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Forest Hill Town Crier September 1999
Students are encouraged to keep their options open by taking a wide variety of courses so that they won't cut themselves off from possible career paths. Jordan Klimitz, a Forest Hill resident, and science major at the University of Toronto, adhered to this dictum to the tee. This summer Jordan decided to put himself through the ultimate test of professional designation academia by taking the LSAT (Law School Admittance Test), MCAT (Medical School Admittance Test), and the DAT (Dental Aptitude Test) all in the space of a couple months. And on top of that, he plans to take the GRE (required for entry into many graduate programs) and the GMAT (required for entry into an MBA program) at their next available offerings. Studying for a major test can take its toll on the best of us, but Jordan remains cool and calm in the face of such enormous pressure. "in order to deal with my stress and vent my frustrations, I bang the drums in my band Barf on Toast." Jordan cannot explain his test taking ambitions, but he is certain that he is doing the right thing. "In this competitive age it is very difficult to say 'this is what I want to do' and I think it is necessary to have a backup career, " says Jordan. When asked what he would do in the unlikely event that he scores successfully on every test, Jordan takes a pensive moment to reflect before answering. "First of all, it's a likely event," he jokes and then adds "I'd probably become a doctor," but there is still a great deal of uncertainty in his words. |