GRE, School specific retake policies?

[david594]

What are different schools GRE retake policies? Which ones take the best scores from a single day? which take the best from each section? Which average the scores of multiple attempts?


UC Davis says "When you take the GRE multiple times, we consider the highest scores in each section for examinations taken within the five-year period."
Source: http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/studentprograms/subpages/faqs.html#q21

Cornell says "Cornell also has a policy of using your best test composite scores from multiple tests (even if your best scores in the various sections were not earned on the same test date) to help our applicants feel less anxious about any one test. If you experience test anxiety, you may leave an examine knowing you may return for a new examine without being penalized in Cornell's DVM Admissions selection process."
Source: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/admissions/prep.htm

Iowa State says "The one test that gives you the best score is used."
Source: http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu/prospective_students/default.aspx?id=988#26

Louisiana State says "When the GRE has been taken more than once, the highest score from a single test date will be used."
Source: http://www.vetmed.lsu.edu/admissions/admission_faqs.htm#re-take

Michigan State says " When the test has been taken more than once, only the higher composite score will be added to the applicant's credentials."
Source: http://www.cvm.msu.edu/student-info...r-doctor-of-veterinary-medicine/gre-and-toefl

North Caroline State says "If an applicant takes the test more than once, the highest total score is used from a single testing date, not the highest of each section."
Source: http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/studentservices/admissions.html

Ohio State says " We take the highest score from one exam. "
Source: http://www.vet.ohio-state.edu/2699.htm#q19

Washington State says "GRE scores are calculated by averaging the percentile rank on all 3 sections of the general test (composite score). If an application contains more than one set of GRE scores, the committee will consider the highest composite score. Only GRE scores received by the Admissions Office at the time of initial academic evaluation will contribute to Tier assignment. Scores received later will be used in the final evaluation."
Source: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/prospectiveStudents/AdmissionProcedure.aspx


Western University says "If taken multiple times, all scores will be considered, but more weight will likely be placed on the later score."
Source: http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/howtoapply/dvm_prerequisites.xml#DVM_If_I_take_the_GRE_or_MCAT

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[CanadianGolden]

Penn:

"When considering scores from multiple test dates, we will take the highest combined verbal and quantitative scores from the same test date."

http://www.vet.upenn.edu/admissions/faq.html

 

[twelvetigers]

I don't have it in quotations, but I know for a fact that Oklahoma State takes the highest score from a single test.

 

[banditalfi]

haha so apparently the moral of the story is don't f up.

 

[david594]

haha so apparently the moral of the story is don't f up.

Nah, exactly the opposite really, for at least all the schools I looked up. If you retake the GRE's and do worse than the first time it will have no negative affects. The only time it could hurt you is if schools average multiple tests scores, in which case you could potentially bring down a better score. But havent found any schools that do it that way yet.

 

[banditalfi]

Nah, exactly the opposite really, for at least all the schools I looked up. If you retake the GRE's and do worse than the first time it will have no negative affects. The only time it could hurt you is if schools average multiple tests scores, in which case you could potentially bring down a better score. But havent found any schools that do it that way yet.

i guess i look at it more as you can't blow off a section if you already did well. plus it's expensive to take it a few times...

 

[wi girl]

I actually read it like banditalfi -- only one WHOLE test counts, so you have to do well on all of the sections within that test. A school that takes highest SECTION would be much more lenient.

 

[gilch]

I know that this hasn't been updated in a while, but does anyone know the policies of Auburn or Missouri?

 

[MIZMARLEY]

Auburn takes the highest score from each section on multiple tests. That is what I was told by the pre-vet advisor at the University of Kentucky.

 

[rileyroo]

I know that this hasn't been updated in a while, but does anyone know the policies of Auburn or Missouri?

Mizzou takes the best from each section within the last three years

 

[DVMDream]

I know this is an older post, but I wanted to mention that Washington has changed their policy:

"GRE percentile is calculated by averaging the percentile rank from the three sections of the general test (composite score). If an application contains more than one set of GRE scores, the committee will consider the highest section score. Only GRE scores received by the admissions office at the time of initial academic evaluation will contribute to Tier assignment."