Multiple Gre Scores

[mayank1692]

I wanted to know how exactly different universities view receiving multiple GRE scores. I scored considerably better on my second attempt than on my first one, but I had sent my scores to a few universities the first time itself (stupidly I might add, thank you Score reporting). I plan on applying to the same universities with my improved score, and I wanted to know how this would be viewed by said universities (specifically UC San Diego, UC Irvine, Texas A M U and University of Illinois Urbana Champaign). The blog posts I've found on the topic have been vague and outdated at best. If anyone could shed some light on this, that would be really helpful. Thank you.

[Gvh]

From what I understand, this depends a lot on the school. I've found a lot of schools will have this info somewhere in their FAQ section, but usually the consensus is one of the two; i.e. either the school encourages sending multiple scores, from which they will "pick" your best score from each section OR they will only review your most recent test. If this isn't on their website you could probably find out by emailing the program's administrator. 

[GREMasterEMPOWERRichC]

Hi mayank1692,

If your second GRE score is much better than your first, then you should absolutely send that second score to all of the Schools that you plan to apply to. Grad School Admissions Departments understand that many applicants will take the GRE more than once, so they won't hold a retake against you (and they'll almost certainly use your higher score when evaluating your application). They're ultimately looking for evidence that you will be able to handle the curriculum, so a higher GRE score (even on a second or third attempt) shows that you have the capacity to learn and improve - these are both 'positives.'

GRE Masters aren't born, they're made,

Rich