<p>I don’t think you need to ridicule Resistance1 for his post. This issue is a common topic here on CC and I think it is true what he is saying.
It’s not that our self esteem is “determined by your standing versus others on the SAT,” it’s just that people so often make this excuse without even thinking and it takes away the pride of the people who actually do well on the SAT. When you really think about it, how can one truly be a “bad test-taker”? It just doesn’t make sense. If you are able to do well on the SAT, you will. If you don’t do well on the SAT, then you’re not as smart as the people who did better than you. It’s a simple concept.
And if you’re going to write an entire post just ridiculing everything the OP says, then just don’t make the post. This website is about discussion, and Resistance1 is allowed to create this thread. As I said, I hear this discussed a lot on CC and it’s fine to have a thread about it. I can tell that the people on this thread who are attacking Resistance1 are the people who would actually make the excuse about being a “bad test-taker.”</p>