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PhD without GRE

If you are pursuing for a PhD but you do not feel confident with taking the GRE there are some universities in the US which do not require GRE exam. Some Small private (sometimes Catholic) Universities in US don’t require GRE or even an impressive undergrad GPA to enroll in Grad Degree Program. These are usually really good “teaching universities” as opposed to “research universities”. Also, there are a lot of “online universities” offering PhDs without GRE/GMAT score in the US. However, if you are not planning on having a degree on-line, then I would recommend you to take the GRE test. When you think about it PhD is all about research, if you are not willing to take GRE or TOEFL, then why do you want to think about PhD? PHD requires intensive effort, you should be precise and  goal oriented  to complete PhD in US Universities. In comparison to completing PhD GRE is a children game. If you plan to take the easy route, then you will surely face the consequences few years down the road.

Also, even though you might choose eventually a program that does not require GRE, TOEFL or iBT/IELTS exams are compulsory for all students wishing to pursue an education in the U.S so if you already study for TOFFEL exam you just might as well learn for the GRE. Another point is if you are thinking to study Doctorate degree, then it should be good university, which has research in your field of interest and professors who will be supportive to take you as student. So, don’t waste your time searching for Universities for PhD without Gre, instead spend time to prepare for GRE.

And the last thing which is no less important is that it is very tough to get a visa without GRE scores.

If the whole law school thing doesn’t work out (which I’ll be bummed if it doesn’t,) then there are a couple of fields I always thought I’d like to study: Political Science or Geography.

I have a 3.25 GPA at the University of Louisville, which I think is a pretty good institution. What GRE score would I have to have to be competitive for schools like U. of Washington-Seattle, U. of Georgia, U. of Florida, U. of Texas, Rice, etc. (I don’t want to attend an "elitist" school, but still an institution with a great reputation.)

Thank you!

I know it’s probably a very subjective question, but i recently took the GRE exam and received a 560 for verbal and 750 for quant. I feel comfortable with my quantitative score, however, my verbal score is a lot lower. The overall score is 1310, would anyone recommend that I retake the GRE?
Thanks in advance.
Also, can anyone tell me from experience how long they had to wait for the GRE scores to be mailed to them? The computer-based version please. Thanks.

Are there any universities in US which accept only GRE score for higher education.If there are any,Plz list me out some good universities.

I have to go to UCF for my grad school and I was wondering if anyone knows what a good GRE score is for a "guaranteed" admission or for a really high chance of getting in.

2) Also, in general, at all colleges, what is considered a decent GRE score and what is considered a great/extraordinary GRE score?

Thanks.

I am taking GRE General Test (CBT) on September 8, 2008 from India. How long will it take for my score to reach a school in USA? How long does it take for additional scores?

I have just taken the computer-based GRE test and think I have done badly for the analytic writing section, because I suffered a memory block. What is the fastest way I can know my full GRE score without waiting for the score report to be sent to me through snail mail? Thanks.

For Creative Writing MFA programs, the GRE is not the most important part of the application, but for the schools that request it, the score still matters. The schools I want to go to say most of their successful applicants have a 600 Verbal score and a 5 Writing score. I have a 580 Verbal and 4.5 Writing, so I’m right below the mark. Should I take the GRE again, or should I concentrate my efforts on other parts of the application?

my friend just got finished taking the GRE. She needs a minimum of 1100 to get into most grad schools that she is applying for. She took the computer based test and got a score of 1090. However, she did a writing portion also. We were wondering if the writing gets added on top of the score or if it subtracts. I looked at the ETS website but it didnt really explain. the writing is only worth 6 points?