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Thanks Eigen for pointing that out. I only looked at posts from the first link because I didn't see the second link. Also, I really appreciate you sharing a bit of your experiences with me juilletmercredi, I think it's given me a bit more perspective on what to do in my situation. I'm so excited about the transition into grad school but having to juggle all of these other commitments with it scares me a bit so I'm just curious as to what others are doing.

We were just discussing the new score ranges in the other thread about GRE percentiles. I guess you'll just have to wait until November to get the official score/percentiles. I think the score range is just supposed to help you have an idea of how well you did in comparison to the previous GRE and help you know if you can still apply to your desired grad programs based on the old GRE's scores. Thanks for sharing though. I've been curious which study material would most reflect the new GRE. How was the quantitative section by the way? I'm most wary of acing that portion.

That sounds like such a nightmare! You should definitely set up meetings with the big boss of your department and just to be on the safe side of everything, you should document what you do and what the faculty 'tells' you. If I were you, I wouldn't wait for uncertainty to make its way, I'd start planning Plan B, C, and possibly D.

Thanks ktel for the link to the previous thread. It helps give me somewhat of a glance of the hours required for grad school but I'm still curious as to how others balance their time for personal commitments during graduate study. Guess this is one question I'll have to answer with my own experiences -__-!

Hey, Just wanted to get some feedback on this. Obviously most grad students or people wanting to go into grad school would have to balance work life, schooling, and their personal lives. I'm at a point in my life right now where I'm trying to solidify my work life, while applying to grad school, and thinking of get married. The whole point in me writing this post is to just simply get perspective from other grad students about how they've balanced their life decisions/commitments. I know grad school is a huge commitment that will take up a lot of time and incur debt, so I just want to make sure that my other commitments won't interfere. My main question is this: What's the best way to balance these areas in your life when attending graduate school? I'm considering marriage soon, so would it be best to wait til I get through grad school to officially tie the knot or should I make the commitment before grad school and have us legally incur/share the debt together? lol Oh gosh, the choices 'adults' have to make really have me thinking twice about everything! Advice or just a shared story on this topic would be nice. Thanks in advance friendly people!

A friend of mine just took the revised GRE and her immediate score was not given to her with the new scores. Instead the comp showed her an approximate score range based on the old GRE scores, for example, 450-520 for the Verbal section. Hearing this confused me because I was assuming that ETS would present the score with the new score scale?? Has anyone taken the revised GRE yet and can you give some more info on this?

You should be proud of yourself. Can I ask you what you did in preparation for the GRE? I'd love to score as high as you. I'm taking the revised GRE in about a month.

I really do enjoy living in the DFW area. I get what you mean about the UTA campus. Actually most schools in the DFW area attract international graduate students. I'm not too sure about UTD's math program having a similar ethnic/age breakdown but I found this statistical report on their enrollments from this past Spring. This is most likely your best snapshot of the ethnic/age ratios for the grad programs: http://www.utdallas....Enrollment.html Hope this helps you! Here's another idea: try emailing a current grad student in each school to see what they think. If it were me though, I'd go where it was free and then when you finish your program you can move anywhere you want to lol.

Cool! First off congratulations on getting into 3 programs. If it were me, I would decide based on where you want to be in the next 2-3 years. I'm assuming your program may lead you into the PhD route, so which program will be most likely to prep you for that? And even though finances may not be a problem now, in 2-3 years, if you come out and don't have connections to a job right away, the debt could sink in if you don't plan to go for a PhD program right away. In that perspective, I would go for Sam. By the way, I'm from the DFW area, so yay for Dallas Mavericks! lol Oh yeah, and another idea: visit the schools and talk with the professors and see what they think is best! Or email them about the program if you don't have the time to travel.

Hey, Just wanted to see what the norm is for LORs. Obviously people apply to more than 1 program, but is it too much to ask a professor to do 3 LORs (each for a different program)? Or do you ask your prof to write one LOR and then see if he or she can make a duplicate of it for your other apps? Your advice is much appreciated!

Hey, Just wanted to see what the norm is for LORs. Obviously people apply to more than 1 program, but is it too much to ask a professor to do 3 LORs (each for a different program)? Or do you ask your prof to write one LOR and then see if he or she can make a duplicate of it for your other apps? Your advice is much appreciated!

