<p>I see the reasoning behind taking the GREs as a senior in HS…</p>
<p>However, as someone who took the GRE as a senior in COLLEGE here are some downsides:</p>
<p>Your verbal score will likely be low given your inexperience with college level teaching and vocabulary
Your writing score will 100% be lower, one learns A LOT about writing in college
And, since you are focused on math, I imagine you are a math/science person… nevertheless, these two components (especially the writing) matter in all fields </p>
<p>Also, if you decide to take a year off after undergrad (to save money, do an internship/lab fellowship, gain work experience, travel, take a general breather, all things Grad Schools understand, appreciate and even favor in some fields) your scores are void.</p>
<p>Based on my experience… I did great in math SATs as well (720…i think) and did not take a single math class in college. I spent a few weeks re-teaching myself basic math ie how to find the area of squares/circles and how to do long division. (I know that sounds pathetic, but the math is really basic, what makes the test hard is that calculators are not allowed, so long division is essential) and got a 780 on the GRE math (don’t ask me how, I was practice testing in the high 600s/low 700s)</p>
<p>In short, don’t take the GRE. Enjoy your senior year, if your education was anything like mine, you have taken too many standardized testing as it is. Relax and in 4 years take the GRE (do make sure to take the GREs while still in school, the friends I have who are trying to study/take the test while working find it really hard)</p>
<p>In other notes, good luck in college next year and enjoy the second semester of senior year!</p>