wannaphdnHistory Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I would be surprised with anything less than a 5 on the AW section. I got a 610V and a 660Q. I was shooting for a 650V score. So, I am disappointed. On all the practice tests, I was getting 650 and above on the Verbal, so I do not know what happened. Is it realistic to think I can improve my Verbal score by 40 points if I retake the test? Or, would that be a waste of time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbq555 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 did it tell you which one was the experimental section? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaphdnHistory Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 yes, it was a math part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthla Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'd think that as long as you're above 600, it won't really hurt your application. I had a verbal experimental last year, thankfully - I ended up doing well on the math side of things, but if I'd been confronted with another math section, I may have walked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaphdnHistory Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 the good news is they told me it was experimental. So, the ones that looked to complicated, I just marked an answer and moved right along Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieW Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 They told you it was experimental?! Has the test changed from last year, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaphdnHistory Posted July 28, 2009 Author Share Posted July 28, 2009 I don't think they tell everyone. I think it may just be the luck of the draw. Not sure. I could say more, but I do not want to break the confidentiality agreement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbq555 Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 what happens if i just totally skip the experimental section since apparently they tell you now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expressionista Posted July 28, 2009 Share Posted July 28, 2009 I took my GRE on July 18, and I got a verbal experimental section. It told me the section was experimental, which was a pleasant surprise to me. Before it started, I was thinking I might just collapse or something if I ended up with another math section since I had just finished one. Anyway, since the section said it was experimental, I did fly through it (I just wanted to get to my scores), but every now and then I would get paranoid that maybe I had read something wrong and that it wasn't experimental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubya Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 When I took the GRE about a year ago I was told that which section was experimental as well...and I skipped it...didn't even bother to guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialcomm Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I'd think that as long as you're above 600, it won't really hurt your application. I had a verbal experimental last year, thankfully - I ended up doing well on the math side of things, but if I'd been confronted with another math section, I may have walked out. This is how I felt last year. I finished a math section, and BAM, other math section. It did NOT indicate which was experimental. Not the way I wanted to end the test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now