<p>Better prepared for what? </p>
<p>We routinely select PhD students from China scoring in the 95-99th percentile on the GRE. Some have what it takes, some do not. The test seems to tell us little in terms of predicting their success. </p>
<p>All seem extremely capable to ace exams if they can be mastered with determination and memorization. They will work incredibly hard to meet your requirements if you can spell them out exactly (when its possible, such as there is one right answer). Unfortunately, not enough from those we select can do a critical analysis, contrast andcompare, synthesize ideas from different domains or, come up with creative hypotheses.</p>