Did anyone else score higher than 1206? It sure is unsettling to know that I have better verbal skills than our national leader.
2007-03-12 14:51:49 · 25 answers · asked by Eisbär 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Bush was struggling through getting though the book "my pet goat while the planes were flying into our towers.
2007-03-12 17:05:10 · answer #1 · answered by messtograves 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well actually, scoring the same as the president, means you scored worse.
They changed the scoring formula twice since the president took the SAT, so scores back then would be alot higher using today's scoring formula.
Plus, supposedly, the SAT shows ability to learn, its not an intelligence test.
So why would you be surprised that you have the same ability to learn as the president ?
That's when this country gets in trouble, when people start thinking that elected leaders are smarter than they are.
Then we start letting the elected leaders make our decisions for us, instead of us making the decisions ourselves.
By the way, congratulations on your SAT score, good luck in College.
2007-03-12 22:05:19 · answer #2 · answered by jeeper_peeper321 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Honey, did you take the SAT's under the new grading scale?
The old version gave you 1600 points total, with only 800 going to your verbal. So it really is hard to compare...
So, yes, for the old scale, a 1206 really was middle of the road.... but still, its probably a lot better than the new scale is making it look.
2007-03-12 22:06:34 · answer #3 · answered by peachfuzz 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I did too (way better in fact) - under the old scoring - and there is no way that I would ever claim to be "smart" enough to be a president. But, SAT's are hardly a benchmark for intelligence. If it were a catch-all, be-all, undisputed exam, then there wouldn't be several different types of testing, several criteria needed for college admissions & advanced placement, revisions to the test every dozen years, etc... I'm glad you have a decent score, but, no offense, that's all it is. One score.
And, his education did not stop with the SAT's... can you say that you have the same education that he does (irregardless of his policies...)?
2007-03-12 22:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Verbal skills doesnt determined your political or foreign intellectual. Talking is one thing but doing it is another thing. But of course it good you got such a high score on your SAT. Congrat ^_^
2007-03-12 21:57:24 · answer #5 · answered by gunslingerroses 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you are about the same age that is something to be proud of,,,if you just took your sat then you have nothing to be proud of,,,the dumbing down process has over the years taken the bar to such a low point that a college education today compares to a ged of the 60's
2007-03-12 22:01:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good, now as soon as you
1. Learn to fly a jet
2. Go to Harvard and Yale while scoring better than John Kerry
3. Be a governor and then President of the US
You will be ready to come back and actually claim something of note. Til then, big deal.
2007-03-12 22:06:49 · answer #7 · answered by pedohunter1488 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I agree with you in the fact that it is unsettling, although most ppl in this country, even some of the immigrants, are far more eloquent that our Mr. Bush. That what happens when we vote.
It's not what's supposed to happen but our election system is flawed. So we go off to foreign lands and help them "set up" a voting system. How happy they must be.
2007-03-12 22:00:43 · answer #8 · answered by tamboz 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
You don't need the SAT to realize that most American's have better verbal skills then our leader=)
2007-03-12 21:54:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
And my six year old grandson pronounces the word "nuclear", not nucular. There's no doubt in my mind that he's got more brains than Dubya.
2007-03-12 23:18:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