By Sarah Levitt, The Silhouette (McMaster)
a 1 ms ei HAMILTON (CUP)— Unlike American students,
Canadian students are lucky enough not to have to write

the SAT Reasoning Test—or any form of standardized

testing —for undergraduate admission. Graduate or
professional school, however, is another matter.
Even in Canada, the MCAT (Medical College
| Admission Test) for medical school, LSAT (Law School

Admission Test) for law school, or the GMAT (Graduate
Management Admission Test) for business school are
required.

More elusive, but still a part of student consciousness,
is the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) which is
the standardized test for graduate school. Few Canadian
EI schools request a GRE score, but for students wishing to

go the United States for graduate school, this standardized
test is necessary.
University students are acutely aware of living
BCIT Engineering gives you practical education in a culture that endorses standardized testing. Most
to design solutions for a brighter future. students who have to take the tests choose to do so in the
N Cen ore ere summer, thinking that preparing both for a standardized
dey ' bes test and paying proper attention to their schoolwork is
unmanageable.
in : : : Although this does not make for the most exciting
Vi Ls he aye he Ca ‘ searc h ‘a asd neeri na or relaxing summer, some students view it as a necessary
evil.
Caiti Vandecapelle is in her third year of a physiology
specialization at Hamilton, Ontario’s McMaster
PAR Mth | 5 University.
a “Going to medical school was something I was
raat te interested in, and without the MCAT, you are limited in
the schools you can apply to.”
Many students spend money on expensive