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College Placement Tests and Remedial Courses

When I decided to take graphic design classes last summer, I had to sit in the library and take a computerized placement test to determine whether or not I was “at the college level" and could handle college level work.

At the time, I found it slightly offensive, considering that I already had a bachelor’s degree, but college entrance exams are actually a pretty standard procedure at most schools. They are used to compare a student’s ability for college-level work with other students…