GMAC slays its first ScoreTop user

by **Guest** Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:48 pm

http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/bl ... al_cl.html

by **StaceyKoprince** Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:55 am

Thanks for posting this. Some key quotes from the CEO of GMAC:

"In this case we've got all kinds of shades of grey. At the one extreme, you have the surfer trying to find better ways to prepare for the exam. Then you have people trying to get into chat rooms, but not with an eye to taking advantage of anything that was copyrighted. Then you have those who think they might get an edge because they think they might see a live question there. Our focus is on those people who ultimately violated the agreement they signed. We're not interested in the innocent surfer, but those who were actively engaged in providing that information. If you were actively engaged in providing that information, then you are a target."

"We have contacted every single school that uses the GMAT. To a person they're thrilled that we're going after those people aggressively. They don't want coming into their classrooms people who cheated to get in. We don't cancel scores indiscriminately. We're not going to cancel a score where we think there's a shadow of a doubt. Historically, they [the schools] will ask us what the facts are. We'll explain precisely what it was. My guess is when we give them the facts we'll be in accord."

Emphasis added by me.

by **Guest** Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:50 am

No problem. I love watching this scandal unfold. It's kind of like my girlfriend's obsession with daytime soap operas. lol

by **StaceyKoprince** Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:13 pm

I can see how it would be interesting... as long as you didn't use the site and you aren't now stressing about what's going to happen. :)