KPPA15 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I took my GRE and my scores are Quant: 143 Verbal: 147 Analytical: 4.0 I'm not sure if I will do much better retaking it or not. When I was at an information session at one of the schools I'm applying to, they actually said they're not sure why the GRE is a requirement and it is the last thing they look at.Do you think it is worth the money to retake it? Would it be considered "A kiss of death" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted April 18, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 18, 2014 call programs you are interested in adn see how much they care. many places just have a check box for "applicant has taken gre" as it is required by the university to grant an ms level credential. keep in mind many programs don't even require the gre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patachok Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 That is very low...my school has a pretty low limit, like 298, but may schools look for a more competitive score, like 310. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 If you are going to be limited by your score. then take it again, after preparing better. The GRE has a pretty good math review text at their website that you can download and go through. And you can buy a book that shows you strategies for the verbal part. Compared to the costs of everything else, taking a month to prepare and repeating the exam isn't all that bad. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PACdan Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 Compared to the costs of everything else, taking a month to prepare and repeating the exam isn't all that bad. Good luck. Very true, especially compared to the high cost of other speciality admissions tests; I think med and dental run near $500 a pop. Of course I was also surprised that the PANCE is another $500 as soon as I graduate....but then again I should have expected that. Sent from the Satellite of Love using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KPPA15 Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thank you everyone! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyM2 Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I took my GRE and my scores are Quant: 143 Verbal: 147 Analytical: 4.0 I'm not sure if I will do much better retaking it or not. When I was at an information session at one of the schools I'm applying to, they actually said they're not sure why the GRE is a requirement and it is the last thing they look at.Do you think it is worth the money to retake it? Would it be considered "A kiss of death" You can definitely do better if you prepare, which is part of what makes it ridiculous. On the quant you need to brush up on some math tricks that you will only remember as long as needed to take the test. For both quant and verbal some strategy will help you improve your score even though you may not really be any smarter afterwards. The best reason to retake the test is that you will face more multiple choice tests in life and it helps to learn strategies to maximize your score. Sent from my Kindle Fire HDX using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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