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Standardized Impression Analysis
There I was, sitting in my eighth grade homeroom preparing to take one of the many standardized tests I would take throughout the next few years. This particular test was supposed to give me insight as to what path I should take regarding my future. As I was answering the preliminary questions about my interests, I came to a question that would shape the way I viewed my future from that point on.

The question was as follows: What is the highest level of education your parent(s) received? I was aware that my dad dropped out in tenth grade, and my mom dropped out after finishing eleventh, but I never thought about how this had affected me. When I talked to my teacher about this particular question on the test, she proceeded to tell me that
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