores, too.
Being smart has nothing to do with Common Core, that's for sure! It's 'learn what is on the test, take the test. Repeat"
Good luck on the test.