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<p>Princeton, N.J. (April 2, 2007) — </p><p>ETS has cancelled plans to launch the revised Graduate Record Examinations&re <br/>g; (GRE&reg;) General Test. The decision was made in consultation with the Ex <br/>ecutive Committee of the GRE Board. </p><p>While ETS and the Board remain committed to improving the test, on balance, G <br/>RE officials said they believe problems guaranteeing complete access to the n <br/>ew Internet-based test outweighed the benefits of immediately moving to the n <br/>ew format. </p><p>ETS originally planned to launch the revised GRE General Test worldwide in Se <br/>ptember. Instead, the company will continue to offer the test worldwide in it <br/>s current computer-based, continuous testing format. Registrations in India, <br/>China and Japan, which had been closed, will be reopened in the near future t <br/>o accommodate application deadlines. Likewise, registrations for the current <br/>GRE General Test will continue elsewhere. </p><p>"The decision to cancel the revised GRE General Test best serves the interest <br/>s of test takers and the graduate institutions that use those scores to make <br/>admissions decisions," says David Payne, Executive Director of the GRE Progra <br/>m at ETS. "After much debate and evaluation, it became clear that the current <br/>format offers students more convenient and flexible opportunities to test wh <br/>en and where they choose, while still providing score users with valid predic <br/>tors of test takers' preparedness for graduate school study." </p><p>The primary reason for cancelling the launch of the revised GRE General Test <br/>was test taker access. Plans called for the revised test to be delivered over <br/>the new worldwide network of 3,200 Internet-based testing centers. Despite t <br/>he network's size, ETS officials did not believe that full access to the Gene <br/>ral Test for all students could be confidently assured. </p><p>"As the launch approached, ETS determined that, despite the aggressive develo <br/>pment of our Internet-based testing network, we could not guarantee complete <br/>access to all students needing to take the exam" Payne explains. "While the g <br/>raduate community supports, and in fact helped develop and pilot the revised <br/>GRE General Test, they have also stated that they are satisfied with the curr <br/>ent GRE General Test, until such time as improvements can be gradually implem <br/>ented. ETS is being responsive to their best interests." </p><p>ETS officials will work with the GRE Board to implement many of the planned t <br/>est content improvements in the future without the access issues associated w <br/>ith changing to an entirely new test delivered over a brand new testing netwo <br/>rk. </p><p>Administering the GRE General Test in two testing sessions in The People's Re <br/>public of China (including Hong Kong), The Republic of Korea and Taiwan will <br/>also continue for the immediate future. </p><p>Frequently Asked Questions for Educators </p><p>Frequently Asked Questions for Test Takers </p><p>ABOUT ETS </p><p>ETS is a nonprofit institution with the mission to advance quality and equity <br/>in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research and related s <br/>ervices for all people worldwide. In serving individuals, educational institu <br/>tions and government agencies around the world, ETS customizes solutions to m <br/>eet the need for teacher professional development products and services, clas <br/>sroom and end-of-course assessments, and research-based teaching and learning <br/>tools. Founded in 1947, ETS today develops, administers and scores more than <br/>30 million tests annually in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 location <br/>s worldwide. </p>
