Brainbench | Transcript ID 91390 | High IT Aptitude
The same day I completed my Brainbench JavaScript certification, I also earned another interesting one: High IT Aptitude.
To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure what it was at the time. But that’s very much the spirit of that era — you explored, you experimented, you tried things, and you learned along the way.
What caught my eye about the Brainbench “High IT Aptitude” exam was that it seemed to measure something broader than a single programming language or a specific technical tool. It wasn’t about Visual Basic, JavaScript, networking, or databases specifically. It sounded like it was meant for people who simply lived in the IT world — people who were comfortable thinking logically, troubleshooting problems, understanding systems, and adapting to new technology.
In other words… people like me.
Like most Brainbench exams of the time, it was available online for free — another reason I tried it. This was before online learning and testing became standard. You couldn’t just enroll in an online college course, and professional certification usually meant fees, paperwork, and in-person testing at a testing center. Brainbench changed that. They said, “If you believe you have the skills, sit down and prove it.”
So I did.
The High IT Aptitude exam turned out to be less about memorization and more about thinking — logic, reasoning, problem-solving, and understanding how technology behaves. It asked whether you could figure things out, not just whether you’d studied a specific manual. When I passed, it felt like another meaningful confirmation that I genuinely belonged in this field — not because someone handed me permission, but because I had the skills and mindset to thrive in it.
That certification didn’t give me magical powers. It didn’t replace experience. It didn’t stand in for a degree. But it did help, just as my other Brainbench certifications did: it offered credible recognition at a time when my rĂ©sumĂ© still read “high school diploma,” even though my real-world abilities ran much deeper.
More than anything, it reflects who I was — and still am — in IT: curious, driven, eager to explore, always willing to take on a challenge, and never afraid to test myself just to see what I could do.
And once again, looking back… I’m glad I took it. And I’m proud of it.
