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I took my SAT's in 1970, a actually you didn't need a great score to get into college at that time. I already had an agenda when it came to college, girls and football. I had no idea what I would major in, and truthfully really hadn't given it much thought.
We had to drive sixty miles to WSU to take the test. I went with a friend and we consumed a half case of beer on the trip down.
I quickly found out that six beers for breakfast and then sitting in a hot class room did not make for a good mix. I felt sick and all I wanted was to get out of each test.
I would answer a few questions, then fill in the rest of the test without reading it, first to turn it in each time. I scored 128 on a test I didn't read.
This has always bothered me, I was gifted, almost a genius, and I didn't read the test, just filled in the blanks. I may be smart, but not that smart.
These SAT's don't seem to work very well, they certainly shouldn't be the deciding factor when it comes to college entrance. They don't test maturity, common sense, direction, along with a few other factors that go along with being smart.
By the way, I remember that the test qualified me as a good welder, something I had never done up to that time. The placement criteria is suspect.

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