GRE Scores are Horrible, App Deadline is Soon. Please Help!

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1 hour ago, amara0714 said:

Thank you for replying! I've been anxious all day. I contacted Indiana University and the person wrote back:

Thank you for your interest in our program. Your application will be considered, but it’s unlikely that you would be admitted with GRE scores below the minimum. To give you an idea of the kinds of students that we admit, here are the average stats for admitted students over the past 5 years:

 

GPA – 3.63

Verbal %tile – 77

Quant %tile – 64

Analytical %tile – 59

 

Regarding your transcripts – Yes, we do need transcripts from every college attended.

 

So I guess that means I shouldnt even bother applying to their program? I will continue to contact schools to see if they require a certain percentile or not for admission. 

I would say keep talking to schools and professors, and see what their policies on GRE scores are. I know of a few Canadian schools where if you have a strong application otherwise, and a really good fit with a supervisor, your supervisor can choose to waive the GRE scores entirely (typically in non-clinical programs).  But even in other cases, I have received interviews with similar GRE scores - so again, you can still hold out hope for a good school, regardless of what some of these people have been saying. 

Do some digging, and feel out what is best for you. There is still hope, and you will find somewhere that is a good fit for you ! And if anything, try looking into schools that don't require the GRE, as a back up (ie. Experimental programs in Canada, or Clinical @ University of Ottawa, are a few examples).