steiner-5 Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 If I wanted to take the GRE again to boost my verbal and quant score but I didn't want to do the AW section again, is that problematic from an admissions standpoint, or do they tend to just use the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Some (most?) take the best, but some take the last. You need to check with the programs you're applying to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasses Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 If I wanted to take the GRE again to boost my verbal and quant score but I didn't want to do the AW section again, is that problematic from an admissions standpoint, or do they tend to just use the best? I know folks say you can only take part of the test and leave the rest blank if you want, but personally, that'd make me uncomfortable. I think that if you re-take, you're in for a redo of the entire shebang. And fuzzylogician's right--schools deal with this kind of thing entirely differently, so you'd want to check. I guess what I'm wondering is: how much of a boost do you want, and do you think you can get it? If your score isn't going to be dramatically improved, I'm not entirely sure it's worth it--and if you don't need dramatic improvement, I'm not entirely sure it's worth it then, either. Maybe mull it over a bit before you plunge in and ask schools how they deal with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiner-5 Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'd like to eke out a few more points on the verbal, but probably not if I have to do the essays again. Part of that is because I haven't received my AW score yet. If it's bad, I probably will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natofone Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 I got a 6.0 on the writing my first try (610v, 720m) and didn't take it the second time (720v,730m). I also went 0 for 13 in phd applications (but I got into 2 MA programs at top 10 schools 3 years ago with these scores). I am retaking them in September to apply again this year just in case schools used my crappier scores instead of the better ones because I avoided the writing section on the second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steiner-5 Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 I'll probably decide not to do it again. I suspect that spending a lot more time on SOP and the essays will be a better payoff than 40 points on the GRE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natofone Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Probably true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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