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...meds will be taking the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), a standardized exam that tests their critical thinking and problem-solving skills and requires a significant scientific background. The exam is mostly multiple choice—with three sections testing verbal reasoning, physical sciences and biological sciences—but also includes two writing samples...
...sciences, the concern about pushing back concentrations is that students won’t have had enough necessary background,” he says...
...Strike at Europe's Heart "Terrorism is a virus that eats deep into our life. It cuts across all the lines of nationality, race, religion and social background." Agboola Kehinde Lateef Lagos, Nigeria...
...proud of his heart." Even though Pacquiao is no longer the underdog, says Salud, he will still fight like one: "His courage is such that his fights are half over before they begin. His courage comes from poverty, from having lived that way." Pacquiao agrees. Without his background on the mean streets of Mindanao, he says, "I never would have been a champion...
...Contraire” may have been better left off the album, but demonstrates the two Johns still have a sense of humor—they sing of a poker game between Jodie Foster, Bach and Mahatma Gandhi. Next is the upbeat “Ant,” whose background horns make it ska-like. Although the trumpet, trombone and tuba add a nice dimension to the song, the band may have gone a little overboard near the end, finishing with rampant woodwind nonsense...