Re: Dvorak vs GMAT and GRE

They say you have to use English on a "standard" keyboard.

On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Keith Ratliff <[email protected]> wrote:

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> What do they do for foreign languages?
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> --Keith
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> On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 19:10, Paul Martzen <[email protected]<paul_martzen%40yahoo.com>>
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> > GMAT and GRE are standardized testing services used to rank student
> > applicants to graduate schools. There is absolutely no way they would
> > allow or could be forced to allow personal keyboards or usb devices or
> > personal programs for switching keyboards. Any of those options
> > introduce the potential for cheating or damage to their systems. If
> > test takers are to have a Dvorak option the GMAT and GRE will have to
> > allow it and provide appropriate methods of switching.
> >
> > In my communications and studies of the matter, it appeared to me that
> > the medical necessity options were pretty limited and did not include
> > Dvorak. Claiming a medical need to use Dvorak did not seem to be a
> > situation that they would consider.
> >
> > Paul Martzen
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> >
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