<p>I’m not trying to get into an argument, but I’m just defending the person who made the original post. I know that the reason people get upset over the “bad test-taker” argument is that they feel it takes away their “honor” (I guess you could call it that) of getting a good score. When everyone who receives a bad score claims that he/she is a “bad test-taker,” they’re saying that basically anyone who is good at taking tests can get a good score, and that’s what makes people upset.
Also, please don’t misunderstand. Discussion is what CC is about, and I’m not in any way trying to be unwelcoming to any poster who doesn’t agree with me. It seems to me like you were looking at every single thing the OP said and posing an argument against it, and that’s what I don’t agree with. It’s fine to have a different opinion, but I just think it makes people feel bad if you’re attacking everything they say.
Obviously, I don’t KNOW for a fact that everyone who defends the “bed test-taker” argument actually uses that excuse, but I’m guessing that that’s why all of you are defending your side so vehemently. You must have some reason to believe what you believe.
The SAT might not measure intelligence, but it is not completely arbitrary either. You do have to be smart to do well on it. I’m not saying that people can’t study and prep and do better than other people who are smarter than them. But if you consistently score in the 1300-1500 range, there’s just no excuse as to why you don’t score as well as others, besides being sick or not learning what you need to learn in school. People who are truly smart generally get better scores than people who are less smart. Sure there are exceptions, but I am making a general statement that doesn’t necessarily apply to every situation.
By the way, I post mostly in HSL, and those posts aren’t included in the post count. I did join in January, but I never really started using CC until recently.</p>