Did you get into the college you wanted?
Yes … … 86
No … … 13
Not sure … … 1
Do you think it matters where you go?
Yes … … … … … . 89
No … … … … … . 11
“Of course. That’s why I’m paying 40K a year.”
“It makes a difference in terms of the people you meet.”
Would your life have been better if you’d gone to another school?
Yes … … 24
No … … 67
Not sure … … 9
“I wouldn’t be living at home.” “I would have been less academically rigorous and more social.
I went to Harvard.” “I wouldn’t have to deal with the b.s. Parsons gives me.”
Do you remember your SAT score?
Average reported score of the 83 who did: 1229
Were you happy with your score?
Yes … … 65
No … … 33
Didn’t care … … 2
“My score was the lowest in my private high school.” “I didn’t care. Back then, I was anti-Establishment.” “I had a friend who killed himself because he didn’t get into any colleges he applied to.”
Did you do test prep for them?
Yes … … … . 45
No … … … . 55
“No, I didn’t know we were supposed to.” “Yes. I paid a lot for my tutor, $10,000.”
Do you think people who do well on the SAT are actually smarter than those who don’t?
Yes … … 17
No … … 81
Sometimes … … 2
Does part of the exam still haunt you?
“Apple is to orange as peacock is to giraffe. I could never get those.” “The whole math section.”
Because of a glitch, this year many students got much lower SAT scores than they should have. Would you sue?Yes … … 41
No … … 57
Maybe … … 2
If 8 - w = -2w - 8 + 5w, then w =
(A) 8 … … 11
(B) 4 … … 54
(C) 0 … … . . 19
(D) -4 … . . 12
(E) -8 … . . 2
I give up … . . 2
Contrary to what some believe, most snakes have skin that is dry and pleasant to the touch, not ______________ .
(A) seedy … 5
(B) unctuous … 44
(C) desiccated … 20
(D) burnished … 6
(E) variegated … 25
ANSWERS: (B) is correct for both questions.