Mona_1993 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Hey everybody! I have completed my M.Sc. degree in 2016, I'm applying for grad school in organic chemistry for Fall 2017. Brief resume: Integrated MSc at Birla institute of technology Mesra,Ranchi,India GPA: 8.6(on a scale of 10); chemGPA:9 (on a scale of 10); GRE 156V/159Q; chemGRE - have to write yet. 1 summer's research experience and final dissertation project(6- months) First author on a paper submitted to Structural Chemistry-Springer(in review);Third author on a paper accepted in BMCL. Is my GRE score enough if I want to get into the best schools? How about this school list ? Caltech, UC Berkeley, UCI, Cornell, Princeton, Columbia,Yale, University of Illinois urbana Are there any chances that I can get into these schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark knight Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Sorry to say this, but you only have a chance for UIUC (Illinois). The rest are brutally competitive programs and you'll need atleast a top 10% GRE score to be competitive. Especially because you are a PhD student, the requirements are much higher (as opposed to a Masters student). clay_de_ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemiKyle Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Not true. Most programs don't care too much about GRE, it's usually only scrutinized to make up for GPA but yours is good. You have 2 papers, one of which is first author, which is far more important than your GPA or a standardized test which uses very few skills relevant to chemistry. As an international applicant, however, your cGRE will likely be important so I hope you did well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrate4se Posted December 3, 2016 Share Posted December 3, 2016 Just want to reiterate that what The Dark Knight said isn't really true--I know two people with about the same GRE score as you who got into Harvard thanks to doing really well in math courses, great SOPs, and a great fit with existing faculty. The GRE score will not break you provided that you have great things going for you in other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toren Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 (edited) Scored below 30th percentile on one portion of the GRE and was invited to interview at a top 10 program in my field. Edited December 27, 2016 by Toren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audreyy Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Hi Toren! May I ask if you are talking about acceptance to a business program or else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ochemist94 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I really think GRE scores do not matter as much as GPA and research experience. I got 164 Q (87%), 160 V (85%) on general. I got 750 on Chem GRE (65%). I honestly thought my Chem GRE score would screw me over. I applied for organic chemistry programs for Fall 2017. Got accepted to Princeton and Stanford two days ago. Waiting for some other schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR15203 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 it's not impossible. I m international student who got BS in US. I just had a ton of research experience under a big name lab at a pretigious state college. My GRE is only 316 and I got offer from Princeton on 1/19/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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