You must realize that honorary degrees are given generally to people whose SAT scores were too low to get them into schools the regular way. As a matter of fact, it was my SAT scores that led me into my present vocation in life, comedy.
Source: On receiving an honorary degree; in NY Times, 4 Jun 1984.
-- Neil Simon, (Jul 4 1927-2018), US playwright, screenwriter; He is one of the most popular playwrights in the history of the American theatre.