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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Over 100 nervous Harvard pre-meds will face one of the most grueling of all standardized tests today when they take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). Which is required for admission to medical school...

Author: By Deborah L. Paul, | Title: Students Take MCAT Today; Dismiss Test's Importance | 4/9/1983 | See Source »

Assuming it was just another pre-MCAT discussion. I prepared to pile more pillows over my head. Just as I was about to do so, though. I heard. "Okay--I've got one for you. Name the starting line-up of the Mets...

Author: By Caroline R. Adams, | Title: The Lament of a Baseball-Hater | 5/4/1982 | See Source »

...passionately believes, at at time convincingly argues, that the mushrooming network of ERB's, SAT's. MCAT's, GRE's and other standardized, computerized tests are less "fair, scientific and objective" than their supporters claim; that the machinelike, precise and efficient image they project creates disproportionate "test worship" in the general public; and that schools and employers at all levels should rely far more on other criteria in evaluating applicants. He contents the tests close more doors than they open, and gives a knowledgeable and compassionate attack on test anxiety and the psychological "branding" of the child...

Author: By Amy E. Schwartz, | Title: The ABCs of SATs | 2/24/1981 | See Source »

Number one singles player Don Pompan, with the MCAT's far behind him, started things off with a 6-7, 6-3, 6-0 trouncing of Scott Diehl. The Bruin's number one relied on a blistering serve to upset Pompan in the first set, but then watched his game sink into obscurity for the rest of the match...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Netmen Devastate Bruins, 8-1, Maintain Perfect 6-0 Record | 4/30/1980 | See Source »

...verbal and math sections and a test of standard written English, holds a predominant position in the testing market. ETS controls well over half the entire testing market, which includes such tests as the Law School Aptitude Test (LSAT), the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), and various professional tests such as bar examinations. Because of its leading role in the testing industry, ETS, which takes in nearly $90 million a year, has been the center of much of the controversy and criticism associated with testing...

Author: By Marc J. Jenkins, | Title: Testing: Questioning the Standards | 2/27/1980 | See Source »

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