My daughter is examining prerequisites and she said none of the schools she is looking at require the GRE. It seems it is mostly optional now and is generally recommended to take it if someone’s aim is to increase their academic profile by scoring high on the GRE in situations where their GPA does not give them an academic edge in the application process.
She seems to think that taking the GRE would not help boost her chances for admission since she graduated from a Big Ten University with a degree in Microbiology with a 4.0 GPA. In addition to receiving a full ride academic scholarship, she also received some smaller scholarships so that her funding exceeded the cost of her education. I think her academic profile also would get a boost because she maintained that GPA while holding a paid biological research job all four years of college, dancing competitively and Captain of the dance team at NDA collegiate nationals, leadership positions at sorority ( academic, social, and community service leadership), volunteering at hospice, and recipient of research grants for summers. I am not sure that taking the GRE would increase her chance of admission at GRE optional schools. Thoughts on this? As a parent, my goal for her would be to be accepted the first time applying. There is a limit how much we can help her financially if my husband takes early retirement due to health issue and additional contributions to the fund for her continuing education will cease. We can still help from what we have saved so far, but not as much if she prolongs entrance to Vet school.
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