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troublemagnet
Metal Conspiracist
Number of posts : 410
Age : 53
|  Subject: Think you're smart?  Fri May 06, 2011 9:44 pm | |
| So did I 'till I read this entrance exam from 1869....
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/education/harvardexam.pdf | |
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bassman
Heart of Metal
Number of posts : 1939
Age : 53
| | Subject: Re: Think you're smart? Fri May 06, 2011 11:10 pm | |
| That's crazy! I'm no dummy but there's no way I'd come out of that test with anything but an F, a big, fat, giant F. I scored above 30 on my ACT test, but no schooling I've ever had would prepare me for that! | |
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GrandNational
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts : 3830
Age : 44
| | Subject: Re: Think you're smart? Sat May 07, 2011 1:10 pm | |
| Our standards have came down down, huh? | |
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Fat Freddy
Metal, Movies, Beer
Number of posts : 37963
Age : 54
| | Subject: Re: Think you're smart? Sat May 07, 2011 2:18 pm | |
| Yikes. Ummmm... wut?
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troublemagnet
Metal Conspiracist
Number of posts : 410
Age : 53
| | Subject: Re: Think you're smart? Sat May 07, 2011 4:13 pm | |
| I just can't believe 17, 18 year old kids were actually educated enough to be tested on this stuff as if it were common knowledge, and I guess it was for our ancestors. I mean to have this much knowledge of Latin, Algebra,Geometry etc would in my mind at least, would take years of intensive study. All they had was candlelight back then and probably not too much distraction. | |
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adrian
Metal master
Number of posts : 994
Age : 32
| | Subject: Re: Think you're smart? Sat May 07, 2011 5:29 pm | |
| The math stuff doesn't look far off from what was on my final this semester, but everything else I'm not too sure of haha | |
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exact33
The King
Number of posts : 23281
Age : 51
| | Subject: Re: Think you're smart? Sat May 07, 2011 5:49 pm | |
| nice! Latin is a lost art! _________________  | |
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Sutekh
Heart of Metal
Number of posts : 1466
Age : 51
| | Subject: Re: Think you're smart? Sun May 08, 2011 10:19 pm | |
| Heh, I did Latin as a Year 12 subject (the last year of high school here in Australia). Even then it was hardly ever taught, so it was still weird!
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