meeb Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Hey guys, I have undiagnosed ADHD and had my GRE in September. I don't have the money to take it again for now (but will possibly retake in January). Counseling masters programs don't often look at the math section, so here are my scores. I want to know if they are good enough to get into a program: Q: 144 (20%) V: 159 (80%) AW: 5.0 (92%) As you can see, I excelled in analytical writing and did fairly well in verbal, however, I did way below average in quantitative. I want to know if this will affect my application. I have a combined GPA of 3.4 (3.78 at community college, 3.10 at The College of New Jersey). I also have 1 internship and a year's worth of research lab volunteering experience. Should I retake the GRE? I'm confident I'll score at or above for verbal and analytical, but quantitative- what should I aim for? I'm applying to 10 counseling programs and 2 social work programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkener Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 The GRE's are mostly a formality for counseling programs, they are not very competitive. If I were you I would go for Social Work because they have more job opportunities and a bigger lobby. They also earn more if that is important to you. This is coming from a Clinical Mental Health Counseling Student about to graduate. Your scores are fine, unless you apply to some of the top notch social work programs (which I dont know) you should have 0 problems getting in. If counseling is what you truly desire then good luck! If it's not or you are in doubt do social work or something else. It can be a high stress low pay environment. Hope that wasn't too much of a downer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeb Posted November 26, 2012 Author Share Posted November 26, 2012 No it wasn't, now I applied to Hunter for Social Work as well- these are the SW programs I've applied to: Hunter, Rutgers, and Temple. Do I have a chance of getting into any of those? My worry is I only have 1 internship working in the social services for at-risk teens in an urban environment. I also did research on prejudice and development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkener Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I'd like to say you have a good chance. Make sure you know exactly what you're going into though, and not repeat my mistake. 60 credits are a ton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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