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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6273982" data-attributes="member: 22779">See, but, that's the point.&nbsp; What is the point of the MCAT?&nbsp; To simply winnow out?&nbsp; You really believe that a standardised test does that?But, even before that level, testing is still not really proving anything.&nbsp; Take a 4th year uni student and give him a test in his field.&nbsp; He does pretty well.&nbsp; We'll say 95%.&nbsp; Fantastic mark.&nbsp; Six months later, after graduation, sit him down and give him the exact same test and his marks, if he passes at all, will be skin of the teeth.&nbsp; It's been proven that you lose about 75-80% of what you learned in uni 6 months after graduation.So, what did that test actually prove?Or maybe another example.&nbsp; We've all taken high school level math.&nbsp; At least, most of us likely have.&nbsp; Solve the following:A^2+b=17How much you want to bet that while some of you can do this (I certainly can't), most can't?&nbsp; Despite the fact that we have had testing, and likely multiple tests that show that we could do that while we were in high school.&nbsp; All the testing shows is that you are able to retain in short term memory, a selection of skills that will fade within a few months after testing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6273982, member: 22779"] See, but, that's the point. What is the point of the MCAT? To simply winnow out? You really believe that a standardised test does that? But, even before that level, testing is still not really proving anything. Take a 4th year uni student and give him a test in his field. He does pretty well. We'll say 95%. Fantastic mark. Six months later, after graduation, sit him down and give him the exact same test and his marks, if he passes at all, will be skin of the teeth. It's been proven that you lose about 75-80% of what you learned in uni 6 months after graduation. So, what did that test actually prove? Or maybe another example. We've all taken high school level math. At least, most of us likely have. Solve the following: A^2+b=17 How much you want to bet that while some of you can do this (I certainly can't), most can't? Despite the fact that we have had testing, and likely multiple tests that show that we could do that while we were in high school. All the testing shows is that you are able to retain in short term memory, a selection of skills that will fade within a few months after testing. [/QUOTE]

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