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boston_hopeful

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  1. Sigh. I didn't apply to Columbia SIPA (or any other schools, to be fair) this cycle due to personal circumstances. Reading all your happy acceptance posts is making me slightly jealous! Anyhow, congrats to all those who got in! Job well done!
  2. Hi quietman, Speaking as a scorer in the 99% on the verbal GRE, as well as someone who has taken a fair amount of LSAT practice tests, I can assure you the GRE is exceedingly learnable (both V + Q). Also, it's much easier than the LSAT overall. I can't speak to the efficacy nor accuracy of the Manhattan diagnostics (I used Magoosh), but I can attest to RC on the LSAT being much more difficult than the verbal portions of the GRE. To hit 170, basically all I did was practice all the Magoosh problems and memorize (or attempt to, anyway) 1,000 GRE practice words. I'm assuming someone who scored -3 (is that a freaking 180? ) on the LSAT probably already has a pretty firm grasp of the English language. I wouldn't be disheartened were I you; I'd be encouraged. Anyone who has an HLS admit in their back pocket (yes, I stalked you a bit) shouldn't feel humbled by the GRE! I'm sure your score will improve the more you practice. In fact, I'd bet on it. Also, not to give you unwanted advice (but, of course, why else would you be here?), but I'd really give due consideration to the HLS/HKS joint degree. I read your other post where you stated you were more interested in MPP-specific work than law, but I'd also point out that although the Kennedy School is very good, it hasn't produced presidents (and countless other senators, CEOs, billionaires, etc.) yet. I know it's crazy expensive, but you're holding one very golden ticket (I'm sure you already knew that, though). Anyhow, good luck with the GRE verbal prep. I have faith in you!
  3. I received a 170 on the verbal section. What helped me the most was memorizing the 1,000 vocab words Magoosh offers for free. Also, for the reading passages I would recommend reading the whole passage before attempting any of the questions. Skimming through the passages is simply begging to get ensnared by a trapdoor answer.
  4. @IQ84 How bad of a Q score are we talking here? I sat for the GRE at the end of October and received 170V/158Q/5.5AWA. I'm seriously stressing the quant score - only 71%, whereas I was prepping in at least the low 160s. I'm going for top public policy programs/MBA programs, fyi.
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