Comp Sci GRE?

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I'll be applying next year to programs, and right now I'm not sure whether I'd rather apply for the PhD program in Neuroscience or Computer Science. Is there anyone who has gone through the process that knows if taking the GRE subject test in comp sci is important? I feel like the MCAT can be cover for other GRE scores, but probably not CS.

If anyone has any ideas- that'd be awesome.

 

[mjs]

I'd say two things.

1) It probably won't help you with your MD/PhD admissions to take that GRE.

2) What is required to enroll in a CS department as an MD/PhD student will vary from school to school, so just email their programs and ask what the rule has been in the past.

I know some dual degree folks in physical science departments who have had funky requirements and I know others who had to do very little to take an off-the-path PhD route.

 

[myfavred]

I'll be applying next year to programs, and right now I'm not sure whether I'd rather apply for the PhD program in Neuroscience or Computer Science. Is there anyone who has gone through the process that knows if taking the GRE subject test in comp sci is important? I feel like the MCAT can be cover for other GRE scores, but probably not CS.

If anyone has any ideas- that'd be awesome.

Comp Sci GRE is very difficult and most of the universities don't require it. But if you will have to take it make sure you know Pascal as well as Ada beside C++ and Java because CS GRE cover many different languages.

 

[daria]

Holy mother of God, avoid taking the Comp. Sci. GRE if at all possible. It's freakin' hard and WILL require intense studying - it makes the MCATs look like child's play. It's not so much the languages bit that's hard; it's the algorithms, computer engineering, operating system minutiae... I seem to recall linear algebra... If you're an absolute whiz at all these things and your undergrad program didn't spend a lot of time on applied CS and systems stuff, you might be fine, but even then, I think it requires significant study/prep time.

I echo mjs; find out fer sure if you need it first!