Dotty Parker

x+y=genius!

I am a genius!

Not that there was any question before, but it is now confirmed. I took my GRE today and got super-cool scores.

How much of a genius am I? So much that I hide it really well. The woman administering the exam was giving me advice on finishing the test. She indicated that it was important to get as much done as possible. I think she felt like she had to explain things to me because I had a question about the contract-type thing we had to sign. It wanted me to agree that the name on the screen was mine. But I didn't have a screen yet! Apparently it didn't matter. But I don't think that impressed her much.

Then there was my concern with having tissues in case my allergies started behaving in an excited manner. After explaining that NOTHING was allowed in the testing room, I asked, "Even kleenex?" She said she'd supply that.

Oh and one of the questions had something to do with pancakes. I decided that I needed to use the word "waffle" to spice things up a bit. I told her about that and mentioned that I was very entertained by myself.

I can understand why I might seem a bit dim.

At the end of the exam the results of the multiple choice part are immediately available. I was so happy. I'm a genius, it's been proven, and I'm happy. But the test admin lady was prepared for me to be less than happy.

She asked, "Are you pleased with your scores?" I said, "Yeah! I got x..." insert very sad face from concerned GRE employee..."and y!" She thought my scores combined were x. But there was another variable that hadn't been accounted for.

I shall celebrate by bowling and drinking beer and wearing white socks and eating in a chain restaurant. I hope it has all kinds of junk on the walls. I'll feel like a real American applying to American graduate schools.

Oh yeah.

Posted by dotty at March 26, 2004 04:28 PM