yoyo Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 A couple of weeks back I was a pretty confident applicant..but I messed up my GRE and since then have been going through hell. My stats are. 1. History Major ('09)..from top 10 liberal arts colleges in India. I dont know my GPA..but I did decently well..top 20-25 in a class of 60. 2. Two good internships during college..one as a research assistant for a Member of the Parliament. The other was public policy research during which I wrote two primary research papers. 3. Currently working for a small public health org. in an Indian city. 4. GRE:570V 560Q (horrible time management) 5. 1 very strong reco from my employer..2 pretty good recos from college professors Before my GRE disaster I was looking at the usual.. SIPA,Fletcher,Michigan(ford school),Cornell,American, Univ of Washington..(looking at colleges with an international outlook and that allows considerable focus/research on South Asia) I dont even have time to retake the GRE since deadlines are in jan and I cant bear the thought of going through prep books again. I have never been too comfortable with math..though I did decently in high school and college level economics, but after these quant scores..I dont think i should look at Quant heavy programs..so that rules out SIPA and Ford school for me right? What I really need advice about is the GRE... am i making a mistake by not retaking the GRE? thereby reducing my already slim chances since I have just a yr of work ex? Advice on other schools that I should consider..will be really helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riz1 Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 On the 10th of December last year, I took the GRE to submit for January deadline, and somehow it worked out. I know it's much more difficult to arrange a GRE retest from abroad, but do everything in your power to make it this year. Otherwise I sadly recommend you not apply this year to grad school, especially considering you graduated from university barely six months ago. Get the power combination of 2-3 years unique & relevant work experience + GRE scores higher than the mid-600s, and I think you'll be in a very competitive position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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