So I just took the GRE, and I was actually able to view my quantitative and verbal scores right away. Turns out I was only 50 points off my SAT score, which isn't really a good thing, but oh well. I could rant for paragraphs about what the GRE can't possibly measure and how their scoring system is jacked, but it would sound kind of pathetic, so I won't. (But it's RIDICULOUS! DO YOU REALLY THINK I'M GOING TO DO POORLY IN PRE-1900 BRITISH LIT IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WORD "CALUMNY" MEANS?!) Like I said, I won't.
Unfortunately, even after four years of college and two years out, I still have issues with equating my intellectual ability with my self-worth, and I have to learn not to do that. I'm pretty sure my scores will get me into grad school, and that's really all that matters.
Goodbye, standardized testing. I don't think we shall ever have the pleasure of meeting again. And good riddance.
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If you didn't look it up already, calumny is exactly what standardized tests apparently do to you.
Cal-um-ny:
2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to harm another's reputation1 : a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation
@rincewind_unveiled - Ha, that is pretty funny. "Calumny" was the only sort-of difficult word I could remember from the test, so that's what I used for an example. I have a long and proud history of instantly forgetting what I was tested on after the test is over.
I really liked your detox post - I need to detox. lol