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Bad admissions tests survive on herding: no programme wants to be the one asking for a different exam, even a far better one.

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  1. Bryan Caplan
    So a lot of the problem is mere herding: If every other top engineering program is using the GRE, it’s too weird to require a different test even if the alternative test is a far superior selection mechanism.

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    ↗What's Really Wrong With Standardized Testsbetonit.ai

    15 Apr 2025

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