Head hunter asking me for my SAT/ACT score... went to a non target and lateraled to current position. My gpa was strong but test scores abysmal. Should I really be contemplating retaking the SAT in my mid/early 20s?

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So ridiculous lol I was 16 years old when I took that test somehow still affecting my job prospects

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I agree but that’s the way it is.

I’d tell them you don’t remember, you were 16 and it’s completely unimportant at this point. If that drops you out of contention, consider yourself lucky that sounds like a terrible culture to be around.

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And the funny thing is they are no longer even using it for college admissions

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Take the GMAT

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Ask him if he also needs your elementary school report card or your weight and height at birth too

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Most of the top firms ask for SAT, probably because it is decently correlated with IQ (which ofc itself is correlated with wealth, class, etc. etc.)

Not going to opine on the fairness of it... just the way things are I guess.

For one fund I even had to take a Wonderlic to make it to the second round lmao

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SA2 that is correct

Well first of all I bet if all the late 20s early 30s people went to do SATs you’d blow the kids out of the water really, is this some sort of billy madison homage?

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As someone suggested above maybe gmat is not a bad idea. It might be somewhat useful if you ever think of an MBA and if you get 730+ might serve as an alternative datapoint.

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Can you imagine going to the SAT test center and being 25 and you are with kids who are 16? 😂🤣. I think not.

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They’ll likely look at when you took the test so there’s not much you can do.

For goodness sakes no.

Guessing its a mega fund (likely a HF) but saw some PE do this too. Its ridiculous. It's just another way for them to differentiate folks since they get so many apps per seat.

Why would anyone give 2shits about your SAT score? Are you applying to go to college?

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