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GRE Not Required - Should I Still Submit My Scores?


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I'm applying for master's programs in Higher Education and for TC Columbia, they don't require GRE scores (but do require an academic writing sample). I'm trying to decide whether or not to report my GRE scores since I have a medicore undergrad GPA (3.58) in a humanities field from a top 100 private university. However, my GRE scores are split - did really well in verbal  and AW  but not so great in quant.

 

Any words of wisdom? I was thinking my verbal and writing scores could help offset my medicore undergrad GPA but am worried about the low quant score hurting me.

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I've submitted my GRE score to one program that said "GRE scores not required if you have submitted TOEFL scores." I'm glad I did, as more than one month after submitting the application, I came across something else on the department website that said, "International students should be advised that GRE scores are required for such and such fellowship, etc. As such, they are strongly urged to do the GRE, etc." 

 

So I'm thinking that, one, your GRE scores are good and can offset your GPA, but also that program websites can be a bit misleading when they say something is not "required" but it turns out it can be "helpful." 

 

Do you need quant for the degree you are applying to? 

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