Hello all,
I'm a prospective international applicant. I recently wrote the GRE and got an overall score is 1400, which is probably not too bad, but my math score is 730, which is a tad low. Got a couple of ambiguous questions, and couldn't finish the paper either. Just a bad day. The 670 in verbal is certainly not an issue, and from my own assessment, I did pretty well in the writing component too. Haven't got the score for it yet though. Would the quant score be a serious issue? Should I write it again? It would be in the new format though if I write it again, which is a deterrent due to the additional investment of time, energy and money. The scores would also reach pretty late, and unless I block my current score from being sent to the universities, the four universities that I had selected after the test would anyway get my current score. It would be a while before they get the new ones if I do write it again. On the whole, the prospect isn't very inviting, and I wouldn't want to go through it unless it really makes a difference. I've heard widely varying opinions about this. Most people have told me that it shouldn't matter much, but at the same time a few friends of mine, notably one from GaTech, believe that it is an issue. If you have any insight regarding criteria for specific universities, please share it with me. From what I understand, the GRE score is just a small component of the evaluation process, but can it become a deal breaker at any stage?
Regards,
Prasun
