Grit better than GRE for predicting grad student success

Friday, June 13, 2014 - 11:40 in Psychology & Sociology

Selecting graduate students in the fields of science and engineering based on an assessment of their character instead of relying almost entirely on their scores on a standardized test would significantly improve the quality of the students that are admitted students and, at the same time, boost the participation of women and minorities in these key disciplines, experts say.

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