Father Flecker said many things I didn't want to hear. I mentally blocked out his final forecast of who would and wouldn't be accepted to medical school because of my firm belief I was put on this earth to be a doctor. Realizing it would be impossible to bring my B+ average up to an A average in one year, I saw the Medical College Admission Test as my newest challenge in life.
The test, which was known to its past and future victims as the Med Cats, was a standardized test that theoretically measured aptitude for the study of Medicine. The test was a day-long, "multiple guess" examination, divided into sections that included: science, mathematics, vocabulary, and general knowledge. The Med Cats became the new specter that promised to lurk …show more content…
As our hormones ran wild, our romance began to show signs of strain. If less than obvious at the time, our sexual frustrations caused us to become less tolerant of each other's shortcomings. Both of us felt our love was growing, but it was difficult to show each other how much while wearing the handcuffs of conscience.
The junior year progressed satisfactorily, and much like the year itself, the Med Cats came and went. During the week prior to the test, students were feverish in their last-minute cramming for the do-or-die proposition that was supposed to help determine the fate of every would-be physician in the country. Pre-med students could be seen all around campus with their vocabulary flash cards and Med Cat primers. Some of these students could even be seen studying for the test in the college chapel, an obvious attempt at killing two birds with one …show more content…
In fact, the collective surprise of our pre-med contingent seeing Krebs at the Medical College Admission Test could only be likened to Adam's surprise when he discovered he wasn't alone in the Garden of Eden. Our surprise was compounded by the fact Karl wasn't lost or looking for a bounce-pass that got away. Instead, Karl K. Krebs was in the right place at the right time, and with the rest of us, about to take the Med
The test, which was known to its past and future victims as the Med Cats, was a standardized test that theoretically measured aptitude for the study of Medicine. The test was a day-long, "multiple guess" examination, divided into sections that included: science, mathematics, vocabulary, and general knowledge. The Med Cats became the new specter that promised to lurk …show more content…
As our hormones ran wild, our romance began to show signs of strain. If less than obvious at the time, our sexual frustrations caused us to become less tolerant of each other's shortcomings. Both of us felt our love was growing, but it was difficult to show each other how much while wearing the handcuffs of conscience.
The junior year progressed satisfactorily, and much like the year itself, the Med Cats came and went. During the week prior to the test, students were feverish in their last-minute cramming for the do-or-die proposition that was supposed to help determine the fate of every would-be physician in the country. Pre-med students could be seen all around campus with their vocabulary flash cards and Med Cat primers. Some of these students could even be seen studying for the test in the college chapel, an obvious attempt at killing two birds with one …show more content…
In fact, the collective surprise of our pre-med contingent seeing Krebs at the Medical College Admission Test could only be likened to Adam's surprise when he discovered he wasn't alone in the Garden of Eden. Our surprise was compounded by the fact Karl wasn't lost or looking for a bounce-pass that got away. Instead, Karl K. Krebs was in the right place at the right time, and with the rest of us, about to take the Med