Sad And True: Michigan Student Forced To Retake The SAT
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Sad And True: Michigan Student Forced To Retake The SAT

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Sad And True: Michigan Student Forced To Retake The SAT

For many of us, the SAT was the worst day of our lives. For one current college sophomore from Pennsylvania, the June Standardized Assessment Test (SAT) will be a much more interesting experience.

Andrew Lehr, who just finished his freshman year at the University of Michigan, is signed up to take the standardized test this June at his old stomping ground, Radnor High School.

Why might someone who has already taken the SAT multiple times be taking the dreaded test again? Fantasy football would be the answer. Lehr, who is part of a fantasy football league with his high school friends, agreed to a deal last August that required the player who finished with the worst record to sign up take the test.

After finishing the season 3-11 in December, Lehr began preparing for this day. With just a few weeks to go until his June 7 test day, the reality of his situation is finally kicking in. On top of having to go back to his old high school and take the standardized test with kids years younger, Lehr also faces a great probability of being in the same test room as his younger sister, Alice, who is currently a junior in high school.

As if the situation was not already bad enough for Lehr, he also has minimum score requirements when taking the test. He must score at least a 500 out of 800 possible points on each section of the assessment, amassing at least a 1500 overall. Although Lehr was able to score close to 700 on each section when he took it three years ago, that was after months of rigorous preparation and tutoring. Says the confident Lehr, “I am going to score 500 on each section, without a doubt. The biggest obstacles I will have will be not falling asleep and not talking to any girls.”

Billy Greenfield, a left-handed pitcher at Furman University, and the leagues runner up this year, had quite different thoughts on the situation, “I am not surprised that he is confident. He was confident all year and how did that work out. His reading comprehension will not top 400.” Greenfield offers quite the negative view of Lehr's situation, likely stemming from his fantasy football championship loss due to poor managing.

June 7 will certainly be an interesting day. A room full of nervous 11th graders will be greeted by a tired, dejected and, according to Billy Greenfield, stressed out 19 year-old.

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