GRE for Ortho

[slimdentshady]

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Does anyone know which schools actually value the GRE?

 

[LeagueofLigTies]

I would look at the GRE as a “weed out” process the same way a poor gpa may filter someone out before they make it to admissions. Assume a school cares about it unless you hear from residents/forums otherwise

 

[slimdentshady]

Thank you for replying.
I go to a P/F school and got above 150 in each section. Im having a little bit of trouble of finding our which programs do care about it. Do you have any idea where I can find this information?

I would look at the GRE as a “weed out” process the same way a poor gpa may filter someone out before they make it to admissions. Assume a school cares about it unless you hear from residents/forums otherwise

 

[LeagueofLigTies]

Thank you for replying.
I go to a P/F school and got above 150 in each section. Im having a little bit of trouble of finding our which programs do care about it. Do you have any idea where I can find this information?

I don’t think there’s a list per se. If a school doesn’t require GRE then they don’t care at all- but for the ones that require it I’d assume they care. You find out mostly by word of mouth, asking residents how much it impacts admissions, and searching forums to see if anyone said anything about it

 

[niko472]

I also went to a pass fail school and spoke to a bunch of current residents about this. I didn’t want to waste months studying if it was just a check box.

Only a couple schools (st Louis and Colorado?) have hard cut offs and those are 155 per section?

Most schools want to see above 150 per section and 4.0 writing?

Indiana was the only place I could find average GRE and it was from several years ago. It was around 153 per section?

You can search previous years ortho threads for statistics of those who got in — but I’d assume these are the ones in the top % if they’re hanging out on SDN. The average there seems to be 160 per section? Some of the ortho residents I spoke to had GREs below 150.

 

[slimdentshady]

Thank you thats really helpful!!

 

[AlignerGuy]

I think that it’s more of a “rule out” exam than a “rule in”. The GRE only seems to do favors for you if you do like really well. We’re talking like 165/165/5.5+. Conversely, if you score below 50th percentile on any section, that’s going to create some barriers for you. I tell people to aim for 155/155/4.5+. I would put the most weight on the writing section. Residencies like to see that you are a competent writer. They want to know this because you will no doubt have a research obligation in residency, and they do not want any residents that need hand holding.

I’ve heard a very (very) small percent of schools look more heavily on the GRE. I had a 158/158/4.5 (decent score at best), came from a pass/fail school and matched to a very competitive stipend-paying program. I also got interviews at schools I heard had high GRE standards (example: VCU). So, that’s my opinion from what I’ve seen.

 

[OncePreDent]

I also went to a pass fail school and spoke to a bunch of current residents about this. I didn’t want to waste months studying if it was just a check box.

Only a couple schools (st Louis and Colorado?) have hard cut offs and those are 155 per section?

Most schools want to see above 150 per section and 4.0 writing?

Indiana was the only place I could find average GRE and it was from several years ago. It was around 153 per section?

You can search previous years ortho threads for statistics of those who got in — but I’d assume these are the ones in the top % if they’re hanging out on SDN. The average there seems to be 160 per section? Some of the ortho residents I spoke to had GREs below 150.

Where did you find that St. Louis has a hard cut-off of 155 per section? I can't seem to find that anywhere.

Thanks!

 

[niko472]

Where did you find that St. Louis has a hard cut-off of 155 per section? I can't seem to find that anywhere.

Thanks!

I can’t find it anymore, maybe it was UMKC? I could’ve sworn seeing 155 listed somewhere, and it was brought up talking with residents at a completely different program too.