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College entrance exam in 1926 was insanely hard

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The original 1926 exam was insanely difficult compared to today's test. This video shares a sampling of questions. ➡️thumbnail question skip to 16:18 0:00 intro 1:24 definitions 4:23 arithmetic 8:07 classification 11:12 artificial language 12:23 antonyms 13:36 number series 16:18 thumbnail question 17:43 analogies 20:14 logical inference 23:07 paragraph reading 25:14 experimental https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/whats-on-the-test/structure https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/04/22/heres-the-very-first-sat-from-1926-can-you-pass-it/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scholastic_Aptitude_Test_%28SAT%29_from_1926.pdf https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Scholastic_Aptitude_Test_(SAT)_from_1926.pdf/1 https://www.erikthered.com/tutor/sat-act-history.html https://www.erikthered.com/tutor/SAT-1926-Report.pdf SupertutorTV https://youtu.be/tKAEaTpgPQ0?si=POF5ZQlBEkcxd5Ym&t=709 Get early access to videos by supporting the channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHnj59g7jezwTy5GeL8EA_g/join Patreon https://www.patreon.com/mindyourdecisions Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address at end of many videos). I may not reply but I do consider all ideas! If you purchase through these links, I may be compensated for purchases made on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This does not affect the price you pay. Book ratings are from January 2025. My Books (worldwide links) https://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/my-books/#worldwide My Books (US links) Mind Your Decisions: Five Book Compilation https://amzn.to/2pbJ4wR A collection of 5 books: "The Joy of Game Theory" rated 4.2/5 stars on 564 reviews http://amzn.to/1uQvA20 "The Irrationality Illusion: How To Make Smart Decisions And Overcome Bias" rated 4.2/5 stars on 55 reviews http://amzn.to/1o3FaAg "40 Paradoxes in Logic, Probability, and Game Theory" rated 4.2/5 stars on 81 reviews http://amzn.to/1LOCI4U "The Best Mental Math Tricks" rated 4.3/5 stars on 148 reviews http://amzn.to/18maAdo "Multiply Numbers By Drawing Lines" rated 4.5/5 stars on 57 reviews http://amzn.to/XRm7M4 Mind Your Puzzles: Collection Of Volumes 1 To 3 https://amzn.to/2mMdrJr A collection of 3 books: "Math Puzzles Volume 1" rated 4.4/5 stars on 138 reviews http://amzn.to/1GhUUSH "Math Puzzles Volume 2" rated 4.2/5 stars on 45 reviews http://amzn.to/1NKbyCs "Math Puzzles Volume 3" rated 4.3/5 stars on 38 reviews http://amzn.to/1NKbGlp 2017 Shorty Awards Nominee. Mind Your Decisions was nominated in the STEM category (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) along with eventual winner Bill Nye; finalists Adam Savage, Dr. Sandra Lee, Simone Giertz, Tim Peake, Unbox Therapy; and other nominees Elon Musk, Gizmoslip, Hope Jahren, Life Noggin, and Nerdwriter. My Blog https://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/ Twitter https://twitter.com/preshtalwalkar Instagram https://www.instagram.com/preshtalwalkar/ Merch https://teespring.com/stores/mind-your-decisions Patreon https://www.patreon.com/mindyourdecisions Press https://mindyourdecisions.com/blog/press

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