I just have a really quick question regarding the application process. I have a good GPA, and I also have research experience and volunteer clinical work. Unfortunately, I got an 1150 on my GREs and dont have time to take them again before the application deadline. Now I know that the cut off is usually around 1200, does that mean that Im going to be automatically disqualified, even though I have other things going for me. Also worth mentioning that I moved here from Russian when I was thirteen, so that might have impacted by verbal score. And on top of that I was a bio major first and courses like chemistry and calculus have brought my GPA down. Is that something thats going to be taken into consideration when my application is reviewed?
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It really depends on the program. Some use hard and fast cut-offs and others look at the application in a more holistic manner before making any cuts. You can always contact the programs you are applying to to ask. Some schools also explain their application review processes on their websites.
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It would also depend on the calibre of programs that you are applying to i.e. how good they are.
It's usually harder to get into programs that are in the top tier with that kind of GRE score because programs are also care about their rankings as the GRE scores get factored in their rankings and status as top programs.
Do NOT mention your moving here when you were 13 and that you were russian is a reason for poor english. You're wayy past that age now and should be in your 20s now so that gives you plenty of years to improve upon it. It will come across as a pity request.
The bio courses can work for you only in your personal statement if you tell them that you realized that biology was not your forte...you realized that and hence you're picking the field that you're picking. Do note that the above reason will NOT work if you are applying to neuropsych. that require biology.
It's usually harder to get into programs that are in the top tier with that kind of GRE score because programs are also care about their rankings as the GRE scores get factored in their rankings and status as top programs.
Do NOT mention your moving here when you were 13 and that you were russian is a reason for poor english. You're wayy past that age now and should be in your 20s now so that gives you plenty of years to improve upon it. It will come across as a pity request.
The bio courses can work for you only in your personal statement if you tell them that you realized that biology was not your forte...you realized that and hence you're picking the field that you're picking. Do note that the above reason will NOT work if you are applying to neuropsych. that require biology.
It all depends. Believe it or not, I know someone who got around a 1050(after her 3rd try), and got into some PsyD programs. They weren't the greatest schools, but they weren't the worst either. Somewhere in the middle. She also had a lot of other things going for her.
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I'm not sure I agree with these responses. I know someone who immigrated from the former USSR around the same age and didn't do so well on the verbal GREs, which is understandable. She got into an excellent program, graduated, and took the licensing exam. I think that you should mention this in your personal statement, perhaps write some story about it, just make sure it doesn't overtake your statement. If I remember my friend's statement, it started with her experiences moving to the States. I think something like this is intriguing and potentially useful in your future work.
