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Hello elgatodiablo,
I don't have a specific homework question, but more of a concern of how my mind works.

I'm a junior in high school, and in May I'm taking the SAT. And apparently, that test determines in what colleges you get into, and basically if you go at all. And that's my problem. I don't believe that some test should determine your future. Tests don't prove anything! When you get a job, you won't be taking a job to see how much you get paid, so this is all pointless. And I also hate the American educational system, and how it works. You take a test and that's it, nothing else, wow I have never hated one thing so much. Not only this, but I got that huge use-less SAT study guide, and on the first page it says that it's a non-profit organizaiton! I dropped the book and started laughing at that! Non profit?!?!?!?! Prep classes cost THOUSANDS of dollars, so now they want to act nice?!?!?!
Basically, with this being drilled into my mind, I really don't care about the SAT's. They don't prove anything, and it's a huge money scam. Not only this, but I'm leaving this damned country once I finish high school and going somewere were the educatiol system isn't so corrupt. Yes, corrupt, money hungry, and dirtily run by a bad government.
There, that's how I evaluated things I learned in school.

But my main problem is this: My dad says I have to study and all that crap a parent will tell their kids. However, my mind tells me, it doesn't prove anything, I'm better than this test, why should I even bother taking it? Now I know this'll kill me because it's happened before. For example, if I don't like a book we're reading in a class, then I won't read it. I like to make myself superior to the system.

But anyways, anyway you could help me understand, or atleast give me a good reason to even bother with this ridiculous test? My life's been... well... pretty crappy and depressing, so I don't have such a great will to care anymore, but any advice and help I could get would be very much appreciated.


and sorry for whatever cursing and insulting I did, I had to refrain from going over the top.
Thanks again.

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