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> but I doubt highly I could pass the tests to even get an interview.

I don’t get this “won’t even try” attitude for a job interview - what is the worst thing that could happen?

Waste of time, effort, energy, and fear of rejection. Plenty of downsides.

And also they can't interview at Google for another year after rejection. So failing the interview has multiple costs associated with it. It's better to prepare well and then appear for the interview.

I feel like if you interviewed with Google, you should put "interviewed with Google" on your resume.

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