Low GRE with middle of the road GPA

[UofUCogNeuro]

I took the GRE and received: 149Q 153V and 4 AW

I also have a GPA (overall) 2.9

and a major GPA of 3.53 with two semesters of work to go.

 

I am currently applying to 9 programs for a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience. My overall low GPA is due to the fact that I was an engineering major before i switched to psychology. I am retaking the classes that are dragging my overall GPA down (calc3 and physics for scientists and engineers)

I also have one and a half years experience in a cognitive neuroscience lab as a research assistant as well as 3 years of experience as a lab aide in a molecular biology lab.

I am applying to: University of Utah, UC Irvine, U of Oregon, Washington State, Boston College, Boston University, UMass Amherst, and Northeastern.

 

I am wondering if anyone knows if I NEED to take the GRE again.

 

I have been going crazy and getting very paranoid that I will not be accepted anywhere.

[Monochrome Spring]

Your GRE scores are: 37th percentile quantitative and 53rd percentile verbal. Check if your programs have minimum GRE cutoffs, because you don't want to waste time and money applying if you don't make those cutoffs. Your quantitative score is especially low for sciences, so you might want to look into studying and retaking (if you have time this application season, or applying for next application season). I recommend the Manhattan 5lb GRE Prep Book for quantitative, especially if you need to relearn a lot of the basics and learn how to answer GRE-style questions. I can't say if you need to retake the GRE, but I would highly recommend it (again, if you have time this application season, or applying for next application season).