GREs not required?

Question

In my search for graduate schools, I've come across a couple of those that do not need the GREs. While I certainly do not have any love of ETS I can't help but be very suspicious.

Also makes me a little skeptical about the schools that do not require the LSATs and SATs. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

Departments or universities that do not require GREs generally justify their position by pointing out that some excellent students simply do not test well, or by marshalling evidence that standardized tests in general are biased against certain populations, or by citing studies that show varying correlation between success in graduate school and high (or low) GRE scores.

We require them for admission to my program, and personally, I am glad that we do. While our committee does take scores with a grain of salt (especially if the scores do not match up well with other indicators, such as the personal statement, the GPA, or the writing sample), we are quite aware that the university's Graduate School will only consider candidates with high GREs for fellowships and certain other awards, and thus we make some of our admissions decisions with this in mind.

(Bet you won't get a more HONEST answer than this one!)