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Don't count on it. I failed out of college due to my inability to take and pass tests, yet at work, I'm being promoted constantly to higher ranks due to my pro

by rdudek 11y ago

Don't count on it. I failed out of college due to my inability to take and pass tests, yet at work, I'm being promoted constantly to higher ranks due to my productivity.

puredemo 11y ago
Considering I managed literally thousands of agents over a period of years, you would statistically be an extremely rare exception to a rather well-examined trend. Did you ever take the SAT / ACT?
- clarle 11y ago
  Standardized testing doesn't measure the same skills needed to be successful at creative work. Please don't ever do this.
  - puredemo 11y ago
    Sure, that's why every college relies on them for admissions, not to mention everyone taking the GRE / MCAT for grad school. Are applied sciences grad programs not "creative work" in your mind? Standardized tests statistically predict success within those programs. http://portal.scienceintheclassroom.org/sites/default/files/post-files/science-2007-kuncel-1080-1.pdf http://portal.scienceintheclassroom.org/sites/default/files/...
    - nwjtkjn 11y ago
      What if reality is politically incorrect?
    - wai1234 11y ago
      More and more colleges are NOT using them for admissions because they predict NOTHING.
      - manigandham 11y ago
        Where's your source? The parent's source is about 8 years old but still completely valid.
    - xiaoma 11y ago
      Thanks for backing up your claim with a citation to directly relevant research. I wish others in contentious threads could to the same.
  - pekk 11y ago
    What does measure that? An interview where someone gauges whether you love Node.js and can spout dogmatic gibberish about MVC?
- BinaryIdiot 11y ago
  Source? It's all anecdotal but I know far, far too many great developers who never even took the SAT (or did horrible on them) and are wildly successful in their careers. I have a hard time believing this is "extremely rare" especially considering most colleges now don't rely on them to a large degree.

by rdudek 11y ago

Don't count on it. I failed out of college due to my inability to take and pass tests, yet at work, I'm being promoted constantly to higher ranks due to my productivity.

puredemo 11y ago

Considering I managed literally thousands of agents over a period of years, you would statistically be an extremely rare exception to a rather well-examined trend. Did you ever take the SAT / ACT?

clarle 11y ago
Standardized testing doesn't measure the same skills needed to be successful at creative work. Please don't ever do this.
- puredemo 11y ago
  Sure, that's why every college relies on them for admissions, not to mention everyone taking the GRE / MCAT for grad school. Are applied sciences grad programs not "creative work" in your mind? Standardized tests statistically predict success within those programs. http://portal.scienceintheclassroom.org/sites/default/files/post-files/science-2007-kuncel-1080-1.pdf http://portal.scienceintheclassroom.org/sites/default/files/...
  - nwjtkjn 11y ago
    What if reality is politically incorrect?
  - wai1234 11y ago
    More and more colleges are NOT using them for admissions because they predict NOTHING.
    - manigandham 11y ago
      Where's your source? The parent's source is about 8 years old but still completely valid.
  - xiaoma 11y ago
    Thanks for backing up your claim with a citation to directly relevant research. I wish others in contentious threads could to the same.
- pekk 11y ago
  What does measure that? An interview where someone gauges whether you love Node.js and can spout dogmatic gibberish about MVC?
BinaryIdiot 11y ago
Source? It's all anecdotal but I know far, far too many great developers who never even took the SAT (or did horrible on them) and are wildly successful in their careers. I have a hard time believing this is "extremely rare" especially considering most colleges now don't rely on them to a large degree.