| I want to talk to you about the tough police | | | | school. This is for a job. This is for a very |
| entrance exam that you'll face when you're | | | | important job that has a ton of responsibilities. |
| planning on becoming an officer of the law. A lot | | | | They don't have the first desire to see you |
| of people believe that if they do some studying, | | | | exercise memorization skills. They want to see |
| they'll be able to pass it. I wish it was that simple. | | | | that you fully understand what it means to be an |
| I suppose in a simple and objective world that | | | | officer of the law and that's exactly what they'll |
| would be true, but the fact is that the police | | | | do. All the questions will be application oriented |
| department isn't concerned with giving an | | | | because they want to know exactly what you're |
| objective test. They want the best of the best | | | | going to do. While studying, always focus on real |
| and that means they're going to give a hard test. | | | | life situations and how things apply to it. |
| The vast majority of people that take it will pass, | | | | The police entrance exam is tough, but as long as |
| so I hope that gives you a wakeup call. I'm going | | | | you put in the necessary time and effort you |
| to talk to you about the police entrance exam | | | | should do fine. You need to recognize that this |
| and how tough it is. | | | | isn't like an ordinary test that is completely |
| The thing that people don't get is that they're not | | | | objective. The questions are designed to make |
| trying to measure your aptitude. A measurement | | | | you mess up, so you really need to understand |
| of aptitude is something that is done in high | | | | what it means to be an officer. |