While in school, were you and your classmates ever given an aptitude test, and what became of the results?
When I was in Jr. High, about 1972 or so, my entire 8th grade was given an aptitude test. We assembled in the gym for it.
I assumed I’d score highest in literature or sociology. I was very surprised to find out that I’d scored the highest, at 98%, in engineering. I remember those engineering questions, too. The were such no-brainers, in my opinion, that they seemed absurd.
Well, I never heard another word about my results. I don’t know if anyone else did, either.
On FB, a friend said she had taken an aptitude test in the 90’s, and was told she didn’t have a chance in science, which is where she scored the highest.
What is the point of even taking the tests if no one follows through?
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My teacher made me do it again, claiming I cheated.
Nothing good came from it . :-)
I remember the test It would have been in the early 60’s. It said I’d be good at “science” – whatever that meant.
No surprise. I do not know if the results went anywhere. No doubt they are recorded “on my permanent record” stored in the school vault – probably next to the rifle range.
I remember mine said I was mechanically inclined. Hahahaha.
I only know where to check the oil and put the gas in the car.
The aptitude test drove me insane until this day… I was told that I had 140 I.Q and I refused to do homework and I started skipping school and winging the test. I took another to get into the military and I got 98 percentile overall and 99 percentile vocabulary. Test like these drove me to have OCD and I turned arrogant and became a smart ass and a jerk. Because I thought I was better than others and the teachers were wrong not to give me straight A’s. I got straight D’s and C’s in high school.
I got to move up two grades :)
@trailsillustrated I should have asked that. instead they wanted to hold me back a year. I did challeng the science 30 diploma exam (grade 12) without even taking grade 11 science 20. Congratulations on being skipped ahead.
I didn’t score below 80% on anything. That surprised me.
@talljasperman I had terrible grades in high school too hence having to challenge
@trailsillustrated In Alberta any adult can redo any grade 12 exam for $26.75 3 times a year.
Oh, I’d love to retake my HS exams today!
@Dutchess_III You can go directly into university without prerequisites in Athabasca University. You can take 10 classes then transfer to any university in Canada or maybe even world wide.
Well, I already have my bachelor’s degree so…..
@Dutchess_III Cool… Mine is philosophy and psychology as liberal arts pre-law… but I never finished I ran out of money and I sold my textbooks for food and failed out. I lost my confidence in my university (Augustana University) I knew I was failing so I sold everything and ordered lots of pizza and worked out in the gym and prepared for a job in a grocery store with my mom. I planned to save some money and to go to Athabasca university then take a masters in counselling. in Athabasca University.
So, what are you doing now?
@Dutchess_III I’m on disability and saving for summer school next year.
What are you going to major in?
@Dutchess_III I don’t know…I’m getting a university calendar from Athabasca University, and I will see what Is available, that interests me.
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