mamastudent

This looks like a good place to vent..... Venting begins:

I know some of us are naturally gifted at standardized testing. The rest of us have to take prep courses. And buy books. And make multiple attempts at getting the other-than-hard-science long reading section.

I know a lot of folks who were quite successful on the GRE with all these steps taken even after bombing the GRE first time around. So is it just a toll you have to pay? And what if you can't fork over $1000 for the course and $450 for 3 attempts? Makes me a little suspicious about who is being kept out.

Speaking of those kept out: first ever African-American woman was admitted to the Duke PhD in ethics this year.