bkdunn.com » phd applications http://www.bkdunn.com/blog Striving to better, oft we mar what's well. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:11:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Turns Out I’m Not Any Stupider Than I Was 14 Years Ago http://www.bkdunn.com/blog/2009/07/turns-out-im-not-any-stupider-than-i-was-14-years-ago/ http://www.bkdunn.com/blog/2009/07/turns-out-im-not-any-stupider-than-i-was-14-years-ago/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:55:13 +0000 bkdunn http://www.bkdunn.com/blog/?p=458 At least, not according to the Graduate Management Admissions Council. Although, to analyze my own assertion, I should note the following unsupported assumptions:

  • The GMAT in 2009 does not necessarily test in the same manner as it did in 1995.
  • The scores may be scaled differently today.
  • The test may not be a good measure of intelligence as such.
  • It may be that in 2009 I compensated for having become stupider by preparing better for the examination.

But whatever: I did well enough on it that I don’t have to do it again and I beat my old score (barely).

bkd

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