GRE scores good enough?

[drodrige]

Hi everyone. I've just taken the GRE two days ago, and my scores were 161V and 161Q. I was disappointed by my quantitative score as I was expecting something around 163-167, but I didn't expect something above 159 on verbal (I'm from Mexico). I'm thinking on retaking the test because of my quant score, but I'm not sure about it. I want to apply to MAPSS at Chicago, or MA in Sociology at Columbia or Berkeley as my top options. Do you think my scores are gonna be good enough to be considered for those programs? I know that the GRE is just a very small part of the whole application and that it acts more like a filtering mechanism, but I wanna make sure to pass through that filter.

 

Thanks.

[drodrige]

Hi everyone. I've just taken the GRE two days ago, and my scores were 161V and 161Q. I was disappointed by my quantitative score as I was expecting something around 163-167, but I didn't expect something above 159 on verbal (I'm from Mexico). I'm thinking on retaking the test because of my quant score, but I'm not sure about it. I want to apply to MAPSS at Chicago, or MA in Sociology at Columbia or Berkeley as my top options. Do you think my scores are gonna be good enough to be considered for those programs? I know that the GRE is just a very small part of the whole application and that it acts more like a filtering mechanism, but I wanna make sure to pass through that filter.

 

Thanks.

 

Uhmmm, I didn't mean Berkeley, I meant NYU (MS in Applied Urban Studies).

[victorydance]

This is a solid score, let alone for doctoral programs, not just MA programs. I would imagine your time/money can be spent on better things on your application than re-doing the test.

[DeepSaklani]

These are good scores. You should now focus on creating a good bio.