Ask your GRE questions here: How important? Are yours too low? When to take? - Page 9

AquaBear · 10-02-2012, 01:19 PM

@zipzip, 163Q is like 88% percentile - not that great for engineering, right?

zipzip · 10-02-2012, 07:43 PM

actually that is pretty good! I had a close friend of mine get into USC's engineering graduate program with a 158 quantitative and 150 verbal score, their writing was a 4.5.... (4.0 GPA from a state school) 740+450=1190 on the old scale
so seriously your scores are good..

AquaBear · 10-03-2012, 03:45 AM

Alright, that's comforting, thanks!

spectastic · 10-03-2012, 12:42 PM

you had ONE friend get into USC engineering program, which for all I know, isn't ranked very high. the Q score is way more important than the verbal. Most of the engineering schools I've looked at had their average Q scores to be 750+ or right around that neighborhood. I don't know the conversion, but you get the idea.

AquaBear · 10-03-2012, 02:12 PM

I think a 161 or 162 is a 750Q?

spectastic · 10-03-2012, 02:48 PM

It seems different sources have different conversion charts, which is stupid.

codejunkie · 10-06-2012, 11:04 AM

ETS provides a standard conversion chart however.

gsaray · 10-09-2012, 09:34 PM

For a mechanical engineer who wants to pursue a management focused M.Eng program in top 10 schools (Ivy equivalent):

V: 148 (English not first language)
Q: 162
AW: 4.0

Too low? Is it really worth re-taking this test?

sarsfield · 10-10-2012, 03:48 AM

Son graduated in '11 (magna cum laude) with BS degree in CS; has worked for about fourteen months for a tech company (programming/coding or whatever else he does), and recently scored Q:161 and V:166 on the GRE. Lives in the Bay area and will apply to Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC San Diego, Cal Tech, UC Santa Barbara and a few other places. I realize much more goes into an application than just GRE scores, but does he have a chance at the schools on his list? Thanks.

zotzotzot13 · 10-10-2012, 11:27 AM

No one does 'chances' for grad school, and even if someone did, they would need a lot more information than what you gave. GRE is not super important, only one component of applying.

spectastic · 10-10-2012, 11:46 PM

I want to go to the bay area... It looks so nice there.

dugmel27 · 10-11-2012, 01:12 PM

Hey everyone,

I will be applying to ChE and BME PhD programs this fall at top schools (MIT, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, Yale, etc). I got my GRE scores today: Q165 (790-800 old scale, 92nd percentile), V157 (560 old scale, 73rd percentile), AW5.0 (92nd percentile). I'm not asking for chances but what I want to know is if these scores are good enough so I don't need to worry about having my application hurt by them.

I think I have a very solid application in all other respects. I have a high GPA & perfect major GPA from a top undergrad ChE school, 2.5 years of research experience in both academia and industry, good letters of recommendation, and a nice story to tell in my personal statement. I currently work as a research scientist in the pharmaceutical industry.

I just need some assurance that I can put the GREs behind me and focus on finishing up my applications. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

codejunkie · 10-13-2012, 10:35 AM

dugmel27, wouldn't worry about it at all.

nicodemus · 10-14-2012, 07:10 AM

Hi everyone…

I'm planning to apply for admission to PhD in medical sciences, particularly immunology or microbiology, for Fall 2013 to UCLA, UCSF, Penn State.

I got my GRE scores today: QR = 165, 92th percentile; VR = 154, 62nd percentile; AW = 4.0, 50th percentile. Just wanted to ask if my scores are good enough for admission to the program and these universities above?

I think my application is OK in other aspects except the research part and now GRE. I have a GPA of 3.5, but only 1 research experience (which is not lab based by the way) and publication.

How would you rate my chances? Would it be better for me to enrol in a Masters course to gain research experience first before going for PhD?

Thanks! :-)

FYI, I'm an international student...

AnCi26 · 10-15-2012, 03:18 AM

Took my GRE friday:
V - 164
Q - 151
AW - Still pending.
I'm applying to the University of Chicago's MAPH program. I went there for undergrad, and my application is somewhat strong otherwise.
i am NOT happy with that Quant score, even though I know it supposedly does not matter when applying to a humanities program. I'm not sure if it's because I studied extremely hard for the quant section or what, but will it hurt my chances?