What are my chances? (grad school)

[matchalover13]

Hi all! I am currently in the process of applying to graduate school. For reference, I just graduated with my B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders. I am currently a Child Development Teacher with 2's. My overall GPA was a 3.78 and the last 60 credits is a 3.8. I have three great letters of rec, a great personal statement (imo), and a ton of volunteer experience ranging from individuals with Aphasia, Autism, english-language learners, etc. I was also in my programs NSSLHA and national NSSLHA. The only thing that terrifies me are my GRE scores. Granted, I have not taken it yet and am set to take it in 2 weeks. I am not confident that I will do well and it is eating me alive. With the information I provided above, how likely am I to get accepted into UCF's program? That is where I did my undergrad and is my top school for grad school. I am seeking advice and thoughts and prayers. Thank you all. 

[meadymalarkey]

Based on UCF's edfind stats, it seems you're highly competitive. I wouldn't let the GRE spook you, as you seem like you were a pretty solid student. Practice tests are usually pretty cheap and good for acclimating to the format and style of questions. I personally had to do a little bit of refreshing for math and ended up with scores that were competitive for the programs I applied to, so I would recommend refreshing on algebra, basic stats, and geometry if its been a while. But I think you'll be fine. 

Best of luck.

Edited August 26, 2021 by meadymalarkey

[matchalover13]

Hi! Thank you so much for your input! My GRE scores do not reflect me as a student and future clinician. I am pretty well versed in all things speech and am hopeful about getting in. Thank you for your kind words! Any tips for verbal? 

[meadymalarkey]

On 8/26/2021 at 4:03 PM, matchalover13 said:

Hi! Thank you so much for your input! My GRE scores do not reflect me as a student and future clinician. I am pretty well versed in all things speech and am hopeful about getting in. Thank you for your kind words! Any tips for verbal? 

I used Magoosh's free content for getting comfortable with verbal, only to find that none of the new terms I'd crammed into my brain were included in my questions, so it's kind of a crapshoot imo. My first score was 156 (with basically no studying), and I raised it by a point the second time around with studying/taking a practice test. It's not nothing, but were I to take it again, I would definitely focus more on greek and latin roots and then on applying those skills to existing GRE word lists. Again, the ETS practice tests are super helpful. 

Edited August 28, 2021 by meadymalarkey

[matchalover13]

4 hours ago, meadymalarkey said:

I used Magoosh's free content for getting comfortable with verbal, only to find that none of the new terms I'd crammed into my brain were included in my questions, so it's kind of a crapshoot imo. My first score was 156 (with basically no studying), and I raised it by a point the second time around with studying/taking a practice test. It's not nothing, but were I to take it again, I would definitely focus more on greek and latin roots and then on applying those skills to existing GRE word lists. Again, the ETS practice tests are super helpful. 

Ahhhh thank you so much! I have been using Vince's GRE vocab app, GregMat's list, and the repeat offenders list. I am set to take another practice test soon so we will see how my score differs from my first practice test. Thank you for your comments!