How important is GRE for grad school admissions?

anon94785555
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 01:35:33 +0000

It is not that easy to be among the top 25% of math students who take the math GRE- that’s what the 75%ile is (note- percentile, not percent correct answers, btw). That is not good enough for the top twenty math grad programs. She needs to discuss things with her college major advisor. This person will know which programs are most likely to accept her based on her school, grades and test scores. There are plenty of grad schools to choose from if one expands one’s choices beyond the very top schools. She will need to decide which schools offer the area(s) of math she is most interested in as well.

The importance of a top math GRE score depends on the caliber of grad program one is interested in.