Then again, maybe GREs are really IQ tests, and those people with higher IQs disproportionately decide to go into physics or philosophy. Then, that fact alone, more than what classes they then took as college students, becomes the predominant factor in determining what GRE scores they would later obtain.
“Then again, maybe GREs are really IQ tests, and those people with higher IQs disproportionately decide to go into physics or philosophy. Then, that fact alone, more than what classes they then took as college students, becomes the predominant factor in determining what GRE scores they would later obtain.”
Close, if you look at the math section of the SAT/GRE you’ll see that it is virtually an IQ test. The colleges, of course, know that, but they don’t want to disclose it.
The verbal section is different - it’s really a test on how well-read you are. If you see a passage out of King Lear, and you’ve already studied that play, the follow-up questions are much easier and go much quicker.
...at least that’s my take.
Absolutely—check back to their SATs and you,d have your answer.