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RagDoll

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    RagDoll reacted to raul.carmo in Fall 2018 Cycle   
    Congrats!
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    RagDoll got a reaction from raul.carmo in Fall 2018 Cycle   
    I just got the phone call from Northwestern and I'm in!
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    RagDoll got a reaction from rwoodward in Fall 2018 Cycle   
    I just got the phone call from Northwestern and I'm in!
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    RagDoll reacted to KentuckyFriedChemistry in Fall 2018 Cycle   
    That’s awesome!! Congrats!!
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    RagDoll reacted to PhD_hopeful_ in Fall 2018 Cycle   
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    RagDoll reacted to Flyera in Retake Chemistry GRE? What is a good/bad score?   
    From what I've heard the Chem GRE is one of the least important parts of the application. I've seen people claim that they got into Berkeley, MIT, Cal Tech, etc. with subject scores below the 40th percentile. Considering the strength of the rest of your application and that you're a domestic student, I wouldn't let your subject score keep you from applying to the top schools. 
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    RagDoll reacted to Hijojo in "Good" GRE scores?   
    Harvard actually posts the average scores to those admitted to the program last year - it's 163 Verbal, 166 Quantitative, 4.8 Analytical and 812 Chemistry (see here: http://chemistry.harvard.edu/pages/admissions-faq). Those are high scores, obviously, but gives you an idea of what it top schools count as good scores (and remember, 50% of people scored below that! Though I have no idea what the standard deviation is on those numbers.)
     
    You can also email the department directly and ask if they can give you the average or range of students admitted last year - I did this for the Chemistry GRE, since I had some concerns over my score (660 - 38% percentile, I think). Some schools responded, some didn't, but here are the answers I got:
     
    "The range for the CHEM GRE for our incoming class was 610-890."
     
    "If your area of interest is organic, you should strive to score in the 70th percentile or higher for a competitive application. If your area of interest is inorganic or physical, you should strive to score in the 50th percentile or higher."
     
    "We don’t have a recommended minimum score on the GRE, but competitive applications usually have the Verbal and Quantitative in the top 33%, and the AW at or near the top 50%.  The subject GRE is optional, but if included the top 50% would also be competitive. " 
     
    "The minimum GRE score is 70% quantitative, 40% qualitative, and 3.0 writing. Most admitted students have 80%  quantitative, 80% qualitative, and 4.3 writing."
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    RagDoll reacted to boulderboi in More chemistry GRE practice tests?   
    I have seen on here people mentioning that there are 4 practice tests available but the posts were very old. Because of this none of the links worked.
    i have taken the 3 I was able to get my hands on (2000, 2006 and 2007). My scores were all over the place (30-70 percentile) and I would like to take at least one more to reassure myself I am at the upper end of that range. 
    Does anyone know if there are more available?
    thanks in advanced!
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