Where I grew up in Canada we didn't bother with all of that.<p>The SATs and GREs are the only standardized tests I've taken.  And I only took those because I was considering going to US schools.<p>If you're curious, on the SATs I got 1300.  (For the younger people in the audience, the SATs were rescaled, that score was a lot better then than it would be now.)  I believe that I'd have done better if I wasn't sick that day.  Having to get up between sections to go vomit in the bathroom is not exactly good for your concentration...