Why You'll Probably Fail the SATs | Dark History with Bailey Sarian

I killed the ACT, got scholarships, have 2 bachelor's degrees, and was miserable. Now I work retail at a pet store and have never been happier. Retired Gifted and Talented Kid finally healing from academic perfectionism pressure

If you're interested, I can explain the pencil thing. Pencil graphite is graded according to hardness. #1 is the hardest, and as the numbers go up, the lead gets softer. Because the lead in a #1 pencil is so hard, it leaves a very light mark, so the scantron machine can't see the ovals you've colored in. Pencils softer than #2 will smear and potentially muck up the lenses of the scantron machine. The #2 pencil is the sweet spot that's dark enough to be visible, but doesn't snudge or produce a lot of residue. Most pencils softer than #2 are mainly found in art supply stores, because they're not great for writing, but they're excellent for shading.

I failed all those tests (in the Netherlands). They said that it would be best if I was doing a low level of education. I remember it so vividly. I was crying my eyes out, because I wanted to go to uni. I'm so glad the test results didn't stop me. I just finished my Clinical Psychology masters degree at the University of Leiden.

SATS are horrible for people with test anxiety. I was a 4.23 student with horrible SAT scores. I’ve always thought it was economically biased too. If your parents can not afford a SAT tutor, it’s harder for lower income kids to passed the test. When I was in lower income public high school, they were teaching us to get ready for the job force. Not college. And my friends who went to school in a better wealthier neighborhood they were educating their students for college. It creates an endless cycle of poverty and loss opportunities for lower income students. Don’t get me wrong there are the outliers who are naturally smart and great test takers. But not even providing basic guidance and preparation for SATS is a ridiculous criteria for college.

Oh please Bailey do a history on Scientology!!! Those creeps interest the heck out of me!

I’m a horrible test taker, and it caused me so much anxiety & stress, then having a mother who was a teacher didn’t help 😳

I actually never took the SAT or ACT and neither did my sister. Both of us are "non-traditional" college students (my job is paying for my degree and my sister is a 30-something mother of 5) and no one has ever asked for or request a copy of our scores. Employers don't care about how you did on them and they have zero influence on your potential success.

This comment has nothing to do with today's Dark History but I just had to say this hoping Bailey sees this! I work in an elementary school and this week is spirit week. Today's spirit day was to dress like what they wanted to be when they grew up. My coworker had on a Suspish sweater saying when she grows up, she wants to be Bailey Sarian! 🥰❤️🥰❤️🥰❤️

This video was released 5 minutes ago, in the time it took to write this comment it jumped up 1500 views. Way to go Bailey! ❤

I almost threw my back out picking up a calculator is a whole mood. Love ya Bailey ❤

I´m living in Scandinavia and we don´t have SATs, and I love learning about american history with Bailey and you guys. Go Bailey

The board exam for my nursing license was $200 alone. And if you fail, it's another $200. Can't imagine how much they're raking in a year😬

Thank you Bailey bae. We need to get into it. SATs are a whole set up…

I just graduated as an English Major & had to take a few classes on early education classes. Almost all of my classes discussed how test taking is not effective and had alternative methods to test us, such as writing a personal report or creating a diagram of what we learned in the class.

Greatest thing my mom ever told me was I wasn't smart enough to take the SATs and go to a 4 year college. The weight of the world got lifted off my shoulders! I got to go to community College and beauty school which is what I really wanted. I've been a makeup artist for 15 years now. Thanks for not believing in me mom.

I took my SATs twice. Once in 7th grade (part of a college program for John Hopkins University) and then again in 11th grade. When I applied to college, they used BOTH of my scores to decide whether they would accept me. I was really surprised at some of the schools that didn't accept me vs some that did with full scholarships. (Ie: I got full scholarships to Boston University and John Hopkins but didn't get accepted at all to some "lesser accredited" schools.) My daughter is currently a freshman and she goes to a private school and they start SAT and ACT prep in 9th grade and then depending on their career goals they help prep for other exams like the BAR or MCATS. But I have always told her that she shouldn't stress over them because it can make them a lot harder if you're constantly thinking you're entire future depends on one test. When she was in public school, I kept her home when they did the PSATs and state tests because I think they're BS. The only thing they're used for is school funding and grading teachers. Thankfully, they don't have them at the school she's in now.

I failed all the state tests and I was always pushed in reading classes that wasn’t even needed. Those tests were so hard to pass it was almost impossible. They don’t have the SATs anymore 😂 weird times for sure. Tests scores will never define you and your intelligence ❤

You did leave us with positivity-being a kind person is the MOST important thing we can do!!

I never even took the SATs. There was so much extra stuff they said you needed in high school that my classmates were always stressing out about, but when I looked at what they actually did I just didn’t get why they were bothering. That and I wasn’t much of an overachiever. I was just a regular achiever. 😂

I'm literally writing an essay on how high-stakes testing is garbage for grad school, and this video pops up! PERFECT.