hl348 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) I am applying to Cornell(Master's program in Africana Studies) and I got Q: 760(85%) V: 600(86%) AW: 4.5(63%).... The program doesnt require GRE scores but it does recommend the applicants to take it.... is the score bad/good for the program? I think the verbal(AW too...) is pretty low esp. when compared to native speakers who are going into social sciences or humanities field.(I am an international student though..) Edited January 31, 2010 by hl348 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Your scores are good, don't worry about them. I would have said that even if you were a native speaker, but they are certainly good for an international--85th+ percentile will get you past any cutoffs. Then, as they say, it's up to the rest of the application to get you in; but these scores won't keep you out. The AW is the least important part of the GRE. You don't need to worry if you do well on the TOEFL and submit well written essays (SOP and writing sample). ETA: Wow, the percentiles have seriously changed since last year! I also got a 4.5 and the percentile was somewhere in the 50s. Edited January 31, 2010 by fuzzylogician Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacib Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I am applying to Cornell(Master's program in Africana Studies) and I got Q: 760(85%) V: 600(86%) AW: 4.5(63%).... The program doesnt require GRE scores but it does recommend the applicants to take it.... is the score bad/good for the program? I think the verbal(AW too...) is pretty low esp. when compared to native speakers who are going into social sciences or humanities field.(I am an international student though..) Your scores are quite good. I know for a fact that many (most, all?) programs are more forgiving with non-native speaker's verbal scores, especially with a high math score to counterbalance (anything above 700 is high... remember that the percentage includes all the physicists and engineers who took the GRE). Additionally, master's programs tend to weigh the GRE score less heavily if the student's application demonstrates other strengthens (through a strong GPA, writing sample, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hl348 Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) ahh thanks to all for your positive threads. I have been so much worried about my low gre and gpa.... cuz on this website, alot of people have quite strong specs, making me even more pessimistic on my own. I am much relieved now.. haha... good luck to everyone! Edited February 1, 2010 by hl348 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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