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I have been an active member here for a few months and would like to say that it has helped me a great deal during my Grad School applications. Even so there is one thing I have noticed here, and that is your GRE score requirements (in the quant section, I don't believe V and A are as important).
In a few posts people have been asking about their profile and if they have what it takes. I have never seen anyone here with a lower score than 160 so I wont comment on that, but in a few cases there have been people with a score of 161-163. A lot of the time they receive the answer that their GRE score is not competitive and that they do not stand a chance.
I for one got that impression when I read this site (having only scored a 162 I was worried). I didn't have the chance to retake the GRE (it is only held 2 times a year here in my country). I received a message from a member here that told me he had been in a similar situation (with a 780) but had gotten into some good programs. So I decided to go a head and apply.
They results are in, and I really can't see that a GRE score of 162 has a whole lot of affect. The schools I was accepted into are:
Columbia - MFE
Cornell - MFE
NYU - MFE
MIT - MF
With this post I just wanted to say that you still have a change even tough your GRE score is under 164. I spoke with the head of MQF at Rutgers and I believe he put it best:
"The mathematics on the GRE are childish. For people with a good mathematical background it will just be luck of the draw if you mess upp 1 or 2 questions. We therefore consider all scores from 750-800 (160-170 on the new scale I believe) to be equal."
In a few posts people have been asking about their profile and if they have what it takes. I have never seen anyone here with a lower score than 160 so I wont comment on that, but in a few cases there have been people with a score of 161-163. A lot of the time they receive the answer that their GRE score is not competitive and that they do not stand a chance.
I for one got that impression when I read this site (having only scored a 162 I was worried). I didn't have the chance to retake the GRE (it is only held 2 times a year here in my country). I received a message from a member here that told me he had been in a similar situation (with a 780) but had gotten into some good programs. So I decided to go a head and apply.
They results are in, and I really can't see that a GRE score of 162 has a whole lot of affect. The schools I was accepted into are:
Columbia - MFE
Cornell - MFE
NYU - MFE
MIT - MF
With this post I just wanted to say that you still have a change even tough your GRE score is under 164. I spoke with the head of MQF at Rutgers and I believe he put it best:
"The mathematics on the GRE are childish. For people with a good mathematical background it will just be luck of the draw if you mess upp 1 or 2 questions. We therefore consider all scores from 750-800 (160-170 on the new scale I believe) to be equal."
