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Name: Myroslaw A. MaksymiecMr. Maksymiec also took the Army General Classification Test, Civilian Edition, to find out his overall level of mental ability. His score revealed that he exceeds approximately 78 percent of adults in general mental capacity as measured by this instrument. A safer evaluation of his performance is that he is probably in the upper 25 percent of adults regarding his global intelligence.On the Michigan Vocabulary Profile Test, an instrument that attempts to measure a person's intellectual interests as well as the amount of information he has retained in various areas of knowledge, Mr. Maksymiec indicated, when compared with college freshmen, that he exceeds approximately 50 percent in his knowledge of human relations, 69 percent in government, and 67 percent in the physical sciences. On the lower side, he does as well or better than 24 percent in his familiarity with commerce, 31 percent in mathematics, and 24 percent in fine arts.In order to find out Mr. Maksymiec's ability to handle English, a basic necessity for one to perform well in college, he was given the Cooperative English Tests. When compared to college freshmen, he showed that he exceeds from 52 percent to 78 percent in his understanding of vocabulary; from 5 to 17 percent in his ability to comprehend what he reads; from 2 to 11 percent in his speed of comprehension; and from 18 to 36 percent in his overall ability to know and understand what he reads under timed conditions. In his skill to express himself properly in English, he exceeds from 1 to 6 percent of college freshmen. When reading and expression are combined into one score, it may be said that Mr. Maksymiec exceeds from 6 to 12 percent of college freshmen in his overall usage of English.The results of the above tests indicate that Mr. Maksymiec has made the most of his learning opportunities both within and outside the military service. Although he completed only eight years of school, he has acquired a considerable amount of knowledge by observation, reading, and personal experience. In spite of his broad experiences and acquired knowledge, it will be necessary for him to improve his reading and writing skills in English, however, before he begins college courses. Although he manifests a high interest in engineering and scientific fields, he should probably not consider these fields as majors because of his deficiency in mathematics. It is believed the skills in English can be developed but it is doubtful if the mathematical deficiencies can be overcome sufficiently to major in a scientific area. It is probably advisable, therefore, for Mr. Maksymiec to consider one of the social sciences as a college major. His background in photography and military subjects, combined with a college major in an appropriate social science, would probably provide him with the necessary qualifications to become a geographer or an intelligence analyst in government service.It is understood that Mr. Maksymiec has enrolled in Montogomery Junior College, Takoma Park, Maryland, for the 1966 fall semester and that he will take a special English course concentrating on the fundamentals of reading