I was talking with someone yesterday about my plans to take the LSAT in June. This individual who we'll call Craig told me that before I do that he thinks I should take an aptitude test to see if that's really something that I'm going to enjoy, and something I'm going to be good at. He referred me to some company that charges $600, and requires two days of testing. At the end of the two days supposedly they can give me a list of all of my strengths and weaknesses, and get me pointed down a career path that I will be good at, and enjoy.
I have to admit that I'm more than a little bit skeptical. Frankly I can just see mine coming back saying that my skills are focused in completely unmarketable areas like basket weaving. The other possibility is that it will come back telling me that I should be a veterinarian, even though I'm terrified of large dogs. I just see this as a general waste of time and money, and I kind of want to forget it was ever mentioned and continue on with my plans to take the LSAT. The company he is recommending is the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation, Inc.
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An individual I will call "Craig" said that if I were ever going to spend money on Jared, the best thing I could get him would be this aptitude test. Pork Chop and I actually talked about this again recently and agreed that when he finishes his associate's and before he is locked into a bachelor's program, we will probably send him to do this testing. You should ask "Craig", if you haven't already, more about the details on this test. I'm kind of a skeptic about such things, but it actually sounded really interesting and he said it saved him from a disastrous career path.
It's a good idea not to embark on something that you will not like. But I would never pay money for a scantron test that would tell me what I should do with my life. Shape your own destiny.
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