tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post3475516536446291744..comments2024-03-29T10:12:07.396-04:00Comments on Vital Remnants: What do GRE scores tell us about the competence of people in different professions?Martin Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16452612266051351726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-37242140439871401622010-07-07T14:15:53.387-04:002010-07-07T14:15:53.387-04:00actually pure mathematics(where you prove things a...actually pure mathematics(where you prove things as opposed to computing them) as opposed to applied mathematics is usually considered by most mathematicians as being more difficult and abstract than applied<br />mathematics.<br /><br /> As for why philosophy,sociology, and art history would rate higher than medicine. Well it seems strange that medicine would be<br />included at all since med Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-16978830822877461542008-11-11T14:15:00.000-05:002008-11-11T14:15:00.000-05:00KariMy father, a cancer doctor, has always said th...Kari<BR/><BR/>My father, a cancer doctor, has always said that engineering or any subject having applied mathematics requires the highest ability and work ethic. However why philosophy,sociology, and art history(huh??) are higher than medicine I have no idea.J.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14574990109192493650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-50023868034256457192008-11-10T22:08:00.000-05:002008-11-10T22:08:00.000-05:00Hey anon, remember progress often comes in tiny st...Hey anon, remember progress often comes in tiny steps. Just compare these data to the past plot of SAT scores where Mr Cothran used the wrong numbers, truncated the graph, and the data showed AP students were better than the supposedly best Latin scholars. <BR/> That the tests are on different subjects may make it hard to compare scores, but that is an advanced point. <BR/> As Mr Cothran pointed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-67879262033492169652008-11-08T22:54:00.000-05:002008-11-08T22:54:00.000-05:00These test mean something, but I'm not sure what. ...These test mean something, but I'm not sure what. My GRE scores from 1984 are good enough to get me into MENSA if I wanted, but the PSAT test I took in 9th grade suggested I shouldn't major in a science in college. I'm glad I ignored both tests and majored in a science and avoided people who take these tests seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542449.post-4323867306080632812008-11-08T22:36:00.000-05:002008-11-08T22:36:00.000-05:00I'm surprised medicine is so low on the list. Is ...I'm surprised medicine is so low on the list. Is there an explanation?Karihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10609254833155261343noreply@blogger.com