I was an honor student all through school.   I had a phenominal memory and could do math in my head at a fairly rapid pace.   I excelled at French an Spanish, and I retained a lot of atomic numbers and chemical symbols when I was in chemistry.   So, when I went to college, I was stunned to find out that I wasn't really prepared.   She of the AP exams and French scholarships was missing a vital part of education.   I was useless at critical thinking and composing an argument. This was Thanks to years of multiple choice tests.  I am sure i wore out a ridiculous amount of number 2 pencils before I graduated highschool. Instead of learning to problem solve and be articulate on paper, my classsmates and I spent our time shading in circles and ovals and picking c when we were in doubt.   Our brains were primed for memorization and regurgitation instead of critical thought.   To this day I struggle to compose my thoughts, and I haven't even gotten into grad school yet.  Hope I survive.