<p>So, my first choice UNCC denied me since my GRE scores were low, UNCG lists no recommended GPA or GRE scores like UNCC and ECU do, so I don’t know what to think about that. ECU says they’ll let me in due to my GPA, but I don’t really want to go there since it is so far away and the town is Meh.</p>
<p>I don’t know if I should try to bust my ass for the GREs again just for UNCC My GPA improved significantly since I applied to the UNCC so that’s a positive note. I really don’t know how I should proceed from here.</p>
<p>I don’t really know how well I’ll do on the GREs if I take them a second time, I do know i am under 10-30 points under their recommended GRE scores on UNCC’s website. </p>
<p>UNCC - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
UNCG - University of North Carolina at Greensobor
ECU - East Carolina Univeristy</p>
<p>You don’t list your field, which would help a lot. Is UNCC your first choice because it’s the best program, or just because of the location? Is ECU’s program a good one in your field? Does it have a good job placement rate and good opportunities?</p>
<p>Did you get rejected from UNCG?</p>
<p>I’m assuming you mean 30 points total on the GRE. 15 points is a lot. That is the difference between the 95th percentile and the 44th, or the 66th percentile and the 10th. It would require a good deal of studying to raise your GRE score by 10-15 points per section, unless there is some circumstance that caused the low scores the first go-round.</p>
<p>If you mean more like 10 points total (or 5 points per section), that’s a lot more doable, especially if you are in the middle of the score range. Remember that it’s easier to - say - raise your score from a 145 to a 150 than it is to raise it from a 165 to a 170. You’ve just got more to improve and more to go on.</p>
<p>If UNCC is like a top program in your field and the placement is just phenomenally better than ECU, or if there are financial reasons to try for UNCC (like you can live at home and commute to save $$) then I would say try again next year to raise your GRE score. If the thought of going to ECU really bums you out, then also pass. But if ECU is a decent program and you could live there for just 2 years (I’m assuming this is a master’s - you didn’t say), then it might be worth your while to attend.</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick reply, I should have mentioned I am going into the Public Administration field. UNCC and ECU both have programs for it, while UNCG has Public Affairs. I have not actually looked into program ratings, I chose UNCC because it was the closet to where I live.</p>
<p>My GRE scores are 145 for Verbal, and 139 for quantitative reasoning. UNCC requires 150 Veral and 144 Quantitative for their Public Administration program. I also had a 2.9 GPA when I applied when now I have a 3.0, which the school lists as the minimum GPA to get in. </p>
<p>I did not apply to UNCG yet because I was worried about getting denied from there too, but their website for their public affairs program lists no requirements besides taking the test and a transcript. Also yes I plan on getting a Masters degree so 1 and a half to 2 years is what I want to go with.</p>