GRE question

[Motoracer448]

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Hi all, after reading through multiple posts and seeing how helpful everyone is I thought I would make a post. I recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Exercise Sports Science and plan/HOPE on attending PT School. I have 4 or 5 pre-reqs left and will be taking them this summer/fall at a community college, and I also still have to take the GRE. My question about the GRE is, would it be better to take it after taking my pre-reqs? Or would that effect my score or not? Any other information about how to better my chances of getting interviews or acceptances would be amazing. Thank you.

 

[kcrat21]

I would take the gre soon before they change the format. Your pre-requisites won't have anything to do with the gre, so it shouldn't have an effect on how well you do. But, they are about to change the test format and some schools prefer the old one over the new one.

 

[jbizzle]

Hi all, after reading through multiple posts and seeing how helpful everyone is I thought I would make a post. I recently graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in Exercise Sports Science and plan/HOPE on attending PT School. I have 4 or 5 pre-reqs left and will be taking them this summer/fall at a community college, and I also still have to take the GRE. My question about the GRE is, would it be better to take it after taking my pre-reqs? Or would that effect my score or not? Any other information about how to better my chances of getting interviews or acceptances would be amazing. Thank you.

It depends on you. It took me 3 months to get prepared for the GRE. Took it once and got an 1150.

start checking the schools you are thinking of applying to. Some programs are strict about how many outstanding pre-reqs you can have before even submitting an application to them. Also, check out the PTCAS directory as the programs already updated which version of the GRE they want applicants to take.

Anyway, after taking pre-reqs this summer you should be good to go, with about 3 outstanding pre-reqs. Apply very early for programs with rolling admissions increases your chances!!!

 

[goyo1010]

Taking your prereqs will not help your score... unfortunately. So, take it whenever you want in accordance with the deadlines of your respective schools. As jbizzle has posted, you need to check the PTCAS website for any school specific GRE requirements. I posted it in this board a few times already and am too lazy to post it again. But, anyway if you're applying to any schools that do not participate in PTCAS, then you need to look on their website, and if it is not specified, contact the school.

Yes, applying early is a VERY wise choice. But make sure that it's a STRONG early application, with great experience documentation, personal statement, and hopefully strong LORs.

Good luck, serah.

 

[CaFlgirl]

I agree with the previous posts unless you haven't been in school in a while, in which case starting your prereqs may actually help, simply because you'll be used to taking tests and what not. I'm a nontraditional applicant and I was happy I was in Physics II when I took the GRE, simply because it had been so long since I had any sort of math before I started Physics, even though there's nothing on the GRE that has to do with Physics. Same goes for the writing portion. If you haven't had a class recently where you're writing, you may be at a disadvantage. But other than that, I'd say take it whenever you're ready, whether or not you've had the prereqs.

 

[track11]

I would definitely plan enough time to take the GRE twice...you're score will always go up the second time around...mine went up 200 pts.

Also, study the Barron's study guide instead of Princeton Review.

 

[DPTaspirant]

For the current GRE, to ace the quants section, NOVA and Barron's are great. For verbal many suggest the bigbook and Barrons.