The Science of Human Behavior, Measured.
On August 30, 2026, Georgia’s Minister of Education announced that 1,795 applicants who passed the minimum competency threshold on this year’s Unified National Examinations, but did not secure a place at any university, would be given a second chance. In the first half of September, registration will open for the vacant seats remaining at state … Read more
Every summer, thousands of Georgian school-leavers sit the Unified National Examinations, rank the university programs they want, and are placed according to their scores. The results are a goldmine of data about what students want, what they can access, and how a whole academic field is structured. This year I pulled together the numbers for … Read more
A student takes a national exam and scores 75 out of 100. The number appears on their certificate, determines their university options, and follows them for years. It looks precise. It looks final. It looks like a fact about the student, in the same way that their height or weight is a fact. It isn’t. … Read more