Cowa-Sequential

I have never been a fan of standardized testing especially to the extent that it was stressed during the 2nd half of my K-12 education.  I still remember they days of choosing the analogies and writing picture prompts. Even though the SAT and to the lesser extent the GRE are the most important tests, in my experience, my 8th grade proficiency was stressed the most. My middle school certainly taught to the test while my high school was more lenient in that regard. I believe my high school education was better served because it lacked that singular focus. When I was in high school I took the SAT three times, once sophomore year and twice junior year (2006). The first two times the  SAT was in its original 1600 point scale however the test was changed in late 2006 to reflect a 2400 scale with the addition of a writing portion. Back then there was hype about the new SAT and how everything had changed with new guides, new PSATs and new SAT classes. It was simply an educational c...