<p>IthacaKid - No, it’s not, really. Because once you get past freshman-level survey courses, your college classes won’t be all graded on a couple giant exams. Depending on your field, they’ll likely be heavily based on long-form written assignments or practical lab exercises that draw extensively on your ability to perform research/practical work and communicate information effectively.</p>
<p>Critical thinking and communications skills are completely ignored by the standardized-test fetish - fill in more bubbles!</p>