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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My advice would be to ask a couple of the schools where you plan on applying to suggest testers.  I think some schools even post lists of preferred testers online (or at least I know they used to post them).[/quote]
Thanks.  Did that already years ago.  Are you saying that the schools don't recommend easy testers?.[/quote]
No, I'm saying schools recommend testers they feel comfortable with. Whether the tester is an "easy grader" or a "hard grader," the school will know it and adjust accordingly.

Some schools might know and avoid extremely easy graders, or extremely hard graders, because they don't consider their scores reliable. Best to be guided by what the school you're applying to thinks best. Otherwise, you risk having a test result the school considers worthless. [/quote]

But why would the school recommend someone they consider an easy grader?  I don't want the school "adjust[ing] accordingly."  I want the school to say, "They didn't shop around for an easy tester."[/quote]

I don't understand you, PP.  I don't know whether, or why, particular schools choose to recommend particular testers.  If you want to know that, ask the schools.  I just know that if you pick someone unknown to the school (or unrecommended by the school), there is some risk involved.  Maybe the tester is an extremely easy (or hard) grader.  Maybe the tester is unreliable.  Maybe the school just doesn't know how to evaluate the tester. Or maybe you'll pick someone fine with no problems whatsoever, like one of the other PPs did.  But if the school is willing to offer you names of testers, it seems best to use one of those.  YMMV.  Good luck.[/quote]

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