Canceled GRE scores 'disaster' for Chinese students

Educational Testing Service, in Princeton, N.J., canceled the scores of about 24,000 people who had taken the Graduate Record Exam on October 23. The company said it had mistakenly reused a 2005 test and feared the results would be compromised.
In an e-mail to students on October 29, ETS said it needed to void the results because it placed "great importance on the validity of GRE scores."
"It’s not a simple mistake. It’s a disaster for Chinese students," said Wang Xun, a linguistics graduate student at Peking University who hopes to get a Ph.D. in the United States.
The Chronicle.com reports ETS has offered students the choice of a special test on November 20; a spot at the next scheduled GRE in June; or a refund of the RMB1,460 (US$219.8) fee. In addition, the company set up a web site and a toll-free telephone number to assist students.