The downsizing of universities begins. Now there's an exit exam.

[CK_John]

BOSTON -- Seniors returning to classes at dozens of U.S. colleges and universities have one more hurdle to prepare for this school year: a new standardized test for graduating students intended to give prospective employers a measure of their abilities.

Called Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus (CLA+), the test aims to provide a more objective way to compare the intellectual achievements of graduates of different schools.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/not-enough-graduate-college-now-theres-exit-exam-8C11006596

[Recursion]

1. Because it's a travesty for college graduates to demonstrate they learned something?

(Yes, I know it will be a multiple choice test, and people can coast through multiple choice tests without actually learning, but guess what! People can and do coast through essays, discussions, and practica without actually learning anything too. Any system has skaters.)

[Gravitycollapse]

2. I'm a college senior and have not heard of this.

I don't think ASU is using it.

[Recursion]

4. No university is making it part of graduation or anything

Some colleges are having students take it and, if they want, send it to jobs they're applying to. Sort of like the GRE, but for employers.

[CK_John]

5. You better find out, because employers will want to see your score. There are only

jobs for 50% of the population.

[VanillaRhapsody]

3. Welcome to the borg....

wait till you see what the interview for a job process is like now. I have actually competed for jobs by taking multiple IQ exams! 5 in fact in one day!