Ever take the SAT?

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Its ridiculously easy, but its hardly an aptitude test. No clue about the new one though, hear they tacked on some writing element.
 
The test is WAY too long. I remember sitting in a classroom taking this test ALL day long.
 
It's an easy test to game, I used to teach high school kids how to ace the math section. Asian kid that's decent at math plus a butt load of money from his parents plus me equals perfect math score. Had nothing to do with the kids aptitude but just gaming the test and having parents willing to pay for expensive tutoring.

I live in a conservative area that's very against affirmative action and it's funny as hell to hear rich spoiled kids complain about how blacks/mexicans can get into college so much easier with low SAT scores. Like the SAT score they got after there parents paid for 2 years of classes adquetely compares there real aptitude to a kid that just goes and takes the test one day and doesn't have parents that spend thousands on classes.
 
I took it when it was out of 1600.

If you want to get into college, you have to take it (or the ACT). That's pretty much it.
 
990... i got drunk the night before and showed up like 25 min late, i didnt worry about it i was going to a state school to learn computers

and oh yeah it was out of 1600
 
I'll be honest, I scored a 1350 but this was back in 1995 when I was applying to colleges. Is it a fair assessment of intelligence? No. Is it an accurate measure of 'aptitude'? No. However, it does present some objective measure of qualification for future education standards - not necessarily indicating who will or won't succeed in college or a career, but just to present a universal paradigm that can be utilized by independent entities (colleges, etc). It's not a particularly difficult test, nor does it test 'knowledge' accrued in high school; it's more a test of how you can construct, problem solve, eliminate answers and proceed successfully.

I think there is some value in this test, but it is by NO means an 'end all, be all.' On that note, the LSAT is much more reliable but that too has flaws. For the record - and to toot my own horn - I scored a 168 on that, graduating from UCLA. Go ahead an flame me now, if necessary, because yes - I am proud of that fact.


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I never took the SAT, but I did take the ACT. Just another hoop to jump threw in order to get into college. It's not that big of a deal, it's not that hard, don't worry about it. Just snort a line of adderall and colon cleanse and you should be good.
 
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