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I looked at a practice GRE general exam and I thought the questions were very easy. I am a premed student majoring in biochemistry and minoring in math and in case I don’t get into medical school I will try to get into graduate school (worse case scenario). Why does the GRE seem easier than the MCAT? To me the GRE’s questions look like basic math and English. Are the practice tests like the real exam or is the real exam much more difficult?

So I am cleaning up my portfolio for grad school applications, took a couple more grad level courses locally and scored an A and a B+. Took the GRE subject test, and GRE General. I still think, that although I have a masters in the major I want to earn a PhD in, that my undergrad record with a C average will STILL close the doors on the top programs I want to go to. Also, I don’t think I scored so hot on the subject test. And, I had to take the couple of courses recently since in my masters program I didn’t reconcile my lack of preparation back then, and hence scored some B-s in my masters program.

So, if I don’t get into a top program that I would like to go to, do people think that simply going to the program I want to earn a PhD in and taking some more courses and getting A’s in them and recommendations is a viable way to get into that program? Or would I be trying too hard? Or even worse potentially setting myself up for a possible rejection?

I took the GRE-General test recently and was shocked at my score. On my practice exams, I was consistently scoring between 620-650 on my Verbal and 630-660 for Quantitative. On the actual GRE, I scored 650 Quantitative but a 480 Verbal! Has anyone else had such a massive score discrepancy? Any thoughts?
As a side note, I studied with both the Princeton Review Book and the Kaplan Book. I also took a Kaplan course as well.

Yeah, so I’m going to be taking both of those exams (both GRE general and subject psychology) in the next several months, and I’m just wondering if anyone out there has any tips (either from personal experience or from something they’ve heard) to do well on those exams.

Thanks for any help you can give

My name is Ashly Alexander Mathew M and I am a citizen of India .I am planning to write the GRE general test on Augest 11,2006 .The name given on all my educational records are Ashly Alexander Mathew M .But due to the rules and the regulations of the Indian government the name on my passport is Ashly Alexander Mathew Manchadivilakathu because no initials are allowed .If I register for the gre exam as per the name given in the passport will there be any complications in the admission process .Because of the above problem can I register my name as Ashly Alexander Mathew M. If not plese advice me what to do.

I took a practice GRE general exam given by Princeton Review and Kaplan. Both did not provide any clue as to whether a particular question was asking for synonyms or antonyms.

So I will be a senior this coming fall and I’m currently double majoring in Math and Finance and I have no idea what I want to do when I graduate yet. Right now I’m debating on which tests to take since I know I want to take one of them before I graduate… My options are GRE Math Subject vs GRE General vs GMAT vs Actuary Exam or none of the above. I have a 3.8 in my Finance major and 3.6 in my Math major but I’m worried that I won’t do well on any of the test mentioned above. I’m very bad when it comes to test so I just don’t know if I should even take any of them. Please help!!! Thanks.

I am undergraduate student in Shanghai, China. My research interest is about solar cells and photovoltaic. what i want to ask is: what major should I apply to the Graduate School in the US? Physics or Electronic Engineering or Material? As you know, applying for Electronic Engineering and Material is very competitive. My GPA is between 3.6 to 3.7,and I will take TOEFL this year and GRE next year. I hope you can answer the question. If the TOEFL and GRE score is vital for you to do the answer, you can assume several conditions about the scores. For example, you can assume these two scores are about 90 (for TOEFL IBT) and 1300 (for GRE GENERAL) or you can assume these are 80 and 1200. Of course, I wish you can further tell me what universities I can apply. Thank you for your time!

I’m planning on applying to grad schools, but the application deadline for some are October 1st. However, I want to take my GRE General exam (haven’t scheduled it yet) at the end of August. I want to know how long it takes for GRE scores to get sent to the applied university, so maybe I can even take it on September 1st, and they’ll send the results before October 1st. Just wanted to get some info. on how long it takes, thanks.

I have done bachelor in architecture. After that I took break and now I want to do Ms in Information Technology as I have more interest in it than architecture. So please help me how to proceed. I have to give GRE general test or subject test. Which are good universities in NJ area. I havent done any courses in computer…Do I need to do something before applying for universities??
Thanks

I study biotechnology at the undergraduate level in India. I’m interested in doing a Graduate Program in Molecular Biology in the U.S. I understand from the university websites that I should have completed an equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree and that I am also required to do the GRE-general and subject tests to be considered for admission into this course. However my course here in India is only a three-year program and I learn that the U.S undergraduate program consists of four years. Therefore am I ineligible to be considered for admission? What could I do to be considered for admission to this program? Is there any foundation course, which I could do?
Here in India, I could do a B.Sc honors program, which will consist of an extra year or alternatively I could do a postgraduate diploma in Biotechniques alongside my present degree, which is also a one-year program, but will that be considered?

How does the GRE Subject exam compare to the GRE General exam as a factor in graduate school admissions?
Subject is psychology; not so much concerned about whether the test is needed, more concerned about how both are weighed in the admissions process.

