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GRE Computer Science Exam Canceled For '02

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the my-scores-won't-suffer dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This may be a bit dated, but the Educational Testing Service has canceled the Computer Science GRE exam for November due to the fact that students were sharing and posting exam questions. One has to wonder about the immediate effect this will have on grad school admittance, as well as the long term changes that will likely occur to the tests as a result."

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  1. Yeah by Konster · · Score: 1, Troll

    Cheating in the East is an accepted method of scholastic advancement. Hell, it's an accepted method of superficial scholastic advancement within most circles, provided your parents have the financial wherewithal to fund such personal extravagances.

    To think that GRE exams are being salted by massive P2P software is a bit misleading. The abusers of the system have been abusing systems for thousands of years; to think that this is a new phenomenon is foolish. That they would use P2P programs is to be expected, and that they would hide behind lies and grand mistruths is to be anticipated.

    Ban them from the universities and kick them out of the country. If they are not in the country, ban then from ever entering.

  2. CS Students from Abroad Should Be Curtailed by BlueRain · · Score: 1, Troll

    And domestic kids should be given a shot.

    Sorry. After being rejected from a whole slew of grad schools for CS, this is just the way I feel.

    Select honest people (albeit with lower grades.)