[Victoria Delsoul]

When you tell them nobody cares about the tests, they don't take it very well.

It's the single most important thing validating their view of themselves. Not good, not good at all.

I agree with that.

[HitmanLV]

Yep - a lot of folks have an extraordinary amount emotionally invested in a number. Whether its SAT score, a GPA, an LSAT score, an entry-level salary, whatever.

A lot of people find it difficult to cope with the concept that the smartest people aren't the most successful in life: career, financial, relationships, many things.