The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, August 08, 1994, Page 9, Image 9
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Good afternoon. In view of
my stature as an esteemed editorial
columnist, I have been
asked by the editors to provide
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uic commencement speecn ror
the Class of 1994.
Two years ago, I was exactly
where you people are today.
(No, I was not hung over, unemployed'and
about to move
back in with my parents. Pay at- -
tention.)
I was sitting through gradua
tion ceremonies with a couple
thousand of my closest friends in Clc
Littlejohn Coliseum when the commen
sneaker informed us that "snnn von w
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DAVIS, Calif. - You sit through a grueling
eight-and-one-half-hour standardized
test that could help determine
your future only to receive notice
later that the test evaluators can
not score your exam because they
lost part of it.
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cement State, but you are the ty|
ill leave wants more out of life th
r the re- school can help you emba
because 2. As a graduate student
school, fied for more student loan
o delay enable you to run up even
e years, debt and allow you to con
idents must r
This unlikely scenario may sound
like the stuff of academic nightmares,
but it's wide-awake reality for more
than half the students who took the
Medical College Admission Test
(MCAT) at the University of California-Davis
on April 23.
Fifty-seven students who took the
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1994. A bachelor's 3. You can get in
is day and age qual- tivities you didn't
do absolutely noth- grad. 1 have manag
>u could become an WCFG, and the te
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iat that. Graduate ing "infobabes" wh
rk nn a real rareer rninriHpnrp t
, you will be quali- 4. You don't havi
money, which will 5. Your parents <
higher credit card 6. You will still h
tinue to live in the Unless you're a teac
etake MCAT al
test at UC Davis have received a letter
from the MCAT Program Office in
Iowa City, Iowa, stating that parts of
their test have been lost. The fnachine-scorable
section of the MCAT,
which is a prerequisite for admission
to medical school, was missing when
MCAT officials received the test from
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the UC-Davis testing site.
In the letter, students were told
they could retake the test in June or
August, when the MCAT is given
across the nation. If students chose
not to retake the test, they would be
refunded the $150 testing fee. The
first testing date presented problems
for most UC-Davis student because
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you introduce yourself to fellow stucampus,
you get the honor of being
d as "sir" and "ma'am."
u decide to work at The Gamecock,
get the honor of meeting beautiful
vno will cneer you up on your birthying,
"Gee, you're old."
u actually get to study this time
lusion, I hope that I have managed to
: you that seeking a graduate educae
best way to achieve lifelong happifulfillment.
(Say, when do 1 get my
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tarn is lost
it fell at the end of finals week, giving
students little time to study.
For some, the later testing date
could hinder their chances of getting
into medical school of their choice,
since most have a rolling admissions
system which favor students who
turn in early applications.
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