GRE scores

[meg441]

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Hey,
I was wondering if anyone here knew how scores from practice GRE exams ie. Kaplan or ETS compare to scores on the actual exam. I am scheduled to write the GRE on Monday, although I am satisfied with the scores I am getting on the practice exams I am scared they might not be a fair indicator of how I will actually score. Any thoughts? Also, what is considered a good score when applying to biomed MS programs?
thanks,
meg

 

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meg441

I took the GRE 4 years ago and did well without studying. I don't think its a hard test. According to the creators of the GRE you "can not study for it". I don't believe thats true but hey if they want to believe it good for them. I know this doesn't answer your question. My point is don't stress about it to much. If you study hard for three or four weeks it should be easy. I don't want you to think am gloating either I only scored in the 85% and I consider myself of very average intelligence. 1800 plus is a good score. 2000 combined is a great score I believe thats 90th percentile. Most look at the verbal and quant combined. You need to be above 1000 to be considered "IMHO" but 1200 to 1400 would be great for verbal/quant combined that will put you in the 80 to 90% range. Hope this helps. It isn' the MCAT thats for sure!!

 

[deuist]

The practice exams --- particularly those from ETS --- were right on with my eventual score.

 

[QofQuimica]

Hey,
I was wondering if anyone here knew how scores from practice GRE exams ie. Kaplan or ETS compare to scores on the actual exam. I am scheduled to write the GRE on Monday, although I am satisfied with the scores I am getting on the practice exams I am scared they might not be a fair indicator of how I will actually score. Any thoughts? Also, what is considered a good score when applying to biomed MS programs?
thanks,
meg

The practice tests won't be exactly analogous unless the questions are weighted by difficulty like the real computerized test is. But it still doesn't hurt to practice your math and verbal. I thought that the GRE was a lot like the SAT; if you did well on the SAT, you should be fine on the GRE. My scores were almost identical on the two. 😀

 

[Crake]

The math on the GRE is even easier than on the SAT--you don't need to study for it.

The verbal on the GRE is a lot harder than on the SAT--studying can help. I think studying greek and latin prefixes and suffixes (there's a list in any PR or Kaplan book) is better than trying to memorize word lists.

Just so you can consider the source: (700 Q, 600 V, 5.5)

 

[blindluck]

I did that GRE Power Prep that came from the ETS website, and the test on that was right on for me. I got the EXACT same score on the real GRE as I did on that practice one. Granted, I didn't really "study", I just did those practice sections on that program, but since the scores were similar, you could say that the tests were too.

If you have time though, I'd recommend memorizing as many "GRE words" as you possibly can (if you dont' have time for the latin prefix/suffix thing). The math is simple, so dont worry about that. Just try to get as many definitions down as possible.

Good luck!