GRE Scores How much emphasis is placed on them?

[Arcanelady27]

I received my official scores. Verbal 146 Quant 145 AW 4.0

 

I know my verbal and quant scores are not impressive. However, how emphasis is really placed on the quant scores when applying for SLP programs? 

 

I would think the AW score would be much more of a concern. 

 

How much emphasis is placed on these scores in terms of everything else in your application being stellar? 

If you have a great SOP, grades, and LORs, how much weight is placed on these scores? 

[Loric]

It's going to depend on the school. I think mine havent even been looked at.

[dial1010usa]

Agreed with Loric. I heard the total should be over 291 or 300. I spoke to one of the committee member for one of the school and she said if you are really good on others GPA/EC it balanced out. Your GRE scores aren't bad.

Have you applied to schools yet?

Good Luck!

[Arcanelady27]

Agreed with Loric. I heard the total should be over 291 or 300. I spoke to one of the committee member for one of the school and she said if you are really good on others GPA/EC it balanced out. Your GRE scores aren't bad.

Have you applied to schools yet?

Good Luck!

I have applied to three schools. They are all in NYC because I am limited because of work. My job provides tuition reimbursement.

[DeafAudi]

Oh boy, I'm so nervous about this. I scored high on verbal but EXTREMELY low on quantitative. Like I will be taking it to my grave. haha. I haven't gotten my AW score yet. 

[emikate51]

The schools I talked to all said to aim for a 300 combined score and they could care less about the writing portion which was the same with undergrad

[midnight]

Oh boy, I'm so nervous about this. I scored high on verbal but EXTREMELY low on quantitative. Like I will be taking it to my grave. haha. I haven't gotten my AW score yet. 

 

I did, too, but luckily it didn't negatively affect me. I think committees do tend to look at the total package (grades, LORs, SOP, resume/experience, and GRE), especially if you meet suggested score minima.

[DeafAudi]

I did, too, but luckily it didn't negatively affect me. I think committees do tend to look at the total package (grades, LORs, SOP, resume/experience, and GRE), especially if you meet suggested score minima.

 

Thanks for your reassurance! My overall score is 297 and if they combine my best scores from both exams (which some do), it is 300. Definitely not the best but I think I have other strong credentials. 

[Arcanelady27]

I am right at 291. I heard  150 in each section is what one should aim for...

I was told the score accepted is dependent on the scores of the other applicants in the admission cycle you are applying.

[DeafAudi]

I think you should be fine if you have 150 in both sections or close. 

[Arcanelady27]

I think you should be fine if you have 150 in both sections or close. 

Define close LOL

[DeafAudi]

Define close LOL

 

I would be more comfortable with your score than my score. At least it shows consistency across the board. Good luck! 

 

ETA: I checked and got my AW score. It is a fairly decent 4.5. I hope that it and my verbal score combined will help make up for the quantitative...

Edited January 14, 2014 by DeafAudi

[skeener687]

I agree that it really just depends on the school. At some info sessions that I have attended, some schools have stated that they do not feel that the GRE is very representative of how one will perform in grad school, whereas other schools have stated that they believe it is a big indicator of future grad school success. One professor told me that with so many qualified applicants, it often comes down to who has the higher GPA and GRE. I don't know if that is truly the case, but it makes sense with the competition getting steeper each year.

[Arcanelady27]

I would be more comfortable with your score than my score. At least it shows consistency across the board. Good luck! 

 

ETA: I checked and got my AW score. It is a fairly decent 4.5. I hope that it and my verbal score combined will help make up for the quantitative...

I would much rather your score. You did high on the verbal. I think that is the portion they look at in our programs with great importance. I also think writing portion matters a huge deal. 

[DeafAudi]

Actually, I don't think the AW matters at all . I think they might only look at it if another portion is low. I think this is because a) it's so new and b ) we are asked to submit writing samples or a SOP anyway. 

Edited January 15, 2014 by DeafAudi

[Arcanelady27]

How new is AW section? I really hope they keep these scores in perspective. I read on GRE site the scores aren't a perfect science and they don't fully determine success in grad school.

[DeafAudi]

I think AW was introduced with the new GRE so they are still working out some kinks. Don't hold me to that, though!

 

I'm sure the admissions committee will consider the rest of your application. From what I have heard, it is GPA, research experience/SOP/references, then GRE. I think the GRE is probably only used as a final comparison between similar applicants. 

[rks2010]

It clearly depends on the school. Some of the schools I've applied to won't even consider you unless you got at least a 3.5 on the writing. And a lot of people I know have been advised to just send the score with the highest writing score. But clearly for others that have posted they don't get that impression from the schools they're applying to. Personally, I'm hoping my gre scores won't hold me back (150v 148q 4.5aw) I have a high gpa and good experiences so hopefully I'll still get in somewhere.

[skeener687]

I took the old GRE back in '07, and it had the AW then. It was just a little different.

[DeafAudi]

rks2010, that's good to know. I haven't actually contacted any SL-P/audiology programs about the GRE, I'm only going on the overall impression I've gotten on these forums.

 

skeener687, my bad. Maybe the AW is more important than I originally thought.

[Bcjami]

As much as I want to say the whole package counts so much, I think the GRE scores have SO MUCH TO DO WITH ACCEPTANCE. This is my 3rd year applying, not saying I know all there is know about how to get a spot, but I have applied to a lot of schools in the past and talked to a lot of committee people. They always say: "you are a strong applicant and meet our requirements, but the problem is we have a lot of applicants like this." In a nutshell, the ones that have the highest GRE scores, usually  get the spots. My GRE is mediocre: 148, 147, 3.5. ( I have taken the GRE 4 times) The GRE is not my friend, I have done the best I can do, spent a lot of money preparation, and I'm DONE. So, I'm hoping the I have at least shown the schools I have applied, I tried to get as high as I could. 

[greeneryforests]

I think the general trend is that if your scores are at or above the 50th percentile, they do not matter too much unless you are applying to some really amazing high ranked schools, and even then I am not so sure. I know people who got around 149 in V and Q and now are happy at UCF and Valdosta State.