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Issue date: 10/16/08
Nationwide increase seen in graduate school enrollment
The Council of Graduate Studies (CGS) said the number of students enrolling in graduate schools has increased by three percent annually over the past decade.
This is in addition to a four percent annual increase in the number of women enrolled in graduate school and a five percent annual increase in enrollment for international students.
Admission into most graduate schools is based on a student's scores on the Graduate Record Exam as well as an application.
There are three parts to the test: verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and analytical writing.
The first two parts are graded on a scale of 200 to 800 and the last part is graded on a scale of zero to six.
Research by the Education Testing Services (ETS), showed that students under the age of 23 generally score higher than older students.
According to ETS data, people under 23 earned an average score of 484 on the verbal reasoning section and 587 on the quantitative reasoning section. CGS research shows that 1,698,445 graduate students enrolled in the U.S. in 2007.
- Laura Muth
GW medical school put on probation
The School of Medicine and Heath Sciences at George Washington University announced Wednesday that they have been put on probation by the Liason Committee on Medical Education.
According to a statement released by the school, the committee faulted the training program for not meeting requirements in "curriculum management, lounge and study space for students and internal administrative processes."
The school has a two-year grace period during which they remain accredited and can address these problems.
- Marie Cushing
The Council of Graduate Studies (CGS) said the number of students enrolling in graduate schools has increased by three percent annually over the past decade.
This is in addition to a four percent annual increase in the number of women enrolled in graduate school and a five percent annual increase in enrollment for international students.
Admission into most graduate schools is based on a student's scores on the Graduate Record Exam as well as an application.
There are three parts to the test: verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and analytical writing.
The first two parts are graded on a scale of 200 to 800 and the last part is graded on a scale of zero to six.
Research by the Education Testing Services (ETS), showed that students under the age of 23 generally score higher than older students.
According to ETS data, people under 23 earned an average score of 484 on the verbal reasoning section and 587 on the quantitative reasoning section. CGS research shows that 1,698,445 graduate students enrolled in the U.S. in 2007.
- Laura Muth
GW medical school put on probation
The School of Medicine and Heath Sciences at George Washington University announced Wednesday that they have been put on probation by the Liason Committee on Medical Education.
According to a statement released by the school, the committee faulted the training program for not meeting requirements in "curriculum management, lounge and study space for students and internal administrative processes."
The school has a two-year grace period during which they remain accredited and can address these problems.
- Marie Cushing
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