I want to apply for Master, so I have to take the GRE
but I have no idea what it is
what is the difference between
1- GRE General Tests
and
2- The GRE® General Test
which one should I take?
should I go to http://www.ets.org to arrange for the test?
Thanks

Hey everyone. I took the GRE general exam a few months ago and I did poorly on the verbal section, does anyone have any idea tips for the verbal section? I do have a ton of vocab flashcards but learning all of those words will be a near impossible task.

i am planning to give my GRE general test this fall? please advice on what resources (books, online courses etc) that might help me prepare for it. how much time you might have spent on it preparing for the general test?

I need to score atleast a 1000 on the GRE general test. The math part is not an issue because I am a mathematics major but I was hoping for some insight on the rest of the exam…..

I am B.E(ECE-2006 pass-out) graduate working in MNC in India. I am much inspired to have my higher studies in Theoretical Physics. I like to execute my desire in the coming academic year(Fall2008). But i missed to register GRE Subject Test(Physics) before deadline (The only option is to write GRE Subject Test (Physics) on April 12). I am likely going to write GRE General and TOEFL exams soon. I wish to know Top 50 schools for Theoretical physics(around the world)(Philosophy oriented). Is there any way to enter into such schools in coming academic year. I have greater interest in Physics and requiring oppurtunities to know the philosophy of physics very shorly..please guide me to a better tomorrow.

Hello,

I got my bachelor’s of mathematics last year and I’m taking a year off this year to travel a bit before going to do my master’s (I’m hoping to enroll in engineering). Anyway, I took the GRE General test and my results were not spectacular (470 verbal, 740 math). I’m signed up to take the math subject test on the 7th of november, but I’m debating on whether I should or not.

Since I’m taking a year off, I’m not doing any math, and I haven’t had access to any of my books or notes or anything. And I guess being in Korea learning Korean, I haven’t been studying much.

I’m primarily looking at schools in Texas since they seem to be within my reach (california universities are out of my reach I think), and those I’ve looked at so far do not require the Subject test, just the general. But I would not like to be disadvantaged or to see admission refused to a certain university because I didn’t take the GRE Subject test.

I’ve been gathering my documents and stuff and I’m about to apply, so I don’t know if there will be schools that I will want to apply to that will require the GRE Subject test. It’s possible that I apply to 4 or 5 schools.

Seeing that it’s been a few months since I’ve done any math, and since I’ve not had access to my books, do you think it’s worth taking the test? I’m afraid that if I do take it, it just ends up hurting me because of poor results.

I need advice…
By guessing, I mean just choosing random answers without really looking at the questions.
Yes, if I didn’t get 800 on the math part, it’s because I didn’t pace myself well and ended up guessing on the last few questions because I ran out of time.

I am planning on taking the GRE (general subject) exam for grad school. For anyone that has taken the test, or is planning to do so soon, what advice do you have for the most effective preparation? Any tips, links, books, etc., are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have a degree in literature from a foreign country. I want to apply for graduate programs but do not know where to begin? If i take the GRE general test what courses can i apply for? Thanks

Hi everyone out there in cyber world,

I live in the UK and am at a UK university for my undergrad degree. Next year I’d like to go to grad school in the US so I gather I need to sit some extra tests to apply for that- the GRE general and the GRE physics tests. Since this concept of extra tests for postgrad study is completely alien to me over here I think I will need to get a couple of study guides for these two tests. I was hoping to sit the tests in mid November since then that should give me a month to get results back and complete applications for the earliest deadlines.

Could anyone advise me on the best study guides to get? There seem to be a few on the internet available. I need something that explains the whole sort of principles of these tests as well as tells me everything I need to know (or at least outlines it in enough detail so that I could then use other books). There isn’t anyone over here who knows anything about these so I can’t just pop along to ask what I need to learn next. If these requirements aren’t all met by one individual book then are the perhaps pairs you’d recommend?

Also, any study/exam tips? How much onus do the universities place on these tests? It would seem strange to me that they would consider them more important than the grades you have been getting during your courses for the last 3/4 years?!

Thanks for your help

I took GRE General Test in January 2008; the computer test has you click which schools you want to send the scores to. I chose two, and one of them is the one I am going to apply to. I am just clarifying here…does this mean…all I have to do is fill out the application, the school will already have my scores— I just have to indicate that the scores were sent to them? Or should I re-send or what?

I am in search of phD programs in Mathematics across the country, and I am targetting at some of the better institutions. I am gonna take the GRE general test next month, but I am still struggling on whether I should take the Subject test as well. Does anybody know any GOOD phd math program admission without the requirement of the subject test? And what is the odd to get into a good program without going through this test? Thank you!

I have never taken the GRE general test and am planning to in the near future…can anyone tell me what to expect? It is three sections, right? math, writing, and analogies?

Just wondering how accurately portrayed my practice book is for the 2008 GRE general test. What is an average score for this test?