Episcopal Seminaries and GRE. Can priests be ignorant of trig?

Graduate School
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<p>After years of avoidance, I’m researching Episcopal MDiv programs in response to an increasingly loud and persistent call. Some seminaries require the GRE, others don’t.
My problem is that despite repeated efforts over the years, my ‘Quantitative Reasoning’ skills are awful. In technical terms; I suck at math. I struggled through it in high school. In college, I think there was a printing error in the catalogue and I sort of dodged the single course requirement with a BASIC class (that’s a Stone Age programming language and a tip-off that I’m well into my forties). I got a ‘C’ for my efforts.
Should I take the GRE and apply to a few more schools? Will it open up my possiblities by increasing the pool of possible seminaries? Or will pointing out that my mathematical abilities approximate those of a rather dim seventh-grader render test-taking a futile waste of time and money?</p>

<p>Please help - I really need neutral input!</p>

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<p>You should prepare for the GRE and take a few practice tests. Then you will have a concrete idea of your situation.</p>

<p>ETS, the company that administers the GRE, has a preparation booklet and practice software available on their website. </p>

<p>The GRE is more of a test of practice and timing than a test of skill. From my experience, your score will scale up rapidly with more practice.</p>

<p>Don’t sell yourself short before you’ve tried.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry. They will not care as much as the rest of your application. Prof X responded to a similar thread very recently- look back a page or two.</p>