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I don't know if this is P or R, but the stupidity continues.
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I don't know if this is P or R, but the stupidity continues.


Jan 19, 2021, 3:50 PM

SAT is done and over.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/19/us/college-board-essay-subject-tests-trnd/index.html


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My understanding of that...


Jan 19, 2021, 3:56 PM

Is that they'll still do the basic tests that you and I and the other old folk here took.

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I'm 99% sure I had the essay portion


Jan 19, 2021, 4:29 PM

I guess I'm a little jaded.....I've been on more zoom calls than I can count with my HS Junior son and various college admissions people, and they are all in love with the fact that this year was test optional (SAT or ACT) for many universities, and seem to think that will be the new trend. It feels like we are weeding out and de-emphasizing competency in a overreaching attempt to level some playing field.

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I didn't...


Jan 19, 2021, 4:30 PM

but I'm >50

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Re: I'm 99% sure I had the essay portion


Jan 19, 2021, 4:33 PM [ in reply to I'm 99% sure I had the essay portion ]

I had the essay portion as well.

Edit to say no, I didn't do the essay portion of the SAT. It wasn't an option in 1992


Message was edited by: Clemsonfan1851®


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I didn't have the essay portion.***


Jan 19, 2021, 4:34 PM [ in reply to I'm 99% sure I had the essay portion ]



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Re: I didn't have the essay portion.***


Jan 19, 2021, 4:36 PM

Did they have any testing way back in 1930?

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Let's ask henry or zettner***


Jan 19, 2021, 4:38 PM



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Re: Let's ask henry or zettner***


Jan 19, 2021, 4:40 PM

Your profile says you got your BS in electrical engineering in 1930, I was making a joke lol

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Well yeah, P&R has acquired a stalking psycho so I


Jan 19, 2021, 4:41 PM

removed some easily identifiable information.

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Cole @ Beach Cole w/ Clemson Hat


Re: Well yeah, P&R has acquired a stalking psycho so I


Jan 19, 2021, 4:42 PM

Oh ha I can't blame ya there.

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Re: Well yeah, P&R has acquired a stalking psycho so I


Jan 19, 2021, 4:45 PM [ in reply to Well yeah, P&R has acquired a stalking psycho so I ]



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Aww, and right on cue.***


Jan 19, 2021, 4:46 PM



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Re: Aww, and right on cue.***


Jan 19, 2021, 4:50 PM



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Bless your heart.***


Jan 19, 2021, 5:18 PM



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Cole @ Beach Cole w/ Clemson Hat


Re: Aww, and right on cue.***


Jan 19, 2021, 6:10 PM [ in reply to Re: Aww, and right on cue.*** ]

The term "dox" is getting to be as stupid as the word "cuck".

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no and we liked it***


Jan 19, 2021, 4:42 PM [ in reply to Let's ask henry or zettner*** ]



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Re: I'm 99% sure I had the essay portion


Jan 19, 2021, 5:57 PM [ in reply to I'm 99% sure I had the essay portion ]

I didn't have it on mine but I think it got introduced shortly after I graduated.

I have mixed feelings on these test. On one hand, they're a good universal measuring stick from some basic math/verbal skills, but on the other hand, your GPA and class rank tend to be a more accurate reflection of how you will perform in college.

But hell if I know the answer.

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I just took math and verbal when i took it in HS.


Jan 20, 2021, 9:56 AM [ in reply to I'm 99% sure I had the essay portion ]

THat was around 2000. They switched to some shizz where the max score was like 2400 and there was a essay somewhere between 2005 and 2015. When I took it 1600 was the max.

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S??? ????? ???? ??? ??????? ?????? ???? ??? ??????,
S??? ????? ?? ?? ???????? ???? ? ??????? ??? ????? ?????..


Just the dumb optional tests.***


Jan 19, 2021, 4:26 PM



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Re: I don't know if this is P or R, but the stupidity continues.


Jan 19, 2021, 4:31 PM



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The essay was added around 14 years ago. IIRC it's


Jan 19, 2021, 4:34 PM

been criticized for weighting the tests more towards girls than boys.

