Psych GRE worth sending?

[cherry12055]

I just got my Psych GRE score- got a 710 which is the 79th percentile. Is this score worth reporting if the school doesn't ask for it or it's optional? I've read that anything above a 700 is good but the percentile seems rather low to me so I'm not sure.  (Also, I was not a psych major). 

Thanks! 

[St0chastic]

This is an impossible question to answer with any kind of certainty.  The truth is we don't have good data on how much of a factor the Psych GRE is in admissions decisions and what is considered to be a good score.  All we know are average scores of accepted students that schools report.  Normally I would say don't submit your score unless it is close to or higher than the average reported by a school, but since you aren't a psych major a slightly lower score might still be viewed favorably.  79% isn't great for a psych major but is pretty impressive for a non-psych major in my opinion.  So I am leaning towards reporting it.

[sackofcrap]

If it's not mentioned on the school's website at all, I wouldn't send it because they probably don't want it. If it says on the website that it's optional, then I would definitely send it because I think it will be taken into account and your score is not a bad score. What school are you applying to?

[buttercup8d]

I didn't do well on my Psych GRE either. The test is all rote memorization, and I decided it wasn't worth re-taking for $200. It's been a few years since I took Intro Psych 101. Almost all schools told me it isn't important, and I ended up not even sending it to most schools.

[didion10]

I had read/heard anything less than 85th percentile is not worth sending unless its required. Most schools don't care, honestly. 

Good luck

[psychologue]

I would only send it if you have something to make up for like a low GPA. Otherwise I don't think it would hurt you, but you never know - the percentile seems low to me.