I have a majorly hard question and I'm not sure if anyone can help, but I would LOVE to have some insight.
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GRE question: Age of GRE scores just a few months shy????
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Much the same for me this year. Took the GRE in November 2004 and scored well enough that I vowed never to take them again. So the scores "expired" about a month or two before applications were due in 2009/2010. I called/e-mailed each of the programs I was interested in just to make certain my scores would be accepted. All but two said they would, and the two that didn't didn't say they wouldn't either. Most had to double check with various personnel and administrators... I had to reassure some of them that the scores would not expire with the ETS until sometime late spring/early summer of next year, so if they needed to double check anything they'd still be able to find official records there. If you are set on using these scores, double check with ETS about their file purge date in your case.
Given how nervous my inquiries seemed to make folks, though, I'd suggest it may be a positive for you to have more recent scores if you can stomach the test one more time, even if you lose a handful of points -- especially if your transcripts are older, your letters of reference are not all from academic sources, etc...
Best of luck!
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Yeah, I think your math is off. Five years would be in June of 2011, not 2010, right? So your applications will already be submitted and decisions will be made.
LoL thats right! Why is he or she trippin? If they're good for five years, as long as you apply next year you should be fine if they expire in June of 2011 as long as they dont care that they're good all the way until you actually enroll like the other person was saying.
Okay, you can see why I don't want to take the GRE's again, my quant skills tend to suck. I'm not sure what I was thinking. Anxiety does that to a person.
I pulled out the ETS score reports to be sure. I took the test on 6-06. I guess what I was thinking is that my test scores would be five years old before I ENTER a program in 2011.
I feel incredibly stupid.
I pulled out the ETS score reports to be sure. I took the test on 6-06. I guess what I was thinking is that my test scores would be five years old before I ENTER a program in 2011.
I feel incredibly stupid.
With 700s in both Q & V, I'd hardly say that your quant skills suck. : )
Take it from someone whose Q scores and skills actually suck. Don't be so hard on yourself.
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No worries!! I had a similar arithmetic snafu when I was applying and thought I had 3 weeks until they were do and in fact only had 2. Stress does crazy things to the mind 🙂
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Hey, stuff like this happens to everybody during the application process (and probably beyond). Great scores btw! 👍
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Oh nuts -- I didn't even bother thinking about the math, and I didn't catch that you were wondering about sending scores early to "beat" the deadline .... is that poor reading comp or what?
I think Clinical programs should be specific, they are supposed to be about making stuff science, right? So let's do science with the Clinical Programs Application Sites. For example:
Hypothesis: Applicants who know when to consider their GRE scores five years old and un-interpretable will be 1) less likely to call the psych office and send the secretary into panics with applicants demanding answers to questions that only faculty can answer who aren't in their offices long enough to ask a question 2) applicants who have old GRE scores will not apply saving the psych secretary and application committee hours of sorting, reading, and responding to ineligible candidates 3) Students who are highly qualified will apply, as they will know their GRE scores are still valid.
Experiment:
Post on website: "APPLICATION DEADLINE is JANUARY 1, 2010. GRE SCORES MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN AFTER DECEMBER 2004 in order to BE CONSIDERED.
Results: Wow, people with GRE scores more than five years old considering the date, X is clearly posted on the application procedure site aren't applying. Wow! The psych secretary is not trying to hunt down faculty to ask them questions they don't know and don't have any intention of answering. Wow! That 3 minute discussion committee members allotted in the last committee meeting regarding what date to consider the cut-off date for GRE scores saved tons of time and hassle.
Conclusion: OH MY GOD. The world is a better place. We just did great science!
Hypothesis: Applicants who know when to consider their GRE scores five years old and un-interpretable will be 1) less likely to call the psych office and send the secretary into panics with applicants demanding answers to questions that only faculty can answer who aren't in their offices long enough to ask a question 2) applicants who have old GRE scores will not apply saving the psych secretary and application committee hours of sorting, reading, and responding to ineligible candidates 3) Students who are highly qualified will apply, as they will know their GRE scores are still valid.
Experiment:
Post on website: "APPLICATION DEADLINE is JANUARY 1, 2010. GRE SCORES MUST HAVE BEEN TAKEN AFTER DECEMBER 2004 in order to BE CONSIDERED.
Results: Wow, people with GRE scores more than five years old considering the date, X is clearly posted on the application procedure site aren't applying. Wow! The psych secretary is not trying to hunt down faculty to ask them questions they don't know and don't have any intention of answering. Wow! That 3 minute discussion committee members allotted in the last committee meeting regarding what date to consider the cut-off date for GRE scores saved tons of time and hassle.
Conclusion: OH MY GOD. The world is a better place. We just did great science!
I don't think they need to be specific. It already states on the ETS website that GRE scores are valid for only five years. That's pretty concrete to me.
