krb6590 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Hey all, I took the GREs a couple years ago and got a 148 Q 152 V and 3.0 Writing. Two of the schools I am applying to have September 1st deadlines so I won't have time to retake them. Should I just not apply to these schools and retake the GRE, or use these scores and hope they don't hurt my chances? Thanks for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radtech1028 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Check and see if there is a required/recommended score for the schools you are going to apply to. For many schools the cutoff is 297-300, so you might be in good shape. If your other stats (GPA and HCE) are good then you shouldn't need to retake it. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastQueen Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I would apply and see what happens. I took mine almost 5 years ago twice and didn't get great scores, studied again and took some practice quizzes recently and didn't do any better so I didn't retake. The rest of my application is so strong that the test scores are almost meaningless if you ask me. If they don't have much else to go by though it could hurt you. It sucks though the test is such a waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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krb6590 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Just got my official scores in.... Old: 152 V, 148 Q, 3.0 Writing New: 148 V, 151 Q, 4.0 Writing Now I'm not sure which scores to report/send to schools...any suggestions?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MedLib42 Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Most schools want to see scores at or above the 50th percentile across the board (so make sure you know what the minimum is for the schools you're applying to, if there is one). On your old test, your verbal is around 53% (good), quantitative 32% (not so good) and writing 15%. On the newer one, your verbal is 36%, your quantitative is 44%, and your writing is 56%. I would choose the test where the majority of your scores are as close to 50% as possible (I'm thinking the newer test is probably best). But, you might get some good feedback on this if you contact the schools you're applying to and ask how much weight they give the GRE, what the average scores of accepted applicants are (often you can find this online too), whether they give more weight to a certain section of the GRE (writing, verbal, quant, etc) and what their minimum score requirements are. That might help you make a decision as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoopeda Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Doesn't the new ETS setup allow you to mix and match scores (i.e. choose your best from each category: 152/151/4.0) before you present them to schools? Look into that. Pretty sure you can just use the best of each... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krb6590 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 can't mix and match scores unfortunately... the new ScoreSelect option just lets you choose which SET of scores to send Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsey Weaver Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I would still apply to those schools. If you have time to spare and a little extra cash to blow, I would set up a study plan and take the GRE in a few months as a back up plan in case the schools come back with "you need a higher GRE score to get accepted" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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