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[quote=Anonymous]The GRE doesn't really include anything beyond high school algebra and geometry. There's definitely no calculus or trig and the "statistics" on the GRE are very very basic. Combinatorics might be the toughest thing on the test and that is pretty basic stuff. GMAT is much the same though a bit tougher on the quant section in terms of logic and critical thinking.

I'm not advocating for dropping Algebra II. I think lack of math understanding is incredibly problematic. Higher level math is absolutely a life skill. Mastering something like Algebra II builds a person's ability to think logically. But to argue it from a "oh no, now they can't pass grad school exams" is silly. GRE, GMAT, LSAT are not math intensive tests and require 0 college level math for the test taker to do well. MCAT is not in the discussion because pre-med folks take some core science and math requirements.

I teach prep classes for grad school exams and the basic math skills are pretty terrible for the majority of students. Things seem to be derailing in terms of mastery long before high school for a good number of students. [/quote]

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