Here's a free website that offers virtual vocab flashcards and games: http://www.studystack.com/GRE

This is pretty cool. Wish you could add a button that says you got it right or wrong when testing.

Love it! Glad you shared it!

Whew, that's reassuring. Thanks for the response.

Just looking for some advice: I'll be applying for a master's program this year for Fall 2012, and I need the summer off from work to get my apps and GRE together. I told my boss I would resign because the summer months are extremely hectic: 8+ hours with kids and field trips every day! He offered me this tempting option: Take the summer off from work, then come back to work in the fall. The only thing holding me back from taking this offer is that my organization can get pretty hectic throughout the year with spontaneous events and policies that stress me out. So back to my intent for this post: Does employment history matter in a grad application? Do they care if the applicant is currently employed or has periods of unemployment? Is this a big enough factor to affect admission? Hopefully your advice can give me some insight on what to do with my employer's offer. Thanks!

I stumbled upon this site and am so grateful this person collected all of these online GRE prep resources! I've decided to share it with this community because I know I'm not the only one trying to score almost perfect on this exasperating exam! Enjoy! http://www.selectcourses.com/blog/2009/the-ultimate-guide-to-the-gre-100-free-tools-practice-tests-and-resources/ Out of this list, these happen to be my favorite: For GRE Study Guide/Tips, also has a good vocab practice quiz: http://www.mygretutor.com/default.aspx To make your own interactive vocab flash cards and games online: http://www.studystack.com/GRE To review math or get math tutorials: http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/gre/index.htm

I have to share this one because I learnred this word from a Simpsons episode! Word: foible Def: minor weakness; slight flaw in character Picture this: Homer looks at the guys around the bar and instantly remembers all of the foibles their wives had complained to him about. Watch the episode off hulu, it's hilarious!

ETS says the revised GRE will actually have less geometry and more emphasis on algebra and statistics, not trig though. For the old GRE, I used kaplan and their math questions were pretty similar to the ETS ones I took. I would try out math questions from both Kaplan and Princeton, just in case one might have errors that the other could make up for.

Don't use Kaplan, their verbal preparation didn't help me with the old GRE. Their quantitative section was helpful but not the greatest prep. I'm using Princeton Review's books right now and I'm loving the strategies and tips they have for taking the revised test. And even though it may seem that vocabulary isn't heavily tested on the revised version, ETS loves to use difficult vocabulary anyway, so I would study high frequency vocabulary lists just in case. You can also use the ETS Powerprep II software for a free practice test. Might as well get a book or two to review until Barron's comes out. Then use Barron's for practice tests/questions. I wouldn't wait just to study Barron's prep book since it's debut is in mid summer and your test is in Sept. These are just my two cents. I'm taking mine in late Sept too, and since the format has changed to be context based questions, I'm assuming it will be even more difficult to score in a higher percentile than with the previous GRE, so I'm going to study early and study hard! Good luck!

So I was studying some GRE vocab last night and it dawned on me that since I'm on this forum almost every morning, I should start a thread on mnemonics to help with retaining some vocabulary. Personally, I suck at memorizing things and dread flash cards. So here goes, hopefully you'll want to practice with me by adding some yourself. Word: tyro Def: a beginner in learning Picture this: A tyro is a terrible ice skater falling down on ice while trying to learn ice skating moves from Michelle Kwan. or here's another one... Word: ignominious Def: marked by disgrace/shame; humiliating Picture this: The ignominious gnome sat outside the house looking humiliated.

You've got an impressive background even if it's not 100% related to cognitive psych. Don't give up hope! It's hard to break through the glass ceiling in society but hard work will pay off. ..someday

I've been reading through the Princeton Review's revised gre book for strategies and I feel that vocabulary is still very important for the text completions. The good thing is, the text completions have information in the sentences which help you use process of elmination to get the correct answer. I would still make flash cards to learn high frequency words and also study roots and prefixes so that if you come across an unknown word, you can at least guess the definition of it. Good luck!!! I'm taking the new gre this September as well!