Crocker the Proctor

At the last minute, we decided to give the subject of our documentary the SAT so we could compare the scores now and when he is 'medicated.'

I was assigned to proctor the test, because....i'm the most interested in this aspect of our film? i don't know.

Now I'm sitting here with a camera, taping our subject taking the SAT. Enthralling footage I'm sure. Either way, I'm still interested in the way this part of the experiment turns out. Unfortunately, we weren't able to prep him in any way, so the scores aren't really going to reflect sobriety vs. stoned-iety. He hasn't seen the test in almost 30 years, the odds of there being a significant score are small because he doesn't know what's coming. Ryan Meyer, an SAT tutor/writer for Ivy West(Motto: "Excellence Via Velvet Mediocrity" or "Have Fun at State College!"), explained that not being familiar with the test is one of the more challenging aspects.

It also made me realize that there is an entire documentary for just the SAT. Think about it. It would be like Jaws. You want them to succeed in destorying the shark, but there is a part of you that rejoices whenever Jaws savagely devours a small child or fisherman.

OK, bad analogy(good movie). What I always forget about is that your entire junior year of high school, at least mostly, is used to prepare you for the SAT. Or is it sophomore year? Who cares- they've eliminated analogies and added an essay to the SAT. So when you ask students what they got and they say,"oh I really blew it. I only got an 1880." it's because the test is no longer out of 1600 points, rather, 2400 points.

I have decided that I am going to take the test in the same way- sober and un-sober. And present my findings to the world. I bet I could take the test 14 times and never get above a (non-essay) 1400. I just don't think I'm smart enough. My score from high school, BOTH TIMES, was 1320. I bet I can do better than that now, but not too much better. Though i'm excited to find out.

Thanks, college.