Graduate School Admissions Processes Affected by COVID-19

"Allowing Harvard hopefuls some reprieve as the world grapples with the novel coronavirus pandemic, several of the University’s graduate schools have adjusted their admissions programming and application processes following the shutdown of many campus operations.

The University’s schools have postponed or canceled most in-person admissions events scheduled for this spring, as Harvard has strongly discouraged non-essential gatherings of 25 people or more and discontinued campus tours. Meanwhile, sittings for various graduate school admissions examinations — including the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT — have been postponed or canceled worldwide due to COVID-19 concerns.

The Educational Testing Service has postponed its administration of the GRE — a graduate school entrance exam required by many Harvard master’s and Ph.D. programs — in some locations worldwide. ETS announced that students in many countries, including the United States, will be able to take an at-home version of the GRE General Test with a live, remote proctor starting March 23." …

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2020/3/23/coronavirus-grad-school-admissions/