denizen

Thanks. Well my reason was not really so that the grad offices got all my components on time, but so I wouldnt waste any money on scores for applications I never finish, etc.

polarscribe

There's no volume discount for GRE scores - as many or as few as you send at once, it costs the same for each one.

Chandi

I'm wondering if I should take the chemistry GRE or not. None of the schools I'm applying to require it, but could it actually help my chances at all? Will my application be looked down on if I don't take it even though it's not required? My concern is that the test date for it is the day after my prospectus is due for my thesis, so I won't have that much time to study for it.

I've already taken the general test (780Q 690V, took it before it changed) but I still need to pay to send my scores to all of the schools I'm applying to (not nearly enough reports for free)... Is eight schools too many to apply to or do they just not let you send enough for free? Should I do this as soon as possible or send them after I've sent the applications?

ggbadgers

Im currently a Junior and Im hoping to pursue a Masters in Public Policy concentrating in international affairs or a Master program specific to international policy studies (such as SAIS in Washington DC). I also might pursue a joint program with International Law, but thats a big 'maybe'. For the Masters program, Im looking to finish with the following:

Political Science major, 3.8+ major GPA, 3.8-3.9 overall, with minors in African Studies and European Studies.

- Three year columnist for the student newspaper, at least one year as editor of the Opinion page, have also had letters to the editor published in the New York Time and The Times (London) - idk if thats something I would include on a resume or not
- Spent Summer 2011 taking courses at the London School of Economics, interning in the United Kingdom's House of Lords (of which I hope to get a letter of rec from the Baroness I worked for) and the completion of a dissertation which I'm currently submitting to some undergraduate journals.
- Spending Spring 2012 at the University of Sydney taking courses and most likely participating in an additional internship

Completing micro.macro econ, international trade and finance and political statistics to satisfy the requirements of Stanford's Ford Dorsey school (which I assume will satisfy the econ requirements of any other school) and I speak workable Spanish and French.

Only thing missing is the GRE, which I plan to take in about two weeks, and I feel only somewhat prepared for it. Does anyone have any advice on how important the score will be in regards to my other qualifications for schools such as Stanford Ford Dorsey, John Hopkins SAIS, GW Elliot, Georgetown School of Foreign Service, Tufts Fletcher, Harvard Kennedy IR concentration and the London School of Economics?

I know these are some pretty specific questions and I apologize for such a long post, i dont like listing my resume things I feel like an ass but Im trying to get a sense of how worried I should be about the GRE (and i think it makes it more frustrating just in terms of the stupidity of a standardized test and the fact that this exam is supposed to cover public policy, engineering and psychology at the same time..)

chuckyisdaman

So I am trying to apply to graduate school for this coming fall for biomedical sciences
I had went to an engineering school my freshmen year and did terrible. I switched and came out of ohio state with a cum of 3.3 gre score: 790q 560v 4.0 analytical and I have 3 really good letters of recs. I have been working at UCLA as a tech and I am trying to apply to UCSD, UCLA, UCSF, Cal, Stanford, weil cornell, northwestern and u of chicago. Do you think that im reaching too much? I have a couple publications that are going to be coming out prolly after i get done applying. What do you think my chances are? I am taking the gre bio this october and i am getting pretty nervous about the deadline. Any advice would help.
THANK YOU!!

Chandi

I just found out I have to pay a $25 late fee to sign up for the Oct. 15 chemistry subject GRE... more than a month before the test. Seems off to me.

pinkyrabbie

Hi. I am a senior undergraduate student in SUNY at Buffalo, and my major is Electrical Engineering. My current GPA is 3.83 and my GRE score is Q-720, V-710, writing-3.0. I am planning to apply some top graduate school, and I have checked their websites. For EE or CSE major, it seems like most accepted student have quantitative score 760 or higher. Will my quantitative and writing score be a problem? Thank you very much for your advice.

(Sorry, I just see this after I posted mine on forum.)

icedevil89

Did badly on my GREs, now I'm freaking out
So I'm interested in the labor studies and employee relations program at rutgers and I did fairly badly on my gres, got a 490 on verbal and a 510 in quantitative and a 4 on my essay.

my overall gpa is 3.0 and I have no research experience, though I've been working a while as an assistant HR manager.

have solid recommendation letters as well.


do I have a chance at all?

Momwaitingfornew

GREs are the least important part of the application, so therefore some of you who are freaking out are doing so unnecessarily. That said, programs do expect applicants to meet a threshold, especially if the rest of their application does not make them stand out over others.

@pinkyrabbie: it is true that top engineering programs expect their applicants to get close to 800 on the quantitative section. They don't seem to care much about writing and verbal, although your verbal score is excellent. If you have time to study and retake, I suggest that you do it. Otherwise, just try to make yourself stand out through the rest of your application.

@icedevil: no one can give accurate assessments about chances for graduate programs, especially if they aren't familiar with a particular program. It's possible that the Rutgers program does not have high GRE scores among its applicants or that the committee only glances at them. The only way to find out whether you can make it is to apply.

byrtis

Hey..

I have a 1490 GRE
800Q 690V 5.5 AWA

I'm applying for Computer Science at Stanford. Is this too low for it?

ucla011

S2 just took the new GRE over the weekend. He told me Q 750-800, V 700-800. EE major. It appear the range posted so far do differ. How it translate to new score will be interesting. He prepared the test sporadically with 2 books over summer and some review during Fall semester.

pinkyrabbie

@Momwaitingfornew: Thank you very much for your advice. I am working on my CV and SoP now. Hope these could help.

H4quandary

@Chandi: The subject tests are offered on very few dates (3 or so) every year, unlike the general GRE tests which you can take any month. So, the seats fill up sooner. Hence the late fee a month before the exam- Im assuming.

hudsonvalley51

It will be interesting to see how the ranges pan out. My daughter just took the GRE for the second time (first time in the new format). She was terribly disappointed with her scores last summer, but did what she expected this time. Her ranges were: 760-800 verbal and 690-750 quant. The low end, coincidentally, is identical to her SAT score. More to the point, she is done with standardized tests, a chore she's always despised. She believes her test scores won't keep her out of any particular grad school, which was a concern in August.

Chandi

Yeah, I ended up not taking it instead. None of the schools I'm interested in actually require it anyway and some explicitly state that they don't want it, so what's the point?