<p>garland, I love your last post. It’s so scary to go out on a limb. What a great attitude you have!</p>
<p>garland, great job! You’ve inspired me to start exploring my options :)</p>
<p>Congratulations on mailing your app and getting good GRE scores. You’re on your way!</p>
<p>Garland–For those who were puzzled by your reference to “should I staple or paper clip” my app, could you link it to the original CC thread? Bring back AriesAthena and TheDad! I miss the humor in the old CC.</p>
<p>Congrats to you on the GRE and on having the gumption to go back to school!</p>
<p>Marite–I don’t recall the threads, though I know it’s a frequently discussed topic. It was an honest quandary for me, due to the nature of the application. I actually searched threads for this particular kind of program for guidance, after wrecking several printouts trying to staple. Gack!</p>
<p>Bunsenburner–go for it! I’d love to think I might influence someone else to give it a go. Even just the exploration is really a growing experience.</p>
<p>Garland, thanks! My test prep materials finally arrived 
Time to hit the books and think what I will say in my “chance me” thread next fall - LOL!</p>
<p>At age 46, I am in my 5th semester of a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy. I agree with those that say professors love older and nontraditional students. We tend to be more committed to our studies (and we don’t have worry about who to get drunk with on the weekends). :)</p>
<p>I took the GRE in Feb '08 after studying for six weeks. My verbal was 660 (92nd percentile) and quantitative was 620 (54th percentile).</p>
<p>Look at the absolute score difference of 40/800 points and the percentile difference of 38/99. A lot of non-native English speaking students applying to grad school are very good at math, but struggle with the complexities of English.</p>
<p>I used to give this example. It seems apparent to those who grew up speaking English, but has several nuances.</p>
<p>** Though the crowd appeared to be reacting __<strong><em>, the politician was </em></strong> about reading his statement. **</p>
<p>a. gregariously, boisterous</p>
<p>b. hostilely, superstitious</p>
<p>c. warmly, hesitant</p>
<p>d. lovingly, happy</p>
<p>yeah, the percentiles are weird. My Q score was 50 points higher than my V, yet my V percentile was 16 points higher than my Q.</p>