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The SAT was trivial in the exact same way fizz buzz in. It isn't meant to find the next Einstein, it's just meant to weed out the grossly incompetent. A lot of
by smanek 18y ago
The SAT was trivial in the exact same way fizz buzz in. It isn't meant to find the next Einstein, it's just meant to weed out the grossly incompetent.
A lot of stupid people can probably do well on SAT math because it's too easy. But I promise that it you can't score at least a 700 on it (i.e., demonstrate basic competence at elementary algebra) you are bad at math, no exceptions.
Exactly like a lot of stupid people can do fizz buzz, but if you can't do fizz buzz you are bad at programming.
- silencio 18y agoI've mentioned this before..you are right, but do you ask fizzbuzz of every single programmer you interview? There had to be some where it was like..shit, it would be a total waste of time for everyone involved to ask something that trivial. But when you have years of high school or college, unless there's something huge missing, I don't know about how useful it would be to ask of it from everyone. For the record, I almost fell asleep taking the SAT. It's been a while, but I think I scored a 790 on math. I vividly remember some of the people in the same room as me who were really worried they couldn't even break 5/600. Sooo...