It's Time to Eliminate the GRE and PGRE in All Astronomy & Astrophysics PhD Programs: Motivation, Implementation and Outcomes
by Adam Burgasser, Alicia Aarnio, Kevork N. Abazajian, Marcel Agüeros, Joseph Andrew Barranco, Zachory K Berta-Thompson, Benjamin P Brown, Caitlin Casey, David Charbonneau, Kim Coble, Megan Donahue, Sarah Gallagher, Jenny Greene, Sarah Horst, Quinn Konopacky, Casey Miller, Jackie Monkiewicz, Julie Posselt, Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz, Emily Rauscher, Seth Redfield, Alexander L. Rudolph, Karin Sandstrom, and Aparna Venkatesan
Published onSep 30, 2019
It's Time to Eliminate the GRE and PGRE in All Astronomy & Astrophysics PhD Programs: Motivation, Implementation and Outcomes
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Abstract
The GRE and Physics GRE are standard admission diagnostics for Physics and Astronomy graduate programs, despite research showing no correlations with key graduate outcomes but reinforced inequalities for underrepresented groups. We call on all Astronomy and Physics programs to eliminate or make optional the GRE and PGRE in graduate admissions.
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