Chase was a “bad” kid. He skipped school and got into trouble. He was wild, a risk-taker who would do crazy things on a dare. Above all, he was a poor student, and his grades reflected it.
It was the spring of his junior year in high school, and it was college testing season. Though he was not prepared, Chase sat for the SATs, the entrance exam used by colleges and universities to make admissions decisions.
Three weeks after testing day, the results came out. Chase scored 1480 out of 1500! That’s genius-level results.
His mother was shocked, his teachers couldn’t believe it, and the principal suspected him of
cheating, but there was no way it was possible. The results stand.
But no one was more surprised than Chase himself. The score changed him. He attended classes regularly, buckled down in his studies, and made new friends.
One test score was a life-changing event for the seventeen-year-old Chase Rogers.
Fast forward. Chase did well in college, went to grad school, and did even better. He was successful in his
profession and his personal life.
Thirteen years after the momentous day that the SAT test scores were announced, his mother got a letter from the SAT board:
“We recently discovered an error in the test scores of fourteen students. Your son Chase Rogers was one of those students. The actual score was 780, not 1480.”
An error or Divine providence? You decide.
*Chase’s story is based on a real-life experience. Names and details have been changed
