littleprince_xt

Yeah, I think my V score is too low I haven't heard back from IIE about the submission plan yet, but doubt that they'll place me in any of my choices...

Thanks very much I got my writing score - 4.5 - not very good, but I don't think I'll retake. I doubt that I'll get in one of those top schools with my mediocre GPA (3.25), but simply have no time since I'm working full time now...

I found the ETS guide to be quite close to the test....Have tried Cracking the GRE - it sounded silly sometimes, but definitely works for someone pressed for time.

Hi there, I was working nonstop until the day I took my test and didn't have enough time for practice. Signed up for a class but then had to go on field work and only attended the first lesson. I bought many books, from ETS to Barron's to Kaplan to Princeton Review, but ended up not doing anything except for the ETS official guide. My weakness was Quant, so I spent about one week (3 hours a day) drilling the Math section in the ETS guide, going through all the review materials presented, practiced both examples and tests twice. For verbal, since I had no time doing any practice test, I spent about two weeks before the actual test learning new words from a book called Verbal Advantage. Wound up having 160 for V and 165 for Q. Not too bad considering the time I spent for practice (I literally remembered nothing about Maths before I got the ETS guide.) So to sum it up, if you don't have that much time, I would strongly recommend the Official Guide! Try practicing on POWERPREP on their website, too. It's similar to the book, but gives you a more authentic feel of how the real test goes. Hope this helps.

Hi all, I recently took the GRE, and the unofficial computed score was 160 for V, 165 for Q. I don't know my writing score yet, but figure it's 4-ish. I'm planning to apply for an MPH in Yale, Columbia, UNC, UC Berkeley. Harvard is far-fetched but I'm still thinking of giving it a shot. I was recently awarded with the Fulbright scholarship, which will cover everything provided that they honor my choices of school. Due to limited budget, they usually want to send students to public unis, whose programs are just as good, but cost less. Thus, if I'd like my choices to be honored, my scores and everything have to be good. I would like to ask you guys if my GRE scores are okay for my dream schools. Should I retake for a higher V score, or it doesn't really matter? I would also appreciate any advice on the application process. The Fulbright program will apply on my behalf, but should I keep applying individually to raise my chance? Thanks a million! P.S. I'm an international student. Undergrad education has nothing to do with Public Health. GPA 3.0. Nothing special, but has really good work experience and rec letters.