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Copyright © 2014 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE, POWERPREP and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners ETS® Personal Potential Index (ETS PPI) 18 An opportunity to learn more about a prospective applicant’s strengths Convenient, easy to use web-based tool Evaluators who a prospective applicant selects provide feedback about him or her on six attributes The unique information contained in the ETS® PPI Evaluation Report complements the information provided by GRE® scores and transcripts Free to institutions All GRE® revised General Test registrants can send four free ETS® PPI Evaluation Reports Focused on the six areas that graduate deans and faculty have identified as important for success in graduate study:  Knowledge and Creativity  Teamwork  Planning and Organization  Communication Skills  Resilience  Ethics and Integrity Focused on the six areas that graduate deans and faculty have identified as important for success in graduate study:  Knowledge and Creativity  Teamwork  Planning and Organization  Communication Skills  Resilience  Ethics and Integrity

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Copyright © 2014 by Educational Testing Service. ETS, the ETS logo, LISTENING. LEARNING. LEADING. GRE, POWERPREP and SCORESELECT are registered trademarks of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners The ETS® PPI Can Help … Applicants: – Provide evidence of a broader range of capabilities – Request and track evaluations easily Faculty and Other Evaluators: – Consistently evaluate personal qualities that are critical for success in graduate and professional school – Share feedback quickly and easily with multiple institutions Graduate and Professional Schools: – Identify applicants who are more likely to persist and succeed – Increase the diversity of graduate programs 21

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