As if the SAT isn't stressful enough as it is, these kids in El Paso may have to take the test over again as, yes, their tests literally went flying out of a UPS truck never to be seen again:
Man, I don't know whether I'd be happy to get a second shot at the test or I'd be like, "yo, gimme a 1300 and we'll call it even."
Either way, this is quite bogus, and I feel bad for these kids.
More than 50 students at El Paso High School in Texas might have to retake the SAT after their answer sheets flew out of a UPS truck that was transporting them.
The incident affected students who took the SAT on Oct. 27, Liza Rodriguez, chief communications officer of the El Paso Independent School District, told BuzzFeed News.
Yeah, and someone got it on video, too:
Truly don't know whether to laugh or cry right now, but that UPS driver's got a lot of explaining to do.
But with all those papers flying around, I'm actually quite amazed that they recovered all but 55 of those tests.
That's pretty impressive.
Some students have also voiced their concerns about having the personal information that is on those SAT answer sheets now out there in the world. Zyenna Martinez, who is the high school's student body president, told KTSM that she was worried about students' privacy.
"On the test score sheets, we have all of our information and identification on the score — our location where we live, our address, our date of birth, all of our information," Martinez said. "It stinks because our identity is out there right now. Some people could have picked up some flyers."
Yeah, I'd be a little worried if my personal information was just floating around town somewhere, too.
UPS, of course, apologized for their mistake, and mostly just blamed the driver for being a bozo.
"Our employees are working to recover as many tests as possible, and we will work with the school to resolve the situation," said the company in a statement sent to CNN. "The driver's actions, in this case, are not representative of UPS protocols and methods, and we are addressing this with him."
Students will be offered a shot at the ACT for free and then hopefully another try at the SAT, which will be much too late for some students who were trying to get their college applications in by the early deadline.
Too bad for those kids.
However, a setback like this might be just what these kids need to get a little taste of what the real world is like.
Good luck to them.
