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Ever wondered if you could have gotten into Columbia University in the 1890s?🤔
Back then, hopeful students faced grueling entrance exams that tested everything. From Latin translation and classical mythology to algebra, chemistry, and history.🧐There were no calculators, no internet, and no second chances.🚫
This quiz is inspired by the actual Columbia College Admission Exam of 1890 – adapted for modern readers. Each question reflects the academic expectations of the era – the kind that once decided who got into the world’s top institutions.🎓
Think you could make the cut? Let’s find out!
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Summer Flees 2 months ago
#27 - I also picked 4 and realized that -4 x -4 =16 as well as 4 x 4 = 16
FoxThatHasFennecaphobia 2 months ago (edited)
Sure, that is true, but if they wanted to be like that, then they could include all numbers that work. For example, -4i works as well in the problem, but they didn't include it.
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Susan Betz 2 months ago
"You’d probably have been offered a scholarship at the turn of the century. Your mix of logic, language, and scientific reasoning shows real academic range. If you ever find a time machine, you’ve already passed your entrance exam!👍" Except, yanno, I have the wrong equipment in my pants.
Brian Droste 2 months ago
Got 19/30. I did what I expected I would. A few I guessed and got right. There were a few I didn't get right that I should have. So every thing evened out or maybe should done slightly better than I did.
Summer Flees 2 months ago
#27 - I also picked 4 and realized that -4 x -4 =16 as well as 4 x 4 = 16
FoxThatHasFennecaphobia 2 months ago (edited)
Sure, that is true, but if they wanted to be like that, then they could include all numbers that work. For example, -4i works as well in the problem, but they didn't include it.
Load More Replies... Susan Betz 2 months ago
"You’d probably have been offered a scholarship at the turn of the century. Your mix of logic, language, and scientific reasoning shows real academic range. If you ever find a time machine, you’ve already passed your entrance exam!👍" Except, yanno, I have the wrong equipment in my pants.
Brian Droste 2 months ago
Got 19/30. I did what I expected I would. A few I guessed and got right. There were a few I didn't get right that I should have. So every thing evened out or maybe should done slightly better than I did.
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