Does GRE Score Matter for US Visa?

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Each year thousands of international students apply for U.S. student visas, and the vast majority of them are denied. Unsuccessful applicants are quick to speculate about a myriad of different reasons why their application got rejected. Never ever is your visa application rejected because of your low GRE scores.

There are several legitimate reasons whereby your student visa can get denied, but your GRE score is not one of them. Graduate schools use your GRE score to determine if you make a good candidate for their school or not. Outside of that, your GRE score is irrelevant to the visa process. However, before you can apply for a U.S. student visa, you need to prove that you have been admitted to a grad school. If your low GRE score prevents you from getting into grad school, then the visa process won’t even start.

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How can ETS stop cheating on the GRE at Home?

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I recently wrote an article proving how test-takers worldwide are cheating on their “GRE at Home” tests. It is quite disappointing how ETS’s home-based GRE service is so vulnerable to fraudulent activity. ETS first introduced the home-based test a year ago after the pandemic broke out, and there is no telling how many of the test results have been fraudulent so far.

It is equally alarming that there hasn’t been a more significant backlash by people regarding the rampant cheating, but that might be due to the lack of coverage on the issue. Anyway, it is no secret now that ETS’s “proctor U” software is obnoxiously easy to cheat. Since ETS plans on keeping the home-based test around for the foreseeable future, it is paramount that they fix the issues so that decent people who take the test legitimately don’t get affected.

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GRE at Home vs. GMAT Online Exam

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MBA aspirants looking to take either GRE or GMAT during the pandemic can do so thanks to the “at-home” versions of the tests. Both ETS and GMAC began offering their home-based tests shortly after the pandemic broke out last year. Due to test center shutdowns, students couldn’t take the regular tests.

As far as format and content are concerned, both tests are identical to their test-center versions. However, GMAC has omitted the AWA section on GMAT online, whereas GRE has no such omissions. Skipping the AWA section from GMAT has made it 30 mins shorter as compared to the regular test. Other than this, GMAT online is identical to the standard test.

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Do’s and Don’t of GRE at Home Testing

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The ongoing pandemic has caused GRE test centers worldwide to shut down. ETS introduced a home-based GRE test to cope with the shutdown and offer students a chance to take the test without leaving their home. However, as you can imagine, a home-based standardized test comes with its own set of problems due to the lack of in-person supervision.

Although the home-based test and the general test are identical in format and content, their delivery is vastly different. ETS has to deal with particular challenges to prevent cheating instances, and the recent cheating reports are hopefully going to make the proctors more vigilant.

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Stationary for GRE at home vs. test center

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ETS began its “GRE General at Home” testing service early last year due to the pandemic. The home-based test is identical to the GRE in format and content. However, the rules for the kind of stationery you can use for note-taking differs from the usual GRE.
The home-based test is administered through “Proctor U” software, and because of security concerns, there are special guidelines in place to ensure that nothing related to the content of the test leaves the room.

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Cheating is rampant on GRE at Home

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As I write this, test-takers across the world are rampantly cheating on their “GRE at Home” tests, achieving near-perfect scores, and nobody seems to be taking notice. It is happening all over the world as can be seen from this NDTV article as well as by this Indiaexpress article. The GRE test has always been revered as a safe and secure test that has emphasized preventing fraudulent activities at test centers worldwide. However, its home-based GRE service is deeply flawed that can be easily bypassed by using a mere $5 splitter HDMI cable. Yes, that’s all it takes.
This article will provide photo evidence of actual GRE questions sent to me by people from across the world. I will uncover the method that is used by fraudulent test-takers so that ETS could take appropriate measures and stop this.

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Is Masters of Data Analytics a Good Degree?

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Over the past few years, you may have noticed that programs related to data science and data analytics have surged in popularity. A decade ago, the field was relatively discreet.
This surge is partly due to big corporations’ reliance on data analysis to optimize their profits. The rise of the modern internet has played a significant role in bringing in more data for big businesses, corporations, and websites to utilize. As we continue to evolve into an increasingly digitized world, the need for data analytics would continue to grow.

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Can you cheat your way on the GRE at Home? Yes

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The “GRE General Test at Home” is ETS’s initiative to provide students the opportunity to take the GRE amidst the ongoing pandemic. The service began early last year, and according to ETS, it is here to stay. As far as the test contents are concerned, the home-based version of the test is identical to the test taken at test centers worldwide. The test is administered through a desktop computer or a laptop, and a webcam, either internal or external, is used for live monitoring.
As you can imagine, it didn’t take long for people to wonder if there are ways to cheat the system. You can see this question being asked by concerned test-takers on different forums who are afraid that their scores will be undermined by those who have found ways to cheat on their tests.

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10 Best Paying MS Degrees in the US

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It has been shown repeatedly that people with a bachelor’s degree earn substantially more than those with a high school diploma. Much in the same way, a master’s degree also bumps up your salary quite a bit. However, some fields are known to offer higher wages than others.

If you are interested in doing a master’s to improve your financial prospects, you then know which programs yield the highest salaries after graduation is the first step.

I have used different resources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics to figure out the averages of varying graduate programs’ starting salaries. Keep in mind that these are US national averages and may not apply to other countries.

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