No GRE required grad programs

[kaschnip]

Hi I will be a graduate of Saint Anselm College and am currently majoring in psych and minoring in neuroscience.

I am most interested in getting a grad degree in either neuro or cognitive studies.

My problem is that I am not a great test taker. Standardized tests give me anxiety and I would love to get into a decent school and not be required to submit GRE scores. I have found some schools that don't require the test. 

Does anyone have a list of programs that don't require GRE scores?

thanks,

Kendra

[Canis]

Here: http://bit.ly/1jxmDVi

[starofdawn]

Aaaaaand a post on thegradcafe from 2012 is the second on the list! 

[AuldReekie]

Europe..

[DeleteMePlease]

I suggest you try to take the GRE anyways. I am a bad testperson too but it is very studiable and I could boost my scores a lot (took it twice).

 

You can always look for alternatives that do not require the GRE. I did that too. For computer science I found UIUC, MIT, and UBC (Vancouver), maybe they don't require the GRE for other programs either.

[kaschnip]

thanks everyone!

[Lisa44201]

In case it hasn't been made clear in those other threads: reputable programs require the GRE, especially for neuro/cog.

[Canis]

There are some related programs you could look at - though your best bet is to look outside the US, especially at the UK and Europe. The GRE is primarily an American interest - and outside of that context has nothing to do with the quality of education, training, or research at a university. Of course American universities are also myopic and convinced that only U.S. schools can educate future professors, as a result if you want to teach in the US, you should go to a top US or Canadian school. That said, going to graduate school in the hopes of a teaching job these days is like pouring water on a rock hoping to break it in half.

 

In North America, Columbia University Teachers College does not require the GRE for Psychology in Education (M.A.); Education Psychology, Cognitive, Behavioral, and Developmental Analysis (Ed.M); Psychology-Developmental (M.A.); Cognitive Studies in Education (M.A). Also look at Ottawa, and University of Toronto (OISE).

 

Don't be afraid to look at research universities in the UK and Europe - if your interest is learning and research, science doesn't only happen in the US at schools requiring the GRE. University of Edinburgh, for example is a good place to start. Also, look at Denmark, (all of scandinavia really, they fund research like the US funds military), Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.