GRE - Who is applying this fall and still has to take it.

[168135]

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Only one person in the successful applicants thread had scores like mine 😛

I've been using Kaplan, so I'll give Barron's try. I am a little disappointed in my scores but it was my first time taking a test like this and I had little time this month to prepare. I am proud of myself for keeping my nerves under control. I tend to get nervous and anxious when I write tests and it causes me to lose my train of thought quite often. That didn't really happen today.

In December, I'll have tons of time after exams to prepare. I actually can't wait to take it on again 😛

Unfortunately, there aren't any prep courses offered near me. I wonder if there are any online resourses out there that people found helpful. My parents want me to do better, so they'll willing to pay for it 🙂

 

[DVMDream]

Sorry it did not go as well as you hoped Scarcely. Glad to hear your parents are willing to pay for you to take it again. I take it for the third time this Thursday. I am really hoping that I can rock that verbal section this time around however I have not had as much time to study as I had hoped so I have been cramming. But I have been getting in the 500's for the verbal section for each practice test I take so that is a good sign. Hopefully, I can rock it this time around.

 

[168135]

The verbal section is a toughy, but you'll do great! Rock it! 😀

 

[DVMDream]

Ok. Third attempt at GRE is over. It went ok. My verbal score went up but my quantitative went down a little. So the 3 attempts look like this:

Attempt 1: V-360 Q-640
Attempt 2: V-430 Q-710
Attempt 3: V-480 Q-650

I think I am done with the GRE forever. I really do not want to take it again, but hopefully having retaken three times at least shows that I am willing to try to improve and make a stronger application.

 

[hunterjumper12]

Ok. Third attempt at GRE is over. It went ok. My verbal score went up but my quantitative went down a little. So the 3 attempts look like this:

Attempt 1: V-360 Q-640
Attempt 2: V-430 Q-710
Attempt 3: V-480 Q-650

I think I am done with the GRE forever. I really do not want to take it again, but hopefully having retaken three times at least shows that I am willing to try to improve and make a stronger application.

Don't be so hard on yourself. Your last score is nothing to be ashamed of. I, for one, am impressed that you pulled your verbal up so much. And an 1130 isn't a bad score. Good job having the guts to retake it three times, and congrats for doing better! 🙂

 

[futurevet3000]

I think I am done with the GRE forever.

I am finished too. I only took it twice, but that was one time too many. My scores are similar to yours! I think its nice and a bit reassuring that we are all kind of in the same boat. The GRE flat out sucks the big one. I can't wait until I get to explain how my scores went from horrific to slightly above average in my potential interviews... I am going to politely explain how it tests little to nothing. Sure its important to standardize applications in a way, but its all a money scheme, I am convinced. And no, not bitter... since I did improve my score, only by paying sums of money to learn the tricks. I just despise this exam. But its all over (I HOPE).

 

[EllieGirl89]

I took mine on Aug. 2nd and I was very much stuck in the middle. My score was 10 pts off of what's considered "competitive" for Ohio State. It was a very difficult decision for me, whether to take it or not again. I didn't want to get a lower score and look bad. What eventually got me to sign up again was the thought that Ohio State will take the highest score no matter what, and I could play off getting a lower score by saying that I wanted to do everything I could, etc.

Well, I studied really hard for a month, took it again today (at 8:30 in the morning no less, at a testing center an hour away) and got the 10pts! My verbal stayed the same and my quant increased by 10. So unless I don't make it into vet school for the next 5 years I'm done with that God-forsaken test forever!

So the moral of the story is, if you want a better score and are really committed to it, it's entirely possible to raise it up by taking it again. Go for it!

 

[DVMDream]

Don't be so hard on yourself. Your last score is nothing to be ashamed of. I, for one, am impressed that you pulled your verbal up so much. And an 1130 isn't a bad score. Good job having the guts to retake it three times, and congrats for doing better! 🙂

Thanks for the support. It really means a lot. I have decided that three times is enough and I will not be taking it again. So fingers crossed I get into vet school this year.

I am finished too. I only took it twice, but that was one time too many. My scores are similar to yours! I think its nice and a bit reassuring that we are all kind of in the same boat. The GRE flat out sucks the big one. I can't wait until I get to explain how my scores went from horrific to slightly above average in my potential interviews... I am going to politely explain how it tests little to nothing. Sure its important to standardize applications in a way, but its all a money scheme, I am convinced. And no, not bitter... since I did improve my score, only by paying sums of money to learn the tricks. I just despise this exam. But its all over (I HOPE).

It is nice to have someone else in the same position. Good luck on your applications!

 

[hunterjumper12]

To those that have taken the GRE, how long did it take you to get your scores back? I took mine two weeks ago, and still haven't gotten my "official scores" in the mail or online. When I check my online account, it just says "absent or not available." Should I call ETS when they open up on Tuesday, or is this normal?

 

[EllieGirl89]

It says that your scores should be mailed to your in 15 days. I got mine 15 days on the dot my first time. Next time should be September 18th if it's 15 days.

 

[hunterjumper12]

Ok, that means I should be able to see them online tomorrow. Gah, this is driving me crazy!

 

[Silvane]

I took mine August 24th, and my scores appeared today (17 days). So don't worry if they're not there in exactly 15. 😛

 

[hunterjumper12]

Mine appeared on Sunday and my score report came in the mail on Monday 🙂

 

[pdjy]

Mine appeared on Sunday and my score report came in the mail on Monday 🙂

Took the exam on August 26th and my scores just appeared online. I've been refreshing every once in a while, and they finally updated. 🙂

My analytical writing was horrendous, 3.5 ... not a huge deal though, we'll see. Good luck everyone!