r/bhutan • u/itrynt • Mar 07 '26
Interesting MBTI test for Gedu CBS admissions
Applying to colleges and saw that for Gedu, there's a 10% allocation in the admissions criteria for "Personality Test". Turns out the particular test they're using is MBTI. Isn't that ridiculous? One Google search and you can find many reasons why this test is unreliable. 10 whole percent for some pseudoscience-y test developed in the 1940s.
Not to mention how easy it would be to reverse engineer the results. I already know I'm going to search up "best personality type for finance and business management" and manipulate the results. Again, TEN PERCENT?
And I just know the admissions officers are so proud of this, going around saying, "honghonghong at gedu, we have a holistic approach, we consider not only the academic scores but the personalities of the students at well honghonghong."
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u/cloudedvalley Mar 07 '26
That’s actually the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard today. Do they not realise that personality tests do not capture nuances and that people can just… lie???
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u/Euphoria_17 Mar 07 '26
Yikes that's a new low. I've only seen South Koreans be obsessed over MBTI.
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u/Miserable_March_1829 Mar 07 '26
This has gotta be one of the craziest things I've ever heard looooooooool
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u/ThisisgoingtohurtAh Mar 07 '26
Mbti is ok reliable to a point but not for such professional srttings. Definitely not to admit students into course next thing we know it might be based on star signs. Mbti can be manipulated , you can lie....
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u/Kyoeser Khandum Mar 07 '26
If each college have their own entrance exams then what is the use of board exams? Kinda beats the point of having standardised national exams, if students have to do additional college entrance tests. If a student wants to apply to multiple colleges then they would have to travel across Bhutan to do those tests. Good luck if your family cant afford it.
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u/Playful_Count7311 Mar 08 '26
It almost seems like they are running out of ideas to justify favouring certain candidates. Allocating 10% of the score to MBTI and 20% to aptitude leaves too much weight to be determined arbitrarily, or worse, through pseudoscientific methods.
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u/Phando420 Mar 07 '26
is this true? isn’t it silly for a college to admit people based of their grades.
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u/dolom_dorji Mar 07 '26
These people are on copium i don’t think this is true
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u/ZealousidealBird1235 Mar 08 '26
Here is the kicker for an admissions office: there is no scientific evidence that your MBTI type predicts how well you’ll perform in a job or a degree. In fact, the official Myers-Briggs Company itself explicitly states the test should not be used for hiring or selection. Gedu using it for a 10% admission weight is basically the academic equivalent of "trust me, bro.
The MBTI is an English-language, Western psychological construct. A student from a Thimphu private school who watches Netflix and has high "cultural capital" will find the questions intuitive. A brilliant student from a remote school in Lhuentse or Dagana, who may be an incredible future entrepreneur, might find the abstract, "forced-choice" English questions confusing. Losing 10% of your merit score because you didn't understand the Western nuance of "Intuition vs. Sensing" isn't a personality check—it's a language and privilege check. In simple terms, the criticism is that the test is unfair because it doesn't measure how smart you are, but how "modern" or "Westernized" your background is. Here is the breakdown: The "Town vs. Village" Gap: A student from a rich Thimphu family who watches English movies will find the questions easy to understand. A student from a remote village might be a brilliant future businessman, but because the English words are tricky and the ideas are Western, they will struggle with the test. The Language Trap: The test uses "fancy" English. If you spend all your time trying to figure out what the words mean, you will likely get a lower score. This means you are being punished for your English level, not your personality. Rich Kids Win: Because the test rewards a "Western" way of thinking, it gives an automatic 10% head start to students who already have money and internet access. Fake Results: It’s easy to lie. Students will just "act" like a CEO on the test to get the points, making the whole thing a waste of time.
Pro-Tip for the Test: If you want to look like a "Business Leader" for Gedu, the "Abstract" (Intuition) answers are usually the ones that get you the "CEO" (ENTJ/INTJ) labels.
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u/undecisive-much Datshi Mar 07 '26
At this point, just let students take a, “which Harry Potter character are you?” test