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4Blu t1_iv63xsu wrote

I'd be so pissed if I had to give up a second Saturday to take that godforsaken test.

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aBoyandHisVacuum t1_iv6pa2m wrote

Good grief, agreed. Took the ACT and was told theres another test. Im like nah ill just goto the ACT only skools. No thanks. Graduated college and was told the next step is a 5 hr exam. Nope. No way. I could barely do 3 hr labs. Bachelors it was.

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aKnightWh0SaysNi t1_iv6vlo5 wrote

That’s not exactly great cost/benefit analysis for taking a long test or not.

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throw4jklfj t1_iv7ke5s wrote

The great thing about life is that if you don't wanna do something, in general you don't have to do it. Regardless of what anybody else may think. And you don't even have to explain yourself to others or give a shit what snarky comments they reply with.

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jay9e t1_iv7op53 wrote

Doesn't change anything about it not being a smart move though.

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throw4jklfj t1_iv7t3ox wrote

See my comment above.

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Gh0stMan0nThird t1_iv7u28j wrote

I'll stand by your side on this one, random internet man.

I value my free time so much I'll intentionally take a lower paying job if it means dealing with less nonsense.

Life is short and I'm not wasting it at an office.

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GenoThyme t1_iv8bonh wrote

Yeah but taking a few tests can lead to much more free time down the road. I took 3 tests that were a combined 8 hours to become a teacher and now I don’t work in the summer. I have a friend with a bunch of advanced degrees that required tests to get and they’re on pace to retire around 50.

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Mehmoregames t1_ivane8l wrote

I took no tests and have spent the last 5 years working three days a week, 12 days a month, on weeks I clock out with more than 23 hours I think "damn I worked a lot this week"

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The_Dankinator t1_iv9nto1 wrote

That wasn't a smart move though. It's an SAT. It ain't that bad. A few hours of studying and 6 hours taken out of a single day off could improve your chances of getting into a decent school and getting scholarships.

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PermanentTrainDamage t1_iv95km5 wrote

You had to give up a saturday? My school scheduled the test on friday and then test takers got the rest of the day off.

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letitsnow18 t1_iv9934x wrote

That's not legal. Legally they're all done on the same day throughout the country.

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Mayor__Defacto t1_iv9d3nw wrote

Err? What? Lol. The SAT test is not endorsed by or required by any government agency. There is no law that says it must be administered on the same day everywhere in the nation. There is no law that says it must be administered at all. There is also not even a law that says the score must be used as part of university admissions.

It is, however, typically offered on Saturdays.

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Minuted t1_iv9iup1 wrote

In the UK SATs are more like final tests of a student's time in one of two "key stages" in primary school, and previously also in year 9 (age 13 or 14 or so, "key stage 3"). They're mandated by the curriculum and used to assess a student's progress.

Why they'd think we were discussing UK education I don't know, but I think what they said would be correct in regards to UK SATS. Maybe they saw "SAT", thought of the only SATs they knew of and jumped the gun a bit?

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