Graduate Record Examinations

New Graduate Student Recruitment Solution from ETS and Liaison

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Education, English-language education, Test of English as a Foreign Language, Graduate Record Examinations, Evaluation, ACT

"The new offering incorporates the ETS services into a system that provides institutions the additional tools and expertise needed to deploy scalable and personalized recruitment campaigns to GRE and TOEFL contacts, who want to learn about their programs."

Key Points: 
  • "The new offering incorporates the ETS services into a system that provides institutions the additional tools and expertise needed to deploy scalable and personalized recruitment campaigns to GRE and TOEFL contacts, who want to learn about their programs."
  • At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research.
  • Liaison helps higher education institutions identify, recruit, and enroll best-fit students with improved outreach, application, and enrollment processes.
  • The company has most recently introduced the first general, non-discipline specific application for graduate education (GradCAS).

TAL Introduces Authoritative GRE Prep Materials through Further Collaboration with ETS

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Friday, August 17, 2018
Education, Standardized tests, Evaluation, English-language education, Test of English as a Foreign Language, Graduate Record Examinations, Educational Testing Service, Test preparation, IBT, ETS v. New Oriental School

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 15th, 2018 Beijing time, TAL Education Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Educational Testing Service (ETS) on GRE test preparation and will introduce authentic, official GRE practice materials to provide more authoritative test preparation resources for Chinese students.

Key Points: 
  • PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 15th, 2018 Beijing time, TAL Education Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Educational Testing Service (ETS) on GRE test preparation and will introduce authentic, official GRE practice materials to provide more authoritative test preparation resources for Chinese students.
  • This collaboration follows the first strategic agreement between TAL and ETS, which was signedin November 2017, which authorizes TAL to provide official preparation materials for the TOEFL iBT test in China.
  • At present, TAL is the only authorized company in China that provides official practice test questions from retired TOEFL iBT tests and additional value-added exercises in its TOEFL prep productsacross various platforms.
  • In May 2018, TAL and ETS furthered their cooperation by introducing ETS'SpeechRater and e-rater technologies into China.

Kaplan Test Prep Partners with Cengage to Deliver Free Digital Test Prep Offerings and Live Online Academic Help Via Cengage Unlimited Subscription

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Education, Graduate Record Examinations, Cengage, Test preparation, Medical College Admission Test, Subscription business model, Law School Admission Test, Draft:Kaplan Test Prep

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Test prep and teacher office hours enter the subscription economy as Kaplan Test Prep, a premier provider of educational and career services, and Cengage, an education and technology company, have announced a partnership that will provide free test prep and live academic support offerings for Cengage Unlimited subscribers.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Test prep and teacher office hours enter the subscription economy as Kaplan Test Prep, a premier provider of educational and career services, and Cengage, an education and technology company, have announced a partnership that will provide free test prep and live academic support offerings for Cengage Unlimited subscribers.
  • As part of the venture, Kaplan will provide specially designed free test preparation offerings for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, DAT and Praxis to subscribers of Cengage Unlimited, Cengage's all-in-one digital subscription for unlimited access to course materials.
  • Cengage Unlimited subscribers will also have free access to Kaplan's HelpSuite of live online academic support for Physics, Chemistry and Organic Chemistry, which provides live help from expert teachers through online office hours, live chat and email, as well as on-demand videos and quizzes.
  • Subscribers will receive 30 days of free access per semester to both the test prep offerings and the live academic support programs from Kaplan.

Survey: 1 In 5 Lawyers Favors GRE Scores Over LSAT Results As Criteria For Law School Admission

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Thursday, July 26, 2018
Education, Law School Admission Test, Graduate Record Examinations, Evaluation, Georgetown Law

"The GRE is gaining acceptance among law schools, with Georgetown University Law Center and Harvard Law School among the more than 20 institutions that allow GRE scores as part of a strategy to attract a wider range of applicants," said Jamy Sullivan, executive director of Robert Half Legal.

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  • "The GRE is gaining acceptance among law schools, with Georgetown University Law Center and Harvard Law School among the more than 20 institutions that allow GRE scores as part of a strategy to attract a wider range of applicants," said Jamy Sullivan, executive director of Robert Half Legal.
  • "The GRE also holds appeal with prospective law school students since it is offered more frequently than the LSAT, can be used with other postgraduate applications and allows test takers to control which scores they want to report."
  • She added, "Prospective students should thoroughly research the application requirements of every law school they're interested in before deciding whether to take the LSAT or GRE.
  • Robert Half Legal is the premier provider of legal staffing and consulting solutions for law firms and corporate legal departments.

USC Law Accepts GRE and LSAT in Next Round of Applications

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Monday, June 18, 2018
Education, Graduate Record Examinations, Law School Admission Test, Evaluation, SAT

"We are confident that we will attract a broader group of law school applicants by offering more entrance exam choices."

Key Points: 
  • "We are confident that we will attract a broader group of law school applicants by offering more entrance exam choices."
  • Beginning in September 2018, USC law school applicants may submit either or both the GRE and the LSAT.
  • USC Gould joins several other Top 20 law schools that are also now accepting GRE scores.
  • Accepting the GRE will reduce application costs for those who might otherwise have to take both the GRE and LSAT.

Online Test Prep Pioneer, ExamPAL, Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Develop Ground-breaking GRE Course

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Friday, May 18, 2018
Education, Graduate Record Examinations, Test preparation, Grockit

BOSTON, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leveraging the power of data and artificial intelligence, online test prep company, examPAL, today announced the launch of its ground-breaking course to prepare students to take the GRE.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, May 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Leveraging the power of data and artificial intelligence, online test prep company, examPAL, today announced the launch of its ground-breaking course to prepare students to take the GRE.
  • The latest in its pioneering test prep courses, examPAL's GRE prep platform draws on each student's unique way of thinking and learning to identify the best way for each student to master the GRE.
  • A student using the GRE prep platform can increase his/her GRE score by at least 7 points."
  • examPAL offers online test prep courses for both the GMAT and GRE, and has served more than 35,000 students in 156 countries.