Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Be more than 'barely above average' on the ACT.


I see. So this whole "smart" concept can be reduced to a simple quiz. Tell that to my brother, who is bad at test taking, and almost failed high school. He now has a doctorate and makes a 3 figure salary.


I assume you mean $3XX,XXX and not a 3 figure salary (e.g. he only makes $800/year - extreme poverty)


My bad. 6 figure salary. He's the intelligent one. Not me. :P


What does he have a doctorate in? A doctorate also requires a comprehensive test.


Microbiology, If I'm not mistaken.


I got an 1160 on the SAT.

How would you classify me on the smart/not-smart continuum?

I also got a 680 on the math sat 2, a 670 in the english sat 2, and a 4 on both the ap us and ap european history exams, and have a masters degree.

Now how would you classify me?


non-technical


As in poor analytical thinking non-technical? Edit: I just re-read my previous post and your response and I realize that I left out my masters degree (and bachelors) were in computer science. I'm guessing you inferred from the English and history tests that I am non-technical. My fault for leaving out the subject of my degrees.

I don't know. I've generally been one of the top engineers on every dev team I've been on, was the first engineering hire of one startup and am the director of engineering for the current one.

Is classify myself as an above average engineer. Not a superstar, but solid and I get things done and done well.

I basically see no correlation between my SAT score and my ability and success. It's hard for me to look at only the SAT scores of others and say much of anything about them.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: