GRE Verbal/Quant Scores

[Jitendra Prakash]

Hello everybody,

I wish to apply for the PhD program in mathematics at US universities. The (unofficial) scores in general GRE that I received is 155/170 in verbal section and 165/170 in quantitative. I wish to know is that it enough for getting due consideration for my application? I'm aiming at univeristies like Texas A&M, PennState, UPenn, etc. which are not among the topmost, but still have very good departments.

Thanks.

JP.

[pemdas]

what about math subject test, you're done with that already?

[Jitendra Prakash]

No, it's scheduled in November. I need to know to whether my general gre scores are decent enough, or should I take once more. I am confident to get a high score in subject test. So, if the general score is enough, I'll concentrate on the subject test.

[pemdas]

No, it's scheduled in November. I need to know to whether my general gre scores are decent enough, or should I take once more. I am confident to get a high score in subject test. So, if the general score is enough, I'll concentrate on the subject test.

unless you score 90 percentile on math subject test, do retake general test for q 166+

i don't have doubts about your math wiz, but then subject test will through onto you different topic questions and 90 percentile on subject test is difficult to achieve. Further, if you plan on applying to top 20 schools in your area all will seek at least q 166.

[Jitendra Prakash]

I was worried about the verbal score. Thank you for the advice.

Edited August 30, 2012 by Jitendra Prakash