FallGO Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I just got my GRE writing score... 4.0.. not so good. My Verbal and Math are all above 80th percentile. Do I have to retake? I'm really not sure 1|]010ls10o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePianist Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 No, a 4.0 is good. Put your time and energy into other parts of your application at this point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ResilientDreams Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Yeah. I feel like if you have two really high scores and one score that's low but still above cutoff it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1|]010ls10o Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 9:26 AM, ResilientDreams said: Yeah. I feel like if you have two really high scores and one score that's low but still above cutoff it's fine. A 4.0 is about the 59th percentile, I believe. Most clinical psychology programs don't state the average writing scores for admitted students, but under Student Data and Outcomes, it's normally high 4s, and low 5s. That is, near the 90th percentile. Are cutoffs for the writing section listed anywhere for clinical psych programs? I'm in the same position as OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk616 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I applied with 4.0 writing score last year and had no problems, none of my letter writers ever mentioned anything to me about it. I feel like as long as you don't completely bomb the writing section it doesn't matter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarineBluePsy Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) For Clinical Psych your writing is evaluated in your application by more than just your GRE writing score. Programs are also looking at your SOP and if you have the option of submitting a writing sample then do it. The 3 of those things combined tells programs way more about your writing ability than just a GRE score where they don't actually see what you wrote. Your LOR writers may also comment on your writing abilities. Edited November 24, 2018 by MarineBluePsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Old_Wise_One Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 The writing score is irrelevant. It does not reflect the nature of scientific writing, and the faculty making decisions know that. I'm at a large state school, and I know that writing scores aren't even used here when making cut off decisions for admission and funding. The verbal, quant, and undergrad GPA are all that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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