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As an international student, I honestly don’t know how good an indicator the GRE is, at least for students whose…
Yes, it’s a hyperbole. FWIW I think a pressing worry with these AI-heavy jobs cycles is the same one we…
This might filter out intelligent neurodivergent students who struggle with timed admissions tests.
When jt comes to students’ ability to do advanced logic, the math section of the GRE is more valuable than…
“Every undergraduate” is hyperbole.
Every undergraduate desperately wants to talk about AI and its philosophical implications these days. They want to understand whether AI…
Yes, also true at my university (a large public R1). Our department did not decide whether or not to prioritize…
Social media is driving this nonsense, and in two ways: social media facilitates mobbing based on selective reporting; and social media shows others that by seeking out occasions for faux offense, they too can occupy the limelight, get administrators, more often than not, to capitulate, etc.
(Thanks to David Zimmerman for the pointer.)
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