On&On&On&On Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 I am applying to Northwestern, CAL (both PhD's- No GRE required), Syracuse, NYU, Columbia and UCLA in Social Sciences. My GRE scores were 152 Verbal/141 math 3.5/4.0 Essay My undergraduate GPA is a 3.4 (3.3 in my major ) I have pretty good letters or recommendations and I have research experience Everyone is encouraging me to apply yet I'm felling pretty defeated grover3000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamafan Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 You should definitely apply, there's no reason not to besides time and money. That said, the essay is out of 6.0, not 4.0. Are you a US citizen? If so, your verbal/writing is probably going to be a huge problem. Quant too, but I don't know how important that is for your field. If you have the chance, definitely retake the GRE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On&On&On&On Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 The thing is I wont have the opportunity to retake the test. Also, apps are due early next year and I don't think I will have the time to study AND take the test again. Yes, I know the essay is out of 6.0, I scored a 4.0 on the first GRE and a 3.5 the second time. I figure I will be submitting a writing sample so that could be a good indication of my writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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