Challenges and Changes in Graduate School Admissions
Explore the obstacles posed by GRE costs and accessibility, the evolving trends in GRE requirements by top programs, and the debate over the test's effectiveness in predicting graduate school success. Discover the impact of these factors on prospective students and the shifting landscape of graduate admissions.
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Overview of reasons for #GRExit GRE cost limits ability of many students to apply to grad school GRE isn t offered everywhere, forcing students to travel to take it (further limiting ability of many students to apply to grad school) GRE was not designed to be a good indicator of success in a PhD program Research studies have shown that GRE scores are not correlated with PhD program success Research studies have shown that GRE scores are correlated with gender, ethnicity
GRE and grad application costs GRE cost: $205/test in US. $205-$255 elsewhere. Students with high scores typically take it more than once. Avg number is twice. Can send scores to 4 schools. Additional schools are $27/school. Many students have to travel to take it further increasing costs. Prep classes are $1000 or more. Application fee: $90 (at USC). Fees range from $50-$150. Total cost (if apply to 10 schools, which is conservative): GRE: $510 Additional scores: $27*6 Application fees: $1000 Total: $1,672 Additional costs: Prep class: $1000 Travel to take GRE: ??
Changing tide In past year, the number of Bio/Chem/Biomed/Physics that don t require GRE has gone from ~12 to ~100. This list includes (not all programs at all schools): Harvard MIT Northwestern Purdue Caltech Cornell Emory Indiana Stanford Berkeley U Michigan USC At some schools, other engineering programs are also included (e.g. EE at MIT). Once there is a critical number, the GRE requirement may become a deciding factor for students when choosing schools, particularly given the cost. Halford, B. Is there a future for the GRE? C&EN Chemical & Engineering News, 97(5) (2019).
What should the GRE test? according to ETS David G. Payne, vice president of global education for the Educational Testing Service (ETS), which administers the GRE, says the test was designed to identify candidates who have the academic ability needed for graduate school. The GRE test was never intended to predict PhD completion, he says. Halford, B. Is there a future for the GRE? C&EN Chemical & Engineering News, 97(5) (2019).
Research: Biomedical Engineering, UNC Hall JD, O Connell AB, Cook JG (2017) Predictors of Student Productivity in Biomedical Graduate School Applications. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0169121. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169121
Research: Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt Moneta-Koehler L, Brown AM, Petrie KA, Evans BJ, Chalkley R (2017) The Limitations of the GRE in Predicting Success in Biomedical Graduate School. PLoS ONE 12(1): e0166742. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166742
Research: Physics, multiple institutions GRE-physics score Miller, C., et al, Typical physics PhD admissions criteria limit access to underrepresented groups but fail to predict doctoral completion, Science Advances 5(1):eaat7550 (2019).
Links to references https://cen.acs.org/education/graduate-education/future-GRE/97/i5 https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2019/05/wave-graduate-programs-drop-gre-application-requirement https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0169121 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0166742 https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/eaat7550 https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2017/06/gres-dont-predict-grad-school-success-what-does