I didn't have the essay, and if you're 30 or over, you probably didn't either.

Edit: It was added in 2005.

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What the heck did I have to write essays on?


Jan 19, 2021, 5:29 PM

AP test? SC standardized test? I really can't remember.

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AP tests.***


Jan 20, 2021, 9:35 AM



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Just another step to allow everyone to get a college degree


Jan 19, 2021, 4:53 PM

most likely for free at some point...good luck if you need someone for a skilled trade job in the next few decades.

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I expect those trade jobs to acquire a higher value in the


Jan 19, 2021, 5:31 PM

near future... Somebody has to build it or fix it.

It's supply and demand at it's origin...

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Complete truth.


Jan 19, 2021, 5:34 PM

Plumber, Mechanic, Electrician.....people in all three fields clearing 6 figures, and they'll become the rule rather than the exception in years to come. Additional plus is that none of those type jobs can effectively be outsourced to India or the Philippines.

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They are day-to-day jobs that keep things running... If you


Jan 19, 2021, 5:48 PM

know your chit, you can get a job most anywhere in the country... tomorrow.

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Yep.


Jan 20, 2021, 9:58 AM

We're slam full of skilled tradesmen that clear 6 figures. While our engineers and other management types make less in most situations. The real money is skilled tradesmen that have engineering degrees (humble brag). They're rare as hens teeth and make bank.

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S??? ????? ?? ?? ???????? ???? ? ??????? ??? ????? ?????..


Problem is continuing that line of work past 40, but yes.


Jan 19, 2021, 5:53 PM [ in reply to Complete truth. ]

That said, do that line of work until you're 40, then come into the engineering field and be a designer. Probably the most I learned in my early career was from an old dude that was a master electrician working as a designer.

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Re: Problem is continuing that line of work past 40, but yes.


Jan 19, 2021, 6:02 PM



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Neat, thanks for sharing.***


Jan 19, 2021, 6:03 PM



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Re: Neat, thanks for sharing.***


Jan 19, 2021, 6:11 PM



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Bless your heart.***


Jan 19, 2021, 6:13 PM



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Cole @ Beach Cole w/ Clemson Hat


Okay Dwight


Jan 19, 2021, 6:15 PM



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Wait, you think this is an insult?


Jan 19, 2021, 6:17 PM

Calling people Office characters?

Oh boy.

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Re: Wait, you think this is an insult?


Jan 19, 2021, 6:20 PM



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"every time soccer replies to me"...says the manchild who


Jan 20, 2021, 8:48 AM

replied to me after he was called a stalker, that's pretty rich.

But for someone who you deem irrelevant, you sure do like to spend a lot of time on me. I enjoy living in your head.

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Look no further than the ports in Charleston.


Jan 19, 2021, 5:58 PM [ in reply to I expect those trade jobs to acquire a higher value in the ]

If you want to pursue a well-paying career while taking some risks and you don't have a degree (or a degree that will do anything right now), there are a ton of options at the ports. And their amenities on site are pretty good from what I hear.

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Re: I don't know if this is P or R, but the stupidity continues.


Jan 19, 2021, 5:47 PM

From Inside Higher Education 8/17/20--by Bruce Hammond-----**** "As our country grapples with its heritage of white supremacy, educators need look no further than the SAT for an example of how systemic
racism perpetuates itself."

Memo to Bruce: Math testing is racist? Are Asians assisting in continuing the heritage of white supremacy?

Let's just dumb everything down and eliminate any possible way to weed out those less capable. Unbelievable.

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Re: I don't know if this is P or R, but the stupidity continues.


Jan 20, 2021, 12:03 PM

Don't need SAT or ACT.

The new normal algorithm

if( applicant.race != WHITE )then

. . . admission.decision = TRUE;
. . . scholarship.decision = TRUE;
. . . scholarship.amount = FULL;

else
. . . send_rejection_letter( applicant);

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Nice


Jan 20, 2021, 12:22 PM



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