[humanser] GRE Preparation Materials in Accessible Formats

[Carly Mihalakis]

Good morning, Lisa,

         Yes, open-book exams are thought to be "harder" but as yoou 
may have found out, they are a much more meaningful alternative to 
those hideous standardized things, which beg you to actually 
demonstrate a litteracy of the material, not just pulling A., B. or 
C. out of your ass.
Car At 01:04 PM 10/6/2015, Lisa Irving via humanser wrote:
>Hello,
>
>
>I am very interested about what you said in terms of not all schools require
>the GRE. I've never done well on standardized testing. I excel in the areas
>of research, writing papers and taking open-book exams. Yes, open-book exams
>are often much harder than multiple choice.
>
>Lisa
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael
>Abell via humanser
>Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 1:55 PM
>To: 'Human Services Division Mailing List'
>Cc: Michael Abell
>Subject: Re: [humanser] GRE Preparation Materials in Accessible Formats
>
>Hello,
>         I think that it is important to think outside the box on education.
>Not all schools require the GRE for admission. These programs are also
>fundable by VR. Broaden your search and you may find a much more acceptable
>path!
>
>Regards,
>
>Michael "Big Dog" Abell
>
>Helping individuals to find their eyes in the dark.
>(480) 369-0805
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley
>Bramlett via humanser
>Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2015 1:51 PM
>To: Human Services Division Mailing List
>Cc: Ashley Bramlett
>Subject: Re: [humanser] GRE Preparation Materials in Accessible Formats
>
>Hi Christina,
>
>If you have not taken it, good luck on the GRE. If you do pass, tell  us.
>I wish you success as you try to get into grad school!
>I wanted badly to work with my bachelor's degree in  mainly psychology; I
>say mainly as it was an interdisciplinary degree in the liberal arts
>department that I created. However, I'm still searching; I'm interested in
>human services such as case management some job where you refer clients to
>other places, or being an activity coordinator or something in
>communications.
>This email was of interest to me as I may pursue grad school someday soon
>and will have to grapple with the standardized exams like the GRE.
>
>I'm concerned about securing accomodations too. I know ETS has improved
>accomodations a lot, and I even took praxis when my major was education. But
>some exams ETS administers does not allow use of  a screen reader.
>
>I'm also curious wich accomodations you chose to use if you cannot use their
>version of a screen reader? Will you get it in braille, or have it read to
>you aloud?
>
>I certainly agree that ETS takes a while to approve accomodations; three
>weeks sounds right. But really, given they are a large company for the
>nation, I suspect they cannot work any faster. Its frustrating, I know, but
>realistically, how can they be much faster. Yes, it sucks we have to apply
>and plan way in advance of everyone else, but I also understand why we need
>to do it.
>
>Thanks for sharing your experience.
>
>Ashley
>
>
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