Hi!

I need a list of the 100 most-taken exams in the United States each
year.

I'm sure these would be on the list:  SAT, GRE, drivers' license,
license to practice medicine, military entrance test, etc.   

But I am even more interested in the lesser-known tests-----electrical
contractor, embalmer, foreign service officer, beautician, pet
psychic.
(heh  heh  heh...that last one was just a little joke)

A 5-star answer would include a ranking of the Top 100 tests, ranked
by the number of people taking the test each year.

All comments greatly appreciated !
ron

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Request for Question Clarification by omnivorous-ga on 30 Jun 2003 09:36 PDT

Nronron --

You DO ask the most-interesting questions!

Going into this answer I was a little worried about finding comparable
numbers, as student testing will be a different market from
civil-service qualification tests.  Those are very separate from
professional qualification tests or driver’s license exams.  And what
about blood tests (the researcher asks facetiously)?

It turns out that even elementary-high school studies qualify their
numbers highly because of the prevalence of tests.  For example, the
state of Georgia uses a national standardized test in some grades and
a state-created test in other grades.

You might wish to break this question down into different parts, as an
answer to el-hi tests alone is probably 2+ hours of work for a
researcher.

Best regards,

Omnivorous-GA

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Clarification of Question by nronronronro-ga on 30 Jun 2003 10:51 PDT

Hi Omnivorous and Sublime,

I should have been more specific.  I am especially interested in:

(a)  admissions tests to schools (SAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT)

(b)  admissions/aptitude tests for careers (foreign service officer,
         military qualification test, civil service tests, post
         office tests, etc.)

(c)  licensure tests to practice (physician, electrician, dentist, 
          embalmer, beutician, etc.)

In general, test-takers would be 18-50 years old and not elementary/high school.

Thanks !
ron

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Clarification of Question by nronronronro-ga on 30 Jun 2003 13:58 PDT

Magnesium-----you comment burns white hot with insight  (heh  heh  heh)
You are right.

Researchers----I no longer need the 100 *most-taken*
Just 100 tests that hopefully fall into one of these categories:

(a)  admissions tests to schools (SAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT) 
 
(b)  admissions/aptitude tests for careers (foreign service officer, 
         military qualification test, civil service tests, post 
         office tests, etc.) 
 
(c)  licensure tests to practice (physician, electrician, dentist,  
         embalmer, beutician, etc.)


Thanks to all !
ron

Is this a test?

I would think this question would be much more answerable if it were
not for the requirement that the 100 tests be the "most-taken" tests.
Finding out how many people take a test is not always easy. Finding
this information for 100 tests is going to be a herculean task. Just
listing 100 tests seems to me to be a stretch, at this price.

I am not speaking from the researchers' standpoint, of course. I've
seen 'em work miracles before. ;)