| In 1964, I was "graduated", if you can call | | | | |
| it that, second from bottom in my high | | | | Come after me with a pitch fork! While |
| school's class of 46 students. It is not that | | | | colleges and universities DO have GOBS of |
| English, history, math or science were my | | | | applicants for every PLACE in their next |
| enemies, but my family problems pretty much | | | | Frosh class, they do not have same for their |
| precluded my studying with any emphasis. I | | | | JUNIOR class places.NOW how/why did I make |
| was not lazy nor industrious, but staying | | | | the leap from Frosh to Junior?EVERY college |
| away from bullies, a smart alecky sister and | | | | university in the U.S. requires the same |
| dealing with "hormones" effectively turned me | | | | entrance criteria and thus, basics of its |
| into an intellectual nincompoop.In time, my | | | | FROSH, and SOPHOMORES, but not of its JUNIORS |
| acne and hormones pressure subsided, and, | | | | and SENIORS. Why is that? It is because |
| with my military service completed, I | | | | College is divided into 2 sections, |
| re-focused my brain. Now, without those | | | | lower-division under-graduate and |
| earlier "barriers", I learned the wonders of | | | | upper-division under-graduate [and then, at |
| science, business math, history and even | | | | the applicable time, if one is desirous and |
| gained sufficient English skills to become a | | | | lucky, one can apply for graduate |
| college instructor.Undoubtedly, in addition | | | | school--often at the same university].All |
| to my fanatical love of business, I learned | | | | college students entering as a FROSH take |
| about college admissions and the "fraud" and | | | | placement tests for English, math and science |
| misguided emphasis forced on American | | | | skill levels. Said student Is then placed |
| families nationwide. This fraud I speak of | | | | into either Bonehead English [101 or lower |
| relates to the emphasis of being accepted | | | | number] or advanced and that can include one |
| into the college/university of one's choice | | | | of dozens of classes-the Classics, Poetry, |
| AS A FROSH. In order to accomplish this act, | | | | etc.These same FROSH take elementary algebra, |
| test companies across the US gain freshmen | | | | elementary science, etc., all based on the |
| and women as clients, "guaranteeing a high | | | | |
| score on the SAT test" if one follows the | | | | results of tests taken in-between ADMISSION |
| test designer's rules and methods. What these | | | | and the first day of class. RARELY do |
| test givers DON'T state is that their tests | | | | |
| are almost irrelevant when it comes time to | | | | Students question this system [not EVEN |
| being accepted by your preferred college.LET | | | | gifted students].Adjunct [college] business |
| me qualify that before 100 million moms, | | | | professor, AND when called, high school |
| dads, test-givers and universities | | | | business teacher and sub teacher. |