MS psychology with these GRE scores

[HermoineG]

Hey guys,

 

I scored 297 in GRE (V- 149, Q- 148) AWA- 4.5

 

I have some research experience but no publications on my name. I also have four good LOR. I have done my MA in India from a private university. 

 

I really want to get into MS program in psychological research. 

 

I am very new to admissions in US. None of my friends are applying for psychology here.

 

Could you please advice me if I should retake my GRE??

 

Thanks a lot!!

[awells27]

 

Hey guys,

 

I scored 297 in GRE (V- 149, Q- 148) AWA- 4.5

 

I have some research experience but no publications on my name. I also have four good LOR. I have done my MA in India from a private university. 

 

I really want to get into MS program in psychological research. 

 

I am very new to admissions in US. None of my friends are applying for psychology here.

 

Could you please advice me if I should retake my GRE??

 

Thanks a lot!!

 

Are you a non-native speaker?  If this is the case, I would get a tutor, and I would take the test again, as your scores are lower than 50th percentile in Q and V.  If you are a native speaker, I would retake the test again anyway.  I do not test well, so I had to study all summer just to get acceptable scores.  If you are in Irvine, you live in a heavily populated area and should have options for what tutor to select at what price.  

[HermoineG]

Hi awells27,

 

Thank you for replying! I would retake GRE in mid- November. I was going back and forth about trade off between applying early or reapplying for GRE. Do you think it helps to apply early? If I retake it in mid-November, it would mean I will apply by end of November. Do you think it will affect my chances of getting in?

 

Thank you

[awells27]

 

Hi awells27,

 

Thank you for replying! I would retake GRE in mid- November. I was going back and forth about trade off between applying early or reapplying for GRE. Do you think it helps to apply early? If I retake it in mid-November, it would mean I will apply by end of November. Do you think it will affect my chances of getting in?

 

Thank you

 

Since apps are submitted electronically, most schools just care about their deadline.  Most admit committees want to view the entire pool of candidates in order to make a decision.  This at least is what I have heard from my own professors who consider MA and PHD admits in competitive programs.  If you submit your transcripts, LORs, and any other required material before you retake the GRE, your app will be almost finished by that time.  

Edited October 18, 2013 by awells27

[HermoineG]

Ok. Got it. Thanks a lot!