“We’re trying to focus on the things we know make a good researcher, which the current system doesn’t do very well.”
Read the full article on Inverse: https://www.inverse.com/article/52691-gre-scores-are-a-bad-predictor-of-phd-success
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Toxic culture of education
Another take on standardized high-stakes tests, as presented by Joshua Katz at TEDx University of Akron
It’s Time To Revise STEM Doctoral Admissions Procedures
Our full writeup in Science Trends provides insight as to why the applicant pool for STEM doctoral programs is artificially limited.
The GRE Over the Entire Range of Scores Lacks Predictive Ability for PhD Outcomes 15 In the Biomedical Sciences
GREXIT: Institutions and STEM graduate programs choosing to no longer require the GRE
A number of institutions and STEM graduate programs are choosing to no longer require GRE scores in order to be considered for admission to their graduate programs. A list of those institutions is maintained by Dr. Joshua Hall, UNC Chapel Hill, School of medicine. If you would like your program added to the list, please contact Dr. Hall at jdhall@unc.edu
Another list can be found here. Students should verify that GREs are not required for each of these programs before applying.