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Skorpius

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  1. I know that, at least for PhD in top CS programs, research potential is basically everything that is desired from the admissions committee. Is this the same thing with Masters programs, or do Masters programs put more emphasis on academics/GPA/ etc.
  2. Average GRE Quant Score for Masters in CS at Harvard- 163 Average GRE Verbal Score for Masters in CS at Harvard- 160 How am I significantly below average?
  3. Ironically, the main reason I was so averse to the idea of retaking it was because my Verbal score was flukey (in a good way), though the sacrifice came with the Quant score- I was aimed for a 153 V/ 166 Q originally from the practice tests I took...but that...didn't happen. I also felt really strong about my essays. Would it be wise, when I retake, that I send both sets of scores in- so they can see my Verbal "potential" and Essay "potential" while still getting the 800 they want to see? My verbal score is quite above the average (570) for these programs, so I don't really have to worry about that. I feel really really good about my essays as well. Also, when would you recommend that I retake it? Would summer 2014 (Summer after sophomore year) be a bit early?
  4. Basically, I'm going to start a research position in bioinformatics/computational physics in the Fall and from there, I will see how I progress in the year that I'm there. My question, really, is if I do end up applying (most likely will) will the difference between a 780 and 800 be a deciding factor? In other words- when a department has an average of 785 Quantitative, is it because the people who admitted happened to have that score, or was the score a big deciding factor for the student? I still have 3 years to retake this exam, I'd just rather be done with it and I don't know if the cost of retaking it for an 800 (Which I'd been scoring around in practice tests) be worth it...especially ince 780 is considered average/borderline I was reading some posts in other places that said that in economics, anything less than 800 was a reject- I'm just worried that this may be the same thing with CS, even though research is much more important. By the way, Welcome to Georgia Tech! That's where I go
  5. cSo just to go ahead and get it out of the way, I took the GRE yesterday (I am currently in my summer after freshman year in college)- I'm shooting for applying for the top 10 CS Grad schools. 159 V (= 590 old scale = 80th percentile) 163 Q (= 780 old scale= 88th percentile)
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