By Larry Chiang
Remember in the movie, Matrix when Keanu Reeves sat with the other gifted ‘potentials’? Well, call me the EFFEN oracle because this YC essay inspired, AP-like-test score is going to take 2 – 20 people to the next, next level. Yes, two to 20 in 63,030 are gonna be successful.
You see, I see YC like a grad school. But way more competitive and way more “street”. By street, I mean street business smart. Yup, I’m kinda a scary Obi Wan Kenobi inking a street smart deal with Han Solo. (R2D2 being a Jedi is a different post) Similar to how I say Chewbacca, was CTO of the Millennium Falcon. Very smart.
The YC essay inspired, AP-like-test score via 7 questions. Yes, I scored a 7 out of 5… Getting seven question right of 5 is possible.
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The YC essay inspired-test Q1: what is #dttdsBHM? Is it important to you? (& why?)
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The YC essay inspired-test Q#2: On HackerNews what has your account advocated that dovetails the YC essays
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The YC essay inspired-test Q4: what’s the link for the #dttdsBHM, legendary, PG, essay. Quote the specific URL the essay resides at.
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The YC essay inspired, AP-like-test score. Q5: What is the full URL of the PG #Altair8800 html essay link!? Bonus if u draw what PG draws
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What link is the cockroach essay?!
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What class came before #cs183b? What came after?
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I’ll be watching with great curiosity Email me your YC essay inspired, AP-like-test score. Larry @duck9 pic.twitter.com/nf20eFwT3E
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