GRE's on AMCAS

[sillyjoe]

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Hey everyone,

I took the GRE's to get into an SMP program. I noticed that you can optionally put your scores in your AMCAS application. Should I put it there? What is advised?

Thanks!

 

[Shjanzey]

Sure, why not? I put my ASVAB on there.

 

[sillyjoe]

Sure, why not? I put my ASVAB on there.

I don't really know what is considered a good score. I got a X Verbal, X quantitative, and X writing.... I didn't study and just took it as a formality to get into my SMP.

Would I be under the wrong assumption to think that it can only hurt my application?

 

[Shjanzey]

I don't really know what is considered a good score. I got a 159 Verbal, 155 quantitative, and 5.5 writing.... I didn't study and just took it as a formality to get into my SMP.

Would I be under the wrong assumption to think that it can only hurt my application?

Look up a good score. If yours is considered good, then put it on your app. Otherwise you are under no obligation to report a crappy score. It is like makeup. Use the stuff that makes you look good 😀

 

[sillyjoe]

Look up a good score. If yours is considered good, then put it on your app. Otherwise you are under no obligation to report a crappy score. It is like makeup. Use the stuff that makes you look good 😀

Ha! Thanks. I see a lot of marketing sites for "good scores". Do you know of any websites that would give over the type of score a medical school would expect someone to get on the GREs?

 

[Shjanzey]

Ha! Thanks. I see a lot of marketing sites for "good scores". Do you know of any websites that would give over the type of score a medical school would expect someone to get on the GREs?

They don't care about your GRE. They expect a good score on MCAT. So go according to what a business school says is good. If someone on the board, who has some knowledge about a good GRE score, sees a good score it will probably just make them think a little more favorably. Most likely they won't look and just go right to your MCAT.

 

[claduva94]

Here is a chart with percentiles. I don't know what you should shoot for but maybe consider a 33 MCAT is 90th percentile?
https://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_guide_table1a.pdf

 

[Conflagration]

I don't really know what is considered a good score. I got a 159 Verbal, 155 quantitative, and 5.5 writing.... I didn't study and just took it as a formality to get into my SMP.

Would I be under the wrong assumption to think that it can only hurt my application?

According to the chart above, you're in the 81st percentile for Verbal, 60th for Quant, and you're in the 98th percentile for Writing.

Best of luck! 😀

 

[sillyjoe]

According to the chart above, you're in the 81st percentile for Verbal, 60th for Quant, and you're in the 98th percentile for Writing.

Best of luck! 😀

Yeah, I'm gonna leave it out lol

 

[claduva94]

Yeah, I'm gonna leave it out lol

Maybe you could just include writing? 😉

 

[sillyjoe]

Maybe you could just include writing? 😉

Ha! As I said, I just took this as a formality. No studying. I don't think it is a proper reflection of my abilities.

 

[claduva94]

Ha! As I said, I just took this as a formality. No studying. I don't think it is a proper reflection of my abilities.

And a 98th percentile is thus damn good!

 

[sillyjoe]

And a 98th percentile is thus damn good!

I appreciate the kind words. Unfortunately, it is outweighed by the two significantly more important sections!