snoozer
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1 hour ago, futurespeechie96 said:
I think you're a very competitive candidate grade and experience wise. I am also a terrible standardized test taker, especially when it comes to math. The first time I took the GRE I scored a 137 on my quant and I ended up being able to bump it up to a 140 the second time (Magoosh really helped & the free practice tests from ETS you can add to your cart when you sign up for the GRE). I would recommend you take it again and try your best to get it up at least to a 140. Additionally, for a lot of schools you can send 2 test scores and they will take the highest of each. I was really worried applying with a low quant score, but I ended up getting into 3 out of the 6 schools I applied. Additionally, I would recommend making your personal statements amazing, you still have plenty of time. FYI this is coming from the perspective of a person who applied to all Midwestern schools, everywhere is different competition wise. Best of luck, you got this!
It's comforting to know I'm not the only one that struggles with standardized testing hahah. I will have to really dedicate some time into the Magoosh prep stuff and it's nice to know that you felt like it bumped up your score! It's cool to hear from a fellow midwesterner, would you say its different from everywhere else competition wise in a positive or negative way? Thank you so much for the kind words!!
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4 hours ago, slpforme said:
You are definitely competitive for many schools with your GPA and verbal/writing scores on the GRE. I would move ahead with your GRE retake on 8/29 and focus the next few weeks on purely Quant prep. If you haven't used GregMat I would recommend that as a free resource along with the ETS Quant Book and Manhattan 5lb book - do a couple hours of quant questions a day and try your best to learn how to do all questions you get wrong. Mix in some of the official ETS Powerprep practice tests - same drill w correcting any mistakes. With focused prep work you can definitely improve your quant! Also, I've found many of the programs I'm applying to superscore (take your best scores by section across multiple tests) - their websites usually don't say so ask the schools you are applying to. You will also have the choice of whether or not to send either test score so don't worry about doing worse.
Thank you for the kind words! I'll definitely have to take a look at GregMat, I haven't heard of that before! I also wasn't aware about that superscore stuff, I'll have to do a bit more research on what the schools I am applying to say. Thank you again!
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Hi all!
I am currently going into my last semester of undergrad, set to graduate with a BA in CSD in December 2020. I started at community college in 2016, and took a gen-ed biology course and received a D. I am set to retake a biology course this fall, but will it look bad on applications to have that D grade? It's my only D and I'm scared that they will think I don't meet the requirements. Hopefully this question makes sense, thank you!
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Hi everybody!
I am relatively new to this forum and have spent all morning reading through posts all morning! I know my post will likely get lost in the sea of similar posts, but I would really appreciate some words of encouragement. I am currently going into my final semester of undergrad (majoring in CSD, graduating December 2020), I have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and a CSD GPA of 3.9. I do not feel very confident in my personal statement, but I still have time to doll it up a bit more. I am currently volunteering as a teletherapy aide for a summer literacy program for a private speech clinic, have worked as a summer camp counselor, and do volunteering at elementary schools to work on reading and writing with students. I have taken clinical courses that entailed creating and carrying out lesson plans in an atypical preschool classroom, as well as giving 30 minutes worth of speech therapy to a client in my schools clinic. I am also a member of a sorority on campus as well as a NSSLHA member.
My main area of concern are my GRE scores. I took it on 6/28/20 and I am currently scheduled to retake it on 8/29. My scores were as follows: V 152 / Q 137 (yikes, I know) / AW 5. My #1 school states that GRE scores are optional, but a majority of my other considerations require a score to be sent in but no minimum score. I feel rather confident in my verbal and writing score, but my QR score is pretty rough and I don't feel very confident in it going much higher. Do I take it again just to see? I'm awful at standardized tests in general, and will be crushed if my verbal or writing score goes down the next time I take it. Is it true that CSD programs don't really worry about the QR score?
To whoever read this far, I truly appreciate it. It's so easy to feel so poorly about yourself during this application process, and I am really having some major self-doubt. With these overall stats, do I stand a chance? I never thought I would be so passionate about a career field and I cannot see myself doing anything else.
Grad School Chances/GRE Help
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I'll definitely look into the Manhattan Prep GRE books, I'm willing to try any and everything at this point, haha! Do you have any tips on feeling more confident in a personal statement? I struggle writing about myself, and I really never had that "aha" moment, but each additional experience I have in the field just makes me feel more and more confident that this is where I belong. The teletherapy aide position is definitely interesting! Outside of COVID-19 times, it would be sort of like a summer class kind of thing, but instead its been moved to be virtual (duh). BUT, we just work on targeting reading comprehension skills and phonological awareness. It's been a really cool experience and I'm beyond grateful for the opportunity.