Advice on applying without meeting minimum requirement?

[georgia2009]

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I'm planning to apply to a large number of schools this time around. However, I noticed on some that I don't meet the minimum GRE requirements. I experienced this last year... one school still granted me an interview and one didn't even consider my application, especially since they reviewed my scores before looking at my application. I'm wondering if I should still apply to a school even if my score is below the requirement? Maybe other sections of the application can make up for poor GRE scores? Any advice?!

 

[ptlover]

Hi actually this is not a good idea waste of money. Replace those schools with ones that don't require the GRE so you shine! Or apply to schools wirh no minimum gre score. Hope this helps

 

[starrsgirl]

I would never waste the money applying to a school where you don't meet the minimum. Even though the one school granted you an interview, that may have been because you slipped through somehow initially. With a lot of schools the minimums are part of their overall accreditation. So if they violate the minimums they state for their program it in theory affects their accreditation. At the very least, call every school you are thinking of doing that. Occasionally schools may offer waivers, but just get an answer first before you waste time and money. (Many schools simply reject you automatically from PTCAS stats before a real person may even read your application.)

 

[okramango]

You've seen this thread, right?
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/why-the-ridiculous-number-of-unqualified-applicants.1090851/

 

[jbizzle]

don't waste your time. its a minimum for a reason.

 

[tweaze]

There are some schools that don't consider the GRE (Pacific University in Oregon is one), and others that have a preferred range for GRE scores, rather than a hard cutoff. It might be more advantageous to replace the schools you don't meet the minimum on with some of those.

 

[DesertPT]

You've seen this thread, right?
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/why-the-ridiculous-number-of-unqualified-applicants.1090851/

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