kristinag Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I recently took the new GRE score and I pretty much bombed it. I really dont have the money again to retake it, but I'm really struggling to accept the fact that my scores are so low. I will be applying to get into a masters/specialists degree in school psychology and would like to hear your opinions on if my scores are good enough to get in. Verbal - 146 Quant. - 143 AW - 3.5 My resume is amazing though. I have done research with the school psychologist at my university for over a year now, have a 3.6 GPA/4.0, on the psychology honors program, have volunteered with many places for multiple years now, and have shadowed many school psychologists before. My GRE scores do not show how intelligent I am and how badly I want this, in fact it does the complete opposite. Do you think I have a chance of getting into some school psych programs? Let me know! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFez Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Find a way to get enough money to retake the exam. Is a lost year of your life really worth $175. Sell a kidney, or at least some old textbooks then study hard to get scores that won't put your hard work on your GPA at risk. Low scores on the GRE do send a message to ad comms. They are used for a reason; whether we like it or not. edgirl and kaykaykay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgirl Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I think TheFez is right on. Your scores are low; the percentiles are really low, too. You might want to check with some of the programs you're thinking about applying to -- if you can get information about what average GRE scores look like for accepted students, you can work toward a tangible goal for your next set of scores, rather than just hoping to do "better." Good luck! edgirl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaykaykay Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 I am not sure about your program but I do not think that a 3.6 GPA is considered to be amazing. Check the opinion of your mentors about your file that is the easiest way to know how you fare. asleepawake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegreatgate Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 You won't get into Harvard but there are a lot of good universities that will gladly accept you with that score! I hope I get your score when I take it next week because I need a 143/140 on verbal/quant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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