Spark Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Is retaking the GRE to get a few extra points worth all the studying? My analytical writing and verbal scores are 99th percentile, but does that not make a difference? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayessays Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I would say it depends on your profile. If you are a Harvard math grad with good grades, not worth retaking. If you go to directional state U, a 170 would probably help a little more. Especially since you did so well on the other parts, I would not retake it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stat Assistant Professor Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 No, I wouldn't bother. That score is fine, and it isn't so low that it would raise any red flags. Sometimes if you had a lighter math background, went to a relatively unknown school, or didn't get the best math grades, taking and scoring well on the Mathematics *Subject* GRE can help boost your application. But unless one of those things applies or unless you're aiming for one of the few programs that actually requires the Subject GRE, I wouldn't recommend even taking that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberwulf Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/29/2018 at 3:57 PM, Spark said: Is retaking the GRE to get a few extra points worth all the studying? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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