What did you get on your math SAT?

[21forme]

If you're a card counter, please vote. I'm just curious to see how many counters really are math whizzes.

I'm doing a poll so your answer can be anonymous (hopefully.) This is the first time I'm doing a poll, so I hope it works...

If you want to brag, or comment, besides responding to the poll, feel free.

[supercoolmancool]

I did INSANELY bad on my SATs!

[Kasi]

I don't think one has to be any kind of a math Wiz to count cards or be a card counter. Maybe it helps but u think it's a pre-requisite?

[bj bob]

So far the stats seem to indicate that there's no mediocraty on this forum!

Something I already suspected!

[ScottH]

Originally Posted by Kasi

I don't think one has to be any kind of a math Wiz to count cards or be a card counter. Maybe it helps but u think it's a pre-requisite?

No math is required for card counting. You can count with memorization alone.

[ScottH]

I didn't take the SAT, but I took the ACT and I was in the 99th percentile in math.

[EasyRhino]

It's been, um, 14 years or so, so I don't remember exactly, but I'm guessing in the upper 600's. They have probably rescaled the SATs a few times then.

So, it's a good score, but I was a good test-taker in school. I did much better on verbal, though, and I'm still pretty weak at arithmetic.

[shadroch]

I took my SATs in 1975.I know I got an 1180,but don't remember the breakdown.I've been told that todays SATs are inflated by around 200 points.I Know that my score had me under consideration for the Military Academy,and helped me get into the schools of my choice while an 1180 today is fairly pedestrian.

[21forme]

Originally Posted by Kasi

I don't think one has to be any kind of a math Wiz to count cards or be a card counter. Maybe it helps but u think it's a pre-requisite?

I believe you're right. Not necessary, but helpful, especially to get pretty quick at it. However, there are some people who are just math-dumb, like a receptionist in my office who can't add 2 + 2 without a calculator, that never would be able to count.

A good example - I went to the bank the other day. I cashed a USPS MO for $473, asked for $27 back on a deposit and asked for all 100s. The teller was completely baffled asking how can she pay me in all hundreds.

[QFIT]

I got an 800; which really pissed off my math teacher since I was flunking.