Should I retake the GRE ? (atypical profile)

[Bortus]

I am planning to apply for Statistics MS (terminal) and got the following score on my GRE :Q159V157 . I get that it not a great showing for someone who wants to pursue stats. 

I am not aiming for top 10 or 20 MS programs though. I am an international student(M) and have around 6 years of experience as an electrical engineer but I really want to study statistics.

[Counterfactual]

Your Q probably needs a boost if you decided to submit GRE. For international students, I think getting a 165+, or more conservatively speaking, 168+ in the quantitative section would be more optimal. Even so, many programs waived or made the GRE requirements optional this year, so you might also want to consider those programs.

Edited September 3, 2022 by Counterfactual

[Bortus]

On 9/3/2022 at 7:46 PM, Counterfactual said:

Your Q probably needs a boost if you decided to submit GRE. For international students, I think getting a 165+, or more conservatively speaking, 168+ in the quantitative section would be more optimal. Even so, many programs waived or made the GRE requirements optional this year, so you might also want to consider those programs.

I am not really good with numbers under pressure. I dont think I'll b able to boost it up this much margin. I guess I'll look for Programs with waived GRE or lower ranked programs.

[Counterfactual]

On 9/3/2022 at 10:16 PM, Counterfactual said:

Your Q probably needs a boost if you decided to submit GRE. For international students, I think getting a 165+, or more conservatively speaking, 168+ in the quantitative section would be more optimal. Even so, many programs waived or made the GRE requirements optional this year, so you might also want to consider those programs.

That being said, I think you could still probably give decent masters programs requiring GRE a shot depending on your background (coursework, grades, other experiences). I knew a senior who applied to statistics masters programs in 2019 (matriculated in 2020) with a GRE < 310 (presumably not so high quant scores).

He got into UC Davis MS stats (w/ fellowship), U Florida MS in biostats, and UCR MS stats.

Though during his undergrad, he also did a double major in statistics and performed quite well. In addition, he had some statistics related REU at a research institute. So I guess in the case above coursework, grades, and other relevant experience probably mattered way more than GRE.

Besides, I also saw someone reported to be admitted to JHU with a quant score of 159 on another stats forum. Even though the admission was said to take place several years ago, and their background and programs they applied to are not clear (probably stats related given that the comment was on a stats forum). 

So if I were you, suppose that I have a decent background and some money to spare, I'd probably give some schools that require GRE a try, too. Hope this helps!

[Bortus]

On 9/10/2022 at 9:19 PM, Counterfactual said:

That being said, I think you could still probably give decent masters programs requiring GRE a shot depending on your background (coursework, grades, other experiences). I knew a senior who applied to statistics masters programs in 2019 (matriculated in 2020) with a GRE < 310 (presumably not so high quant scores).

He got into UC Davis MS stats (w/ fellowship), U Florida MS in biostats, and UCR MS stats.

Though during his undergrad, he also did a double major in statistics and performed quite well. In addition, he had some statistics related REU at a research institute. So I guess in the case above coursework, grades, and other relevant experience probably mattered way more than GRE.

Besides, I also saw someone reported to be admitted to JHU with a quant score of 159 on another stats forum. Even though the admission was said to take place several years ago, and their background and programs they applied to are not clear (probably stats related given that the comment was on a stats forum). 

So if I were you, suppose that I have a decent background and some money to spare, I'd probably give some schools that require GRE a try, too. Hope this helps!

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try to spray and pray.

I have been going thorough college websites and I've noticed GRE is relaxed for maths course but not for Stat courses . Anyways I'll be apply to as many as financially possible for me.