My 11th grade year I heard about a scholarship test given every two years that was open to all HS students nationwide. It was in history. My history teacher refused to recommend me for it, but I took the test anyway. I got a very high score, beating out his golden-haired-boy by a standard deviation.
This was the same person who refused to give me a 100% on the final because I used his pet name for someone on the test rather than the given name.
"No one should make a 100 on a final," was his reply when I discussed the test with him.
What a lovable man.
