The issue wasn't aptitude so much as passion.
Known as Amai (mother) to her supporters and DisGrace to her detractors, Mugabe raised eyebrows last month when she graduated with a PhD from the University of Zimbabwe in record time, despite showing little evidence of academic aptitude beforehand.
If you haven't taken these types of classes while in school, you must provide evidence of your aptitude or ability to learn in these areas through online classes, portfolios, code repositories, or other similar mechanisms.
Most importantly, the association that we find between UKCAT and final ranking (H&C), further strengthens a growing body of evidence that the aptitude test adds value to the admissions process beyond the traditional interview scores and school performance indicators.
The KPMG LLP report stated that "While there is ample evidence that the scientific and clinical skills of the profession remain very high, there is also evidence that veterinarians lack some of the skills and aptitudes that result in economic success.
One glance at the interior of her apartment in East New York, Brooklyn, is evidence that Ms. Rodriguez's aptitude for interior design could be parlayed into a career.
Admission decisions to top science and engineering PhD programs are largely predicated upon evidence of a keen aptitude and substantial commitment to research.
Innovation attitudes, not just aptitudes, matter.
Participation in extra curricular activities such as the DofE award can be a valuable way of evidencing this kind of aptitude".
Also in 2001, because of evidence that scores on aptitude-type tests reflect family education and income levels, the university reduced its reliance on standardized tests.
But the stakes are too high — and the evidence of Trump's presidential aptitude deficit too severe — for such trivializing designations.
