MsAmira

OKAY! I just re-wrote my GRE (it was a lot of fun), and I got my scores back. In my first GRE I scored 156-V, 150 Qt and 5.0 AWA. For this one I scored, 156-V and 153 Qt... AWA is pending. I know my scores aren't remarkable, but my goal was to improve my qt which I did. And I'm glad I'm above the 50th percentile. Cumulatively my scores are 309 or 1280 on the old scale. Any feedback? I know I won't be writing the GRE again

Thanks for the feedback I decided to re-write the GRE. Will be doing it next week. I thought to myself better safe than sorry. I just want to make sure I cover all my bases. Hopefully I will do better this time around. In terms of my application, I have a high GPA (higher than the average of those admitted in Clinical pysc programs). I have research experience, volunteering, and I think a potential publication (I need to check on that though). I also have clinical experience (I worked as a Psychometrist for two seperate psychologists). It seems like a lot, but I'm also applying with hundreds of other very strong applicants... so I'm trying not to freak myself too much. But that's how the rest of my applications looks

Hello! I am getting ready to study for the psychology GRE. I would like to know of any good test prep books out there. I am planning on reviewing material from an intro to psych textbook, but I'd like to supplement my studying with a good prep book. Any advice? Thanks!

Hello...! I am applying to Clinical Psychology programs in Canada and the States. In Canada I'll be applying to Master's programs and in the States I'll be applying to PhD and PysD programs. I did my GRE end of August and got the following scores: 156 Verbal 150 Qt 5.0 AWA I realize my scores aren't remarkable (aside from the AWA) which is why I decided to re-take the exam. It was a hard decision because I really didn't want to put myself through the effort of writing the GRE again (and paying another 200$). But Clinical psych programs are super competitive so I didn't have much of a choice. So the point of this post is to ask if ANYONE has advice on how to do well in two specific areas of the GRE: 1. How to improve my Qt score? Do you know of any good resources/books/websites? I am just bad in math in general, my brain has a hard time grasping the logic. It's not so much computation that I am having difficulty with, but understanding what the problem is asking and developing an efficient way of finding the answer (especially for the multiple choice section). 2. Any tips to ace the Reading comprehension questions (especially the ones about summarizing and inferring). This is my biggest challenge for the verbal section. I have one month to study for my second GRE so any advice would be really appreciated!! Thanksss

I'm looking into Masters programs in Canada, and Phd and Psy.D. programs in the States. But I decided to re-take the GRE, I realize how competitive the programs are and I think it may be best to redo the test... sigh...

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I decided to re-take my GREs. If I can bring up my Qt especially, I think it'll really help my application. Obviously, taking this exam a second time was the LAST thing I wanted, but going through all this feedback and after my own research, I've come to the conclusion that I have more to lose by no re-taking it. So here goes...

For Canada it's Masters and for the US it's Phd programs

Ok thanks so much When I prepared for my GRE, I put in a lot of effort! As in 110%, that's why I don't know if repeating the whole process will make much of a difference. I do have quite a bit of research and work experience along with volunteering and LOR. My GPA is also above the average of those admitted into clinical programs. I feel it balances out, but at the same time, I do find myself worrying because of how competitive the program is. I have a clear idea of what I want to research, so that should hopefully help me with my personal statement. Do you have any other words of advice? I see that you got accepted in a clinical program. Congrats!

I wrote the GRE a few weeks ago and initially I was pleased with my scores, I got: 156-V 150-Qt 5.0-AWA But as I begun looking at the different averages for incoming students into various clinical programs I started getting a little uneasy. My scores aren't remarkable (aside for the written component) and my Math is low. The thing with me is that I've never been good at Math but I've excelled in all the stats courses I've done in university. I don't really want to invest the time and money into writing another GRE if it won't change my scores by much. I know that the GRE is only part of the application, but I'm unclear as to how much weight is placed on GRE scores (and if mine are too low)... Any feedback would be really appreciated!

I think those scores are fantastic and re-taking may not result in a huge difference. I wouldn't worry about it. That's just my opinion!

In the States it's the Phd programs, in Canada it's Masters

Hello I took the GRE a few weeks ago and got my scores. I was overall pleased, but upon looking at the average GRE scores for students entering Clinical psychology, I started getting a little nervous. I keep reading on various websites that GRE scores aren't everything, but at the same time, I'd like to get some feedback on how I did in my exam. My scores are: 156 - Verbal 150 - Qt 5.0 - AWA I know my Math isn't super and that my verbal is decent. I have always been strong at writing so I am pleased with how I did in the writing section, although I don't think that AWA matters much for applying to clinical programs! I already sent my grades to two of the schools I am thinking of applying to. They both don't have "minimum" scores but both schools reported an "average" score for students who were admitted (and that average is slightly higher than my scores). Any word of advice would be great! Thanks!

Hi everyone! So I wrote my GREs. Overall I am pleased with how I did, except my Math is a little low. As I mentioned, I am planning on applying to clinical psychology. I got: 156-Verbal 150-Math 5.0-Essay I doubt I will re-take the GRE (despite my math being low), but if I could have anyone else's opinion on my overall scores, I'd appreciate it. I was looking at the average math score for psyc students and I believe it's around 151. I'm not looking at super competitive ivy league programs

Thanks so much for the responses everyone What a great forum!! So, I decided to go ahead and write the exam. I'll go in and try and stay calm; not psyching myself out. Hopefully, it'll go better than expected. I was thinking to myself that writing it earlier will give me the option of writing it again if I need to. And quite honestly, there's a part of me that just wants to get this whole exam over with! I'll keep you all updated on how I do. I was having a moment of panic because I didn't feel really prepared. I still don't feel completely prepared, but I'll just go in and see how it goes *fingers crossed*

Hi there, I have been preparing for the GRE for the last 3 weeks or so. I purchased the McGraw-Hill GRE prep book and thought that I was doing pretty well for myself. I was getting really high scores. But when I did the GRE practice test by ETS I did much worse than expected (I got 154-Verbal and 150-Qt). I found a great blog by Magoosh providing an overall review of the most popular GRE books and it seems that the one I purchased is not a good one! The authors tend to water-down the questions, making them seem way easier! So that explains why I did so well using the book but poorly on the online GRE test by ETS. I have other resources (BETTER resources) that I am going to use to better prepare for test day. My GRE is in two weeks and I don't know if I'll be prepared to write it then. My options are to either pay 50$ and re-schedule the GRE for a later point in time. I am thinking October (giving me about a month and a half to prep) or go ahead and write it in two weeks risking having to write it again (and paying 200$). The only drawback I see to re-scheduling is that if I don't do well on test day in October, I will most likely not be able to write it again (because of application deadlines). But then again, I'm not sure if I want to write the GRE too soon only to have to take it again anyways. To provide a certain context, the program I will be applying to is Clinical Psychology. Hope everyone's studying is going well! Stay away from McGraw-Hill!!