smallaxe Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Hi all, I'm looking for Anthropology PhD programs in the States that don't require the GRE or exempt some students from it (e.g. New School doesn't require it for students who completed their undergraduate degree more than five years prior... like me!). Which ones do you know of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bioarch_fan Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I'm actually surprised that any PhD programs don't require it. I know of a MA program that doesn't require it but that's only 1 program. I should look into that because I'll have to retake the GRE when I go on for my PhD to make my application stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallaxe Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Personally I'm surprised there aren't more, considering how problematic standardized testing is known to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farflung Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 You're right, most anthropologists are well aware of the pitfalls of standardized testing, and are highly skeptical toward the GRE. Many anthropology departments (especially for PhD programs) require GRE but don't really take your scores into account unless it is devastatingly terrible -- but even in that case, the applicant probably also has other red flags, like a poorly-written statement of purpose or poor performance as an undergrad. I think a lot of people want to blame rejections on a low GRE score, but that is almost never the case. My department merely requires GRE because it's the university standard, so the larger institution expects them to. catcatcatdog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaultyPowers Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 UMass Amherst does not require the GRE for either MA/PhD or PhD applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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