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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jay the Obscure: [QB] So, I'm thinking about going back to school. I'm going to apply to the Master�s of Library and Information Science (MLIS) program at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). That�s all well and good. I, apparently along with many of their other students, see this program as a change of career opportunity. It seems that most of their students are in their 30's or 40's (your humble poster is now 35). But.... But! But, I have to take the dreaded Graduate Records Examination (GRE). Oi! The GRE is comprised of three sections; verbal, math and analytical. I think I have a fairly wide ranging vocabulary, so while the verbal section of the test makes me stand up and take notice, it does not frighten me so very much. Not so much, save for the one caveat, this being this is a library program, I�d better do pretty well on this section. So I�ve got the flash cards going which include such words as: Acarpous Chary Ennui Inchoate Refulgent And so forth and so on. The analytical section, again, isn�t a section keeping me up nights. In fact, some of the best practice to be had has been arguing with you blokes. So, save for some spelling issues, I think I�m ok here. But.... But! But the math section. Oi! The math pathways in my brain have closed off after years of non-use. We�re not talking hard stuff here either. It is apparently 10th grade level stuff. But, you do the math, I�m 35, how many years has it been since I�ve been in the 10th grade? Needless to say, the givers of the test, the Educational (Evil) Testing Service (ETS) likes to hide simple math in difficult wording. My task is to get through that wording, find out what�s really being asked of me, and then solve the problem. But of course, like most standardized tests, there is a time limit and the average time for each question, especially on the math portion, is, for a non-math-doer like myself, painfully short. And don�t get me started on how bit of a racket this whole thing is! So, what�s a fellow to do. Why study of course. Which is what I plan to do. More so than posting. See, I could have written down another dozen words on flash cards in the time it took to write this. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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