Problems with access to the new test cited by ETS as the reason for cancellation.

The Educational Testing Service has cancelled plans to launch the revised Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) General Test in September 2007 because GRE officials believe there are problems guaranteeing complete access to the new Internet-based test. The test will continue to be offered in its current computer-adaptive testing format indefinitely.

According to David Killoran, PowerScore Test Preparation CEO, “In March we met with ETS officials, and given the state of the test development at that time, the cancellation of the revised GRE is not a surprise. ETS had already delayed the test from its first scheduled release date of Fall 2006 and they did not seem to be much further along in March 2007.”

The reason the revised GRE General Test was cancelled was mainly due to test taker access. The revised test was to be sent over a new worldwide network of 3,200 Internet-based testing centers. ETS officials did not trust that full access to the General Test for all students could be guaranteed.

“The cancellation of the revised GRE is a very positive development for test takers because the revised GRE was a longer and more difficult test than the current GRE,” Killoran explains. “We had been advising students to take the GRE prior to the release of the new test, and now students will be able to schedule the GRE for a date that is convenient for them. And, fortunately, retaining the current test format means there will not be an interruption of test availability in August, as had originally been planned.”

The GRE revisions were to constitute a major change in the length and question format of the exam. According to ETS, the GRE was to be redesigned by the GRE board to increase test validity, enhance security measures, better evaluate students’ performance abilities, increase worldwide access to the test, and make better use of advances in technology and psychometric design. The new test was designed to emphasize complex reasoning skills, which are closely associated with graduate work, and to more accurately gauge students’ success in graduate school. ETS had planned to improve student access to its tests by adding thousands of testing sites worldwide in the next two years.

PowerScore instructors and testing experts are available to explain the cancellation of the revised GRE. David Killoran, CEO and Director of Course Development, and Jon Denning, Instructor and Course Developer, can provide explanations regarding the cancellation of the revised exam. As PowerScore founder, David Killoran has over 16 years experience in the test preparation industry, and has overseen the preparation of thousands of students. To speak with or schedule an interview with either David Killoran or Jon Denning, please call 800-545-1750 or email lpilcher@powerscore.com.

Additionally, PowerScore Instructors can assist students applying for entry into the Graduate School of their choice. PowerScore has gathered a team of admissions experts—including former graduate school admissions board members, college instructors, and students from top ten graduate schools—to address admissions counseling and admissions essay needs. Weaknesses in applications may include a low GPA or GRE score, inconsistent undergraduate performance, non-traditional undergraduate major, and time gaps in applicants’ work history. Our counselors will develop a plan tailored to students’ needs in order to provide them with the best possible application.

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