![]() To get a license in the state of California, drivers must first take a written test to obtain their learner’s permit. ![]() When she told her friends that she had passed on her first try at the Santa Monica DMV, most of them were shocked. She wanted to get her license as soon as possible, but passing the test started to seem less and less possible as she approached her test date. But the way people talked about that DMV made her nervous. Students often choose to take their driving tests based on these reputations in order to pass more easily and on their first try, sometimes venturing to places in greater Los Angeles that they are not familiar with so they can get their license sooner.īarlava was familiar with Santa Monica, however, and felt that her prior experience driving in the area and her knowledge of the city’s specific rules would make it easier to pass there. Her friends had told her to save herself the trouble and take the test at the Winnetka DMV, which has a reputation among students for being the DMV where it is the easiest to pass.Įven though the driving test “ is the same for all drivers” according to the website of the California DMV, certain DMVs have a reputation among students for being pass-happy, while others have been said to fail everyone who walks through their halls. ![]() When Naomi Barlava ’17 made her appointment last May for a behind-the-wheel driving test, she did the unspeakable - she made the appointment at the Santa Monica branch of the California Department of Motor Vehicles. ![]()
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