GRE

[fox]

who thinks i should retake the GRE?

i took it in december of 1999, so the scores should still be valid:

V 650, 92nd percentile
Q 720, 80th percentile
A 690, 84th percentile

that's not how they're scoring anymore, but still. thing is, i don't like those percentiles with eights in them. anyone have thoughts?

Comments

[bethbethbeth.livejournal.com]

What program are you applying to? Or...more to the point, do you know what TPTB in your prospective program think is most important?

When I took the GRE's, I scored in the 99th percentile in verbal, 96th percentile in the logic puzzle thingy (it would appear my verbal skills have deteriorated sadly over the years *g*), but in math? The 52nd percentile. Yes, that's right...you heard me. I think that's just high enough to be able to be trusted to buy a loaf of bread at the store and come back with correct change. The head of the PhD program I was applying to looked at the scores, said "good thing we're not a physics department," then just laughed and offered me a fellowship.

Apparently the math portion wasn't considered terribly important in my program. *g*