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GRE Math Subject Test

sleepysentinel

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Hi,
Im new here and dont know much about the protocol. I tried looking for an answer to my question but couldnt find it...if it is there then its my bad.
My question is:
Im sure there is a thin line to tread between a score on the GRE Math Subject Test between a score that will enhance your admission prospects and one that will hinder them. So, what in your opinion is the LEAST percentile that a person can send as part of his application to an MFE program? Im pretty confused because someone told me its 70 but I figured its closer to 80.
 
I was under the impression that ETS sends all your GRE scores if you request them to be sent to schools. But maybe I'm wrong.
 
75% would be good, given that you compete with people going for math PhDs.
 
real analysis and abstract algebra part the GRE math requires will help u understand stochastic calculus in the future:)
 
Yuriy said:
I was under the impression that ETS sends all your GRE scores if you request them to be sent to schools. But maybe I'm wrong.
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I guess youre confusing the Maths part of GRE General Test (which score I have to send as part of my General Test Scores) with the Math Subject Test, which I can of course decide not to send scores of.
 
sleepysentinel said:
I guess youre confusing the Maths part of GRE General Test (which score I have to send as part of my General Test Scores) with the Math Subject Test, which I can of course decide not to send scores of.
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No :) I'm talking about the Math GRE test, not the Quant portion of the General GRE.
I took GRE Math long time ago, and when I send my scores to schools, I get a report in the mail; that report has all my GRE schores - General and Math - I have taken in the past. So I'm wondering if the schools receive the same report, or maybe they receive just the scores I'm asking for.
 
Yuriy said:
No :) I'm talking about the Math GRE test, not the Quant portion of the General GRE.
I took GRE Math long time ago, and when I send my scores to schools, I get a report in the mail; that report has all my GRE schores - General and Math - I have taken in the past. So I'm wondering if the schools receive the same report, or maybe they receive just the scores I'm asking for.
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Hmm...I guess things have changed because now the website says:
"You may choose to send only General Test scores, only Subject Test scores, only stand-alone Analytical Writing or Writing Assesment scores, or any combination of the above, but you may not choose to have only those scores from a specific test date reported."
It may also be that I have misunderstood what they are trying to say. Thanks for the help though!
 
sleepysentinel said:
Hmm...I guess things have changed because now the website says:
"You may choose to send only General Test scores, only Subject Test scores, only stand-alone Analytical Writing or Writing Assesment scores, or any combination of the above, but you may not choose to have only those scores from a specific test date reported."
It may also be that I have misunderstood what they are trying to say. Thanks for the help though!
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A well nuanced post, indeed ;)
 
sleepysentinel said:
Hmm...I guess things have changed because now the website says:
"You may choose to send only General Test scores, only Subject Test scores, only stand-alone Analytical Writing or Writing Assesment scores, or any combination of the above, but you may not choose to have only those scores from a specific test date reported."
It may also be that I have misunderstood what they are trying to say. Thanks for the help though!
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Well :) if they say you can send General without sending Subject, then that is seems to be the case :)
 
So anyway...as an update to that I got an 80th percentile score which I guess is pretty good considering my non-math background and a month of study.
Hope the score does increase my chances of admission
 
sleepysentinel said:
So anyway...as an update to that I got an 80th percentile score which I guess is pretty good considering my non-math background and a month of study.
Hope the score does increase my chances of admission
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congratulations, and good luck with the rest of your application!
 
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