Should I retake GRE?

[vetkatie1208]

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Hi everyone! I know there's already a few other threads about this but I am new to this site being a first time applicant and all 🙂 so I'm not really sure how this works! So I took my GRE for the first time two weeks ago and just received my scores, I used books to self study and studied for about a month, a few hours every night.

I received a 157 in verbal which was 73%, a 157 in quantitative which 71% and then a 4.0 in writing which was 49%.
My cumulative GPA is a 3.79 and my science GPA is something around that too I'd say between a 3.7 and 3.8.

I have about 2000 vet experience hours mostly being from small animal practice some shadowing but most working as a tech. I am working on my large animal experience now! I also have tons of research experience and am currently doing my research on a grant from a research scholar program at my school.
I am applying to Florida and Auburn and maybe a few other schools but my main goal is Florida!

So I am just curious what you all think about whether or not I should retake the GRE (there's still plenty of time to retake its just so expensive!)? Also what my chