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I earned my BA in History from San Francisco State, but while I was attending school I worked in the school library’s circulation department where I learned how to checkout books, deal with patrons, and learn how to read call numbers (mostly Library of Congress) in which I gained an interest in working in a library. (I have loved libraries since I was a kid)

As of now I am working on my Library Tech degree at City College of SF (I will finish the Library Tech program this fall semester) and I plan on taking the GRE in August so I can fulfill the requirement to go to Grad School either at San Jose State or UCLA for Library & Information Science. I have just recently passed the cataloging requirement for the Library tech course with a B grade the class itself was very detailed oriented and had a lot of numbers.

For most of my life I did well on most subjects, I was average in writing, but was terrible at math and to this day I still have trouble with math especially my times tables which is a source of shame & embarrassment, but now the GRE requirement has reared it’s ugly head I have read most of the material and the math always stumps me.

I was wondering if math is a major requirement for Library & Information science and if so I worry that my hopes of getting into Grad School will be blown out of the water!! Please help!!

I’m a math major planning on going to grad school for statistics, and I was wondering – what are my chances are of getting into an elite school?

My biggest concern is that my GPA isn’t that great. It’s only a 3.0, but I also go to one of the top liberal arts schools in the country – so the workload is tough. However, I have gotten A’s in both my probability and statistics courses (because of this, I am currently the TA/grader for the advanced probability course offered at my school), and I have a B average in the courses I took for my major.

Here are field-work experiences that I have done/am currently involved in:
1) I am conducting an observational study as part of a project for my stats class. I plan on finding out what influences students at my college to start smoking and presenting the results later in the semester.
2) One summer, I worked for a professor at an ivy league university, calculating statistics for his experiments having to do with treatments for mental disorders.
3) I spent two summers collecting presidential election statistics for a renowned polling institute.
4) I taught an SAT math class over the summer. I was one of 4 students chosen to do this because I had a 780 on the math section of the SAT.
5) I am treasurer of my residence hall, so I do a lot of work with the student bank.

I haven’t taken the GRE yet, but I will be doing this next month.

Thanks to anyone who can help!

Of the two which do you recommend for someone applying to a grad school that accepts both for students. Which is less challenging for a student? I know they are both pretty challenging but which is less challenging?

Hi,

I’m from india, and currently have just started mechanical engineering. I want to be a theoretical physicist. I cannot opt for a physics course now due to various technical resons.

Is it possible to study for physics GRE and study undergraduate physics alongside engineering without really going insane?

I mean with all the engineering lab work and coursework, I think I’ll be able to give my self study barely 2 hours a day. If I do so for 3 years, will I be able to cover most of undergrad. physics so as to score great in physics GRE, and so that I don’t face huge problems in grad. school due to incomplete knowledge?

Is it practically possible?

I have many undergrad. physics and maths books. But I think I’ll be using the following mainly. Please suggest improvements if required in the following list:

Resnick halliday

An intro. to mechanics- david kleppner and robert kloenkow

Electrodynamics – D.J. Griffiths

Quantum Mechanics – D.J. Griffiths/S. Gasiorowicz

Heat and thermodynamics – Zeemansky and Dittman

calculus – tom apostol + michael spivak

linear algebra – howard anton

Don’t have any specialized book for optics.

These are whole lotta books. Is it practically possible to cover them completely in a three year duration with approx. 2 hours of study a day??

Thanks

My gpa was 2.8 and we need a minimum 3.0 and a minimum of 1000 on the GRE. I took the GRE and did not get the score. So now, I’m going to take a prep course and try to apply to grad school the second time around. If I do well enough on the GRE, do I have a chance at acception into grad school? This is for speech-language pathology, by the way. I’m guessing it’s an either or with acception. Either you have the gpa and above the 1000 or you have an ok gpa and above the 1000. What do you think? Or should I look into a different master’s program completely? I’m under a lot of pressure to do well on this exam so I’m stressing out times 500.

CNA,CMT,LPN,IV therapy course, next got married inherited trust fund paid for books/tuition to school went back premed biology major, worked hard got divorced… got published… did field biology La selva, HIMB,… graduated Dec 2006.. now what? cant find lab work or research work w/ just my BS nothing but maybe some quality control work that pays nothing… working as LPN makes more… should i go to grad school.. bio, path, immune, cellular bio… undergrad research doing PCR, RFLP,RAPD… havent taken MCAT did less than stellar on GRE lol but didnt refresh my highschool geometry prior to taking it… all education is paid no matter where i go or what i do… but now inbetween school and work.. and not sure what path i should take now… GPA was good perfect until last semester and divorce/house fire… but still above average… honors level undergrad reseach and good references.. Live in midwest now… have daughters willing to relocate if necessary looked into several grad progrm

I just graduated from a small(but respectable) university. I was a history major and want to continue onto graduate school. I would really like to go to an ivy league or a top grad school, what are my chances with these grades? If I can’t get into ivy league what kind of schools do you think I can get into?

Overall College GPA-3.54
College GPA for history courses only- 4.0

GRE Scores-

verbal reasoning-461
quantitative reasoning-530
analytical writing-4.0

I am 26 and already have a BS in psychology. I graduated 5 years ago and after spending time in corporate America behind a desk came to the realization I want to go back. My goal is to return and get my DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy). Before I even apply to grad school I have to take another chem, physics, 2 physiology courses and the GRE.
Here are my concerns…
I feel so removed from school I feel that taking these courses will be extremely difficult.
Financially, I am not quite sure how I will make things work. I have been making around 80K per year and even though I live on much less, I am not quite sure how I will support my lifestyle. This is much different than when I was 19 with 3 other roommates, no car payment and no real bills to speak of.
Has anyone been through a similar situation? If so, how was the experience for you?

Thanks!

Yeah that’s right. I’m really avoiding the whole situation I guess because I’m afraid I wont get in…mainly because I’m terrible at writing standardized tests and therefore my GRE scores would probably be horrible. In fact, I took one of those 4 day prep courses recently, then took a practice tests and got an extremely LOW score. Anyway, I have a 3.7 gpa, and I can get some really good recommendation letters, but it’s the GRE crap that’s getting to me. Should I just apply to grad schools in Canada (since they don’t require the GRE)? Or should I just forget about grad school altogether? OR should I just hope that the grad schools wont care about my crappy scores?

Hi guys,

I will be writing an entrance exam for business grad school called the LDT.
This stands for Learning Diagnostic Test (LDT).

This test consists of two parts: the Placement Test in English for Educational Purposes (PTEEP) and a Mathematical Comprehension (MCOM) Test which is designed to provide information about a candidate’s potential to learn new mathematical knowledge and skills.

QUESTION: as i have been unable to find literature offering assistance on the specific test I was hoping to just do prep for SAT/ACT/ACCUPLACER or another similar entrance test.

From the above information which seems to be the most like the LDT?:

-SAT
-GED
-ACT
-ACCUPLACER
-GRE

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(about the specific course:AIM prepares high potential emerging managers and leaders to move into and through junior management via transformative learning in partnership with business. The uniqueness of the AIM class is marked by diversity. It includes candidates from diverse industries, geographical locations, educational and cultural backgrounds. Our goals are the development of skills and knowledge, financial fluency, self-confidence and personal awareness. )

I’m a college graduate with a 3.2 GPA, poli sci major. I started school with a very low GPA but by Junior and Senior year I did much better, but I regret a lot that I didn’t try harder. I wish to attend law school or grad school at Columbia/NYU. I think that my GPA is too low and I have very low SAT scores. I’m thinking to retake my SAT’s and re-attend college (hopefully at a top school) as an undergrad and start all over. Is this completely ridiculous? Or, just re-take my SAT’s? Of course, my LSAT/GRE exam would be a major factor as well. I really want a 2nd chance in my studies and I feel that my undergrad grades/scores will effect negatively in my future goals.

i was looking at grad school admissions, and i think a lot of them put too much focus on cumulative undergraduate gpa over than gpa for the pre-requisite courses and gre scores. i have a higher gpa than my friends in the prerequisite courses for the programs we’re applying too, and a much higher GRE. but my overall cumulative is lower than theirs because i used biochemistry as a undergrad major, and they chose psychology. biochem prepared me better as seen in GRE scores, but has much more difficult course work, with class averages being in the c and d range! vs psychology courses where almost everybody in the class can do well with minimum effort and the class average is A’s or B’s! do you ever feel like you’re being punished for taking the harder road? =[

I graduated from college, but I didn’t get to make the GPA high enough to go to graduate school. I’m mentally disabled & my disability affects my functioning in school. It seems like I’ll never pass. I feel like a failure. I’m back in college taking undergraduate classes, & it’s not working out for me. & I was told that by being in the grad prep program for this school & making straight A’s with a perfect GRE score still won’t guarantee me to get into grad school. I suck at writing papers, & the professor always says that I don’t follow directions, which is part of my disability. I have comprehension problems. & I want to work. Also for student loans, I was told I can get them discharged, since I’m disabled. Should I continue with school, wasting the government’s money, KNOWING I’m not gonna pass these courses or should I quit & give up? It’s so stressful that it’s driving me to a panic attack. & I can’t work because they’ll cut off my SSI & Social Security benefits.
I feel like I’m just wasting my time & energy.

So I just took an outside healthcare sales job after college graduation to get some experience, but I know I do not fit with typical sales people. My passion and heart is not in this.

Would it be crazy to do this job for a year to save up some money and get experience while studying to take the GRE’s? I graduated with a 3.1 in undergrad but really want to go after my passion in foreign policy and government stuff. I would love to try to work for the state department, CIA, or teach.

Am I being unrealistic? Would it be unwise to take, if accepted into grad school, such a non-practical course of study?

I just have a really hard time fitting in with the "business" crowd.

Thanks!

I got a B.A. in Political Science/International Relations, and got a pretty low gpa – a 2.1.

I really want to get a Master’s Degree in Public Administration, but am highly doubtful that I will get accepted into any credible university. I am considering taking a GRE prep course so that I can try to do well on the GRE exam and possibly have a chance of getting into grad school.

Also, the university I graduated from has a Graduate Certificate in Public Administration. I was wondering if that would be a better option for me? It is a very credible university so I know that it won’t be one of those diploma mill certificates.

Any advice?

I would like to go to Grad school for Public Health….think epidemalogy or behavioral science……and I have a poor undergrade GPA 2.58, i recieved a B.S. in Biology and went to Indiana University….i worked all thru college and was not able to participate in a numerous activities. i am working on finding a GRE prep course as well…….so I was wondering:

1. What is the BEST GRE prep course…..I learn better with hands on method?

2. Any school suggestions?

3. How negatively will my GPA affect my chance of admission if I do horrible/average/or excellent on the GRE?…….I got a year to prepare, but its going to take awhile to get things moving cause some of those GRE prep courses are at least a GRAND!!!!

I have a little bit of a dilemma and would appreciate your honest feedback.

I’m currently in the process of taking practice tests and have realized that my avg score for Q is in the 200′s, and for the V in the 300′s. I’m not an idiot. The test is making me believe that I am though! You will probably suggest I take a test-prep course, but please note that I have already taken 2. The methods they teach do not make complete sense to me, and the methods I’ve taught myself also apparently don’t work. I’m just not good at these kinds of tests! I did fairly well during my undergrad education — my UG GPA is 3.6 (my gpa in my major is 3.9), so I was encouraged by faculty members to apply to grad school, which is what I really want to do (program in the arts/humanities/social sciences). However — these scores are horrendous. So should I just not apply to grad school and start filling out app’s at McDonald’s? HONEST serious answers ONLY please & thanks.

I am contemplating taking courses this Spring semester at a community college to brush up
on some courses. I currently hold a bachelor’s degree in General Studies (1991). But perhaps
instead of taking coursework this spring semester, I should use this period of time to study for the GRE? How many months does one spend studying for the GRE? At this point, I do not know
what my grad school major will be, and I will probaby enter grad school as a non-degree seeking student. I am hoping someone knowledgeable about grad school, or who still has the process fresh in their mind, can answer.

I majored in Soc & Econ under the social scinces in my school’s liberal arts department. I know calculus fairly well and have taken Astronomy so I touch on classical physcis somewhat (I took AP Physics in HS). Discussion wise I am familiar with what is happening in the quantum world and cosmology, but the finer details-the math and formulas need work. I have a book and have began studying rigorously. My only concern is the "laboratory" section and the math on the GRE subject exam. Realistically, will my lack of the first three years of undergrad in physcis truly inhibit me from learning those sections and topics on my own? Is it naive of me to think I can do it? I would like to go into grad school for this seeing that i find it fascinating. Someone who knows would be of great advice! Thanks in advance!

I will be a senior after this quarter and am planning to graduate with a BA in Russian (minor in German) in 2009. I am looking at grad school for an MA in International Studies (I would focus primarily on language I think). I don’t know EXACTLY what career path I want to take yet, but I do know that the ones I am interested in either require a master’s or would be much easier with one. I am trying not to think so much on how continuing my education this far would inconvenience my life (I have a 2 year old and I am married with) which has shifted my fear and excuses for NOT wanting to pursue this to the GRE exam and then having to write a thesis later.

So, I guess my questions boil down to this: how scary is the GRE (I mean, REALLY!)? how hard is it and what sort of questions are asked (like is it a harder version of SAT or something else)? and for the thesis paper, how difficult is it to come up with a topic? how long are they usually? so many people put them off; is it THAT bad?

I have to take certain extra undergrad courses to raise my GPA & take the GRE with no minimum score. Even if I make straight A’s & have a high GRE score, there’s still not a guarantee that I can be accepted. This makes me feel like I’m wasting my time. Should I still try to pursue this goal or just simply work & try to get off of SSI & Social Security? What’s there in life if I can’t get accepted into grad school? No jobs want to hire me, so that’s why I’m trying to get back into school.

I got my bachelors in Studio Fine Art and would like to become a landscape architect. I do not have any real experience in the field, but i will be taking a CAD intro class at the local community college to better my chances of getting into Grad School as well as a GRE study course. My question is, should I try to get a second bachelors in landscape architecture or will it hurt me when trying to find a job? My GPA from school was 3.1 the last sixty hours and I am still struggling to write my letter of intent for Grad school. I’m not even sure if its that good, seeing that i don’t have a whole lot of experience. So would i have better chances of getting into a BLA program or a MLA program? Also if any one could tell me how long it takes to get a second bachelors it would be a great help.
Thank you!

I want to go to graduate school and have to the GRE exam……But, I do not know when to take it. I am currently in school and taking an EMT class and 3 fire science classes. This is after graduating with a four year degree….I want to be a firefighter but am thinking about going to grad school and if I can get in I will go. I would like to sign up for the December course and not sure if I will have enough time to study. I feel maybe sign up for the one in July of 2009? Is that too long? I did well in college 3.34 so I do not think I have to study too much……anyway how many months and hours of prepping do you recommend, mainly for the people who took it.

I’m getting ready to take the GRE to be accepted into grad school. How hard is it?

I’m graduating college on the 20th of Dec., and I’m taking 15 hours of credits, and working 40 hours per week. I just decided to move to a new city a few days after graduation, and I have to apply to the grad school program by Jan 13 in order to start in August. I’m worried about the GRE because I don’t have time to study properly for it. I found this Kaplan online course for 99 bucks, it gives you 28 days to practice/study. Will that work? I looked at a book in the library for the GRE and I missed 9 of the first 12 practice questions. I’m also terrible at math.
I have no minimum score requirement, I just don’t want to look stupid. My GPA is a 3.58, but I’m struggling through this semester and will probably end up with Bs and Cs because of no time to study.