Thenextphase

I purchased the Magoosh materials. I wish I would have found this group at the beginning of my studying and not the end. I will also go check out www.empowergre.com. Thanks!

V-160 Q-160 No surprises here. :-( On the look out for a tutor who can look at my practice tests and design a study plan tailored to my weaknesses. I would like to raise my quant by 3-5 points.

I have strictly used Kaplan test prep materials.

I am a rising senior looking to apply to top Biomedical PHD programs in the fall. I am a chemical engineering major with a 4.3 GPA. I was recently recognized as a Goldwater Scholar, have great letters of recommendation and am also 1st author on a paper. The weakness of my application is my GRE score. I have not taken the actual test yet (scheduled for Tuesday) but ALL of my practice tests put my verbal at 159-161 and my Quant at 158-160. I read a lot that these scores are weighted the least during the application process, but will scores like these keep me out of the top Biomedical Engineering programs? Also, if I do not score well on Tuesday, I am thinking about getting a private Quant tutor. I have studied countless hundreds of hours and can't seem to get my scores to budge. Does anyone have experience with private one-on-one tutoring? This is so frustrating given that I excel in the higher-level math classes. Help/thoughts welcomed.