Biometric Handprint Scans, the GMAT and You

I’m all for tight security to minimize cheating on a test as important as the GMAT, but the new security measures GMAC is rolling this month are ridiculous.

“For decades, the world’s leading business schools have relied upon the GMAT exam as the best predictor of a candidate’s academic success. We have an ethical responsibility to business schools and students to preserve the integrity of the GMAT and the application process, so insuring the highest level of security is critical. Pearson VUE is an excellent partner in this capacity because it, too, places an emphasis on security and responsibility to our customers. PalmSecure helps us respond to the needs of our international marketplace. It is a more accurate, more efficient, and less invasive way to ensure that each test taker has a single GMAT record, thus preventing individuals from taking the test for others.”

GMAC rolls out the handprint scan program in India and Korea this month and will expand the program to the U.S. by the fall. Lovely.