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  1. Have you contacted any of the schools you're applying to to ask if a higher score will actually affect the amount of aid that you receive? At the risk of stating the obvious, don't waste 9 weeks on something if you don't know for a fact that there'll be a payoff at the end.
  2. Honestly, the only preparation I did was the night before, when I memorized the math rules in the back of a Kaplan study book. I did so little out of necessity rather than laziness, though. My summer classes were rather intensive, and I had a part-time job on top of that. Frankly, I couldn't commit to preparing for the GREs if that meant neglecting more important obligations. The OP is being kind of a smug bitch, but he is right about how going through the rigamarole of test prep isn't always a necessity. If you have more important things to do and standardized tests aren't a weak point for you, then it's not worth it to pay for a test prep course or repeatedly drill yourself just because that's the usual approach. Instead, set priorities based on your availability and your particular needs, as you know your needs better than anyone else.
  3. Verbal: Estimated 750-800/Real 168 (98th Percentile) Math: Estimated 750-800/Real 162 (87th Percentile) Writing: 5.5 (96th Percentile) Took the test in late August. I remember reading that our score reports would include figures according to the prior format to help ease the transition to the new format. Does anyone know how our scores will be represented according to the old scale? Will they use the estimates we received upon completion of the test, or will they include exact scores rather than a range of scores?
  4. I also heard that the first round of scores after the introduction of a new test end up being lower than average, though.
  5. I'm another person who scored 750-800 on at least one section, further suggesting that that's the best estimated score possible.
  6. You don't want to give the admissions office an excuse to think you're lazy. And even if your statement of purpose is sterling, they might suspect that you had help on that essay and faltered on the AW because you had nobody to help you.
  7. First of all, get your hands on a practice test as soon as possible so that you can determine how much preparation you'll need. If your score is far too low to get into your schools choice, then strongly consider waiting until after November to take the test. If you're near or above your ideal score, then determine your problem areas and devote some time each week to preparing for those aspects of the test.
  8. I know that our score reports will include actual scores according to the new scale and estimated scores according to the old scale (to ease the transition from one scale to the other), but does anyone know if our scores according to the old scale will be presented as a single number or as the same range we were given at the end of our tests?
  9. That's a good point, but one of the major motivations I have for seeking additional education after undergrad is the poor shape of the job market right now. I've had a lot of difficulty finding work beyond temporary positions and semester-long faculty aide jobs. Given a choice between getting a degree before I need it or sitting around unemployed for months on end, I'll choose the former. At the very least, I'd want to go to school part-time while working whatever menial job I can find.
  10. The gist of things is that I'm having second thoughts about pursuing a masters and later a phd in religious studies, with money being my primary cause for concern. Stats: I flunked out of college five years ago, but I went back again two years ago and have maintained a 3.85 GPA since then. I'm now in my senior year thanks to a combination of transfer credits from my initial stint in college, summer classes, and large course loads during the normal semesters. I expect to have fairly strong recommendations, but they're from within my major of Religious Studies. Also, while I haven't taken the GMATs, I did take the GREs and was given estimated scores of 750-800 on both major sections. Lastly, I have no experience with business, either academically or professionally, whatsoever. ----- The overarching question is whether or not it would be a good idea to go to business school, and I suppose the answer to that question emerges from two separate lines of inquiry. First of all, I'm wondering how attractive I'd be as an applicant and, accordingly, what calibre of school might accept me. I have several marks in my favor, but they're offset by my earlier performance as well as the gulf between my present field of study and the material that would be covered in an MBA program. Second of all, I'm wondering how difficult it would be for me to acclimate myself to a different academic environment after spending the past few years studying something else entirely. Do some programs presume a certain degree of familiarity with core curriculum, and how hobbled would I be by my lack of familiarity? ----- Finally, it would be lovely if you could perhaps give me a list of schools that might suit me, given my background. Obviously I'd restrict myself to schools that accept GREs, and beyond that I'd prefer schools near urban areas with a special preference for Boston and Chicago.
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