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Observations from the article: - Test-taking levels declined to below 2007 levels, but are still above 2006 levels - GMAT levels are still rising. - China's
by etal 18y ago
Observations from the article:
- Test-taking levels declined to below 2007 levels, but are still above 2006 levels
- GMAT levels are still rising.
- China's test-taking is still rising; India's fell to between 2006 and 2007 levels.
- GRE test-taking has been sharply rising since 2004, when the credit bubble was in full swing.
So, was there also somewhat of a bubble for student loans, which is now deflating? Are GMAT-takers more ambitious in the face of an economic downturn, or just more likely to have already lost their jobs in 2008? Is immigration policy affecting China and India the same way, or is India's economy more vulnerable than China's?
- Retric 18y agoYea, I think most people are a little late to the game, we have been in a resesion for over a year and plenty of people noticed. What I found most intresting was: "One of the largest changes in the GRE is the introduction of the Personal Potential Index, which ETS is adding to the GRE next year and that will allow students to have people who know them rank their creativity, communication skills, teamwork, resilience, organizational skills and ethics." This does not seem like a good idea. It seems to test your ability to network and get people to lie vs any real skill set. Most companies and collages seem to have done away with personal references because of such issues and they want to add it to a standardized test?
- etal 18y agoWho says getting people to like you and lie for you isn't a real skill? ;) ETS seems to be under pressure to do something since they scrapped the latest revision of the GRE. Fortunately, colleges are still free to interpret an applicant's raw GRE results according to their own standards, including ignoring any new section that appears to be BS.