Word: schoolish
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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These tests are very high-schoolish, but not for the reasons most people think. True, the material they examine is occasionally elementary and often irrelevant, and the skill of answering these questions under such tight time pressure is really only useful to a small fraction of those taking all the various tests. True, the tests are mostly multiple choice, can be mastered through expensive test-prep courses and probably don't reflect anything about one's potential performance in graduate school...
...most high-schoolish part of the process is actually the part that's happening right now, after the test is over. After days, weeks or months of preparing, cramming and mastering the techniques for answering various questions, those who took the test are now no longer responsible for the evaluation of their performance. It is, as many a junior has shouted for joy, out of their hands...
...between Kennedy and a deaf, pain-wracked George Wallace (the disturbing photos, again by Ritts, testify to Wallace's discomfort). The interview isn't particularly informative; rather, it's fascinating as an encounter between two very different American icons. Kennedy's nervy if occasionally J-schoolish questions annoy Wallace; the unforthcoming replies stymie Kennedy. Q. "Do you think we'll see a black man elected President in your lifetime?" A. "Well, my lifetime is very short--I'm 75 years...
Potential for Concentration: Varies by floor. High-schoolish classrooms on fourth, fifth and sixth floors reduce likelihood of running into friends and talking for hours. The library where the greatest number of people decide to test their sexual prowess; if you don't get much studying done, at least you might find a date...