A Reexamination of GRE Scores

Comments on a recent article by A. R. Marston , which discussed the use of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for selection of graduate students. The conclusion that GRE scores as a selection device should be re-examined was supported by data collected with a restriction of range on these scores. There is precious little linear relation between GRE scores and normal criteria for graduate success. Once a person is admitted to graduate school, his/her GRE scores should be burned, never to be used again. This, of course, still leaves the question as to whether GRE scores are an appropriate selection device for graduate students.