There is no exam that can tell us who will be a good doctor [Independent.ie]
- Published: 23 August 2009
The new aptitude test is favouring the clever work-shirker over the diligent student, believes John Crown
Well done Marie Claire McGrath of Tipperary who scored full marks -- 600 points -- in the recent Leaving Certificate examination. No matter how smart, or how advantaged she might have been, she could not have achieved this feat without an unbelievable amount of dedication and sacrificing many of the pleasures of her youth.
Her heart was set on going to medical school, and becoming a doctor. She could not have done better in the exam which our secondary school system is built around, and by all accounts is a highly motivated, normal 17-year-old. Yet she has been deemed to be an unsuitable person for admission to our profession.
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