bubawizwam Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 Hello All! I'm working on applying again for Fall 2012 after an unsuccesful attempt this year, and I am planning on retaking the GRE this August. I've taken the test twice before and have a best score of 1200. Both times my verbal score was significantly lower than my quantitative score, despite the fact that I have much stronger verbal skills than I do quantitative. However, my mediocre vocabulary and ability to find relationships between even the strangest of words didn't work out so well when solving analagies. On August 1st they are switching to a new version of the GRE which eliminates analogies and antonyms, instead focusing on sentence completion and reading comprehension. I believe I sill do significantly better on this version of the test (at least in terms of the verbal section). My concern, however, is that schools will disregard newer scores and focus more on the older scores. Has anyone heard anything from any graduate schools? Will one set of scores be prefered to the other? Will they consider the higher score from each test, despite scoring differences? For example, if I do much better in terms of percentage on the new verbal section but still have a higher score on the old quantitative section, will they recognize this or simply refer to the highest score on any one test? Oh, and for those not aware, the new test will have a different composite score. Any thoughts are appreciated!
MHouse Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 All programs are different with regards to how they prioritize multiple test scores. Generally, the most recent set of scores take precedence. Sometimes, an average is calculated. I think it's likely that your new-format GRE score will take precedence over your old-format score. Here's what I know about the new-format GRE (per my friend who is an outstanding GRE tutor.) ETS aims for 500 to be the average test score for both the Verbal and Quant section. However, in recent years, those averages have become skewed, with Quant scores averaging closer to 600, and Verbal scores closer to 400. Therefore, the test has been recalibrated to balance performances. I'm not sure how the new composite scoring works. Test takers can expect that the verbal section will become significantly easier, and the quantitative significantly more difficult. (The introduction of an on-screen calculator is very bad sign for those of us bad at math....meaning the math is about to get much more complex.) If you feel Hello All! I'm working on applying again for Fall 2012 after an unsuccesful attempt this year, and I am planning on retaking the GRE this August. I've taken the test twice before and have a best score of 1200. Both times my verbal score was significantly lower than my quantitative score, despite the fact that I have much stronger verbal skills than I do quantitative. However, my mediocre vocabulary and ability to find relationships between even the strangest of words didn't work out so well when solving analagies. On August 1st they are switching to a new version of the GRE which eliminates analogies and antonyms, instead focusing on sentence completion and reading comprehension. I believe I sill do significantly better on this version of the test (at least in terms of the verbal section). My concern, however, is that schools will disregard newer scores and focus more on the older scores. Has anyone heard anything from any graduate schools? Will one set of scores be prefered to the other? Will they consider the higher score from each test, despite scoring differences? For example, if I do much better in terms of percentage on the new verbal section but still have a higher score on the old quantitative section, will they recognize this or simply refer to the highest score on any one test? Oh, and for those not aware, the new test will have a different composite score. Any thoughts are appreciated!
MrsMendezino Posted April 26, 2011 Posted April 26, 2011 I am also taking the revised GRE this fall and am excited that they are making changes. MHouse, so you said your friend is an outstanding GRE tutor? What do they charge and where are they located!? Please let me know. I am debating taking the online prep class in July, but am not sure if an actual tutor would be better for me. Thanks so much. All programs are different with regards to how they prioritize multiple test scores. Generally, the most recent set of scores take precedence. Sometimes, an average is calculated. I think it's likely that your new-format GRE score will take precedence over your old-format score. Here's what I know about the new-format GRE (per my friend who is an outstanding GRE tutor.) ETS aims for 500 to be the average test score for both the Verbal and Quant section. However, in recent years, those averages have become skewed, with Quant scores averaging closer to 600, and Verbal scores closer to 400. Therefore, the test has been recalibrated to balance performances. I'm not sure how the new composite scoring works. Test takers can expect that the verbal section will become significantly easier, and the quantitative significantly more difficult. (The introduction of an on-screen calculator is very bad sign for those of us bad at math....meaning the math is about to get much more complex.) If you feel
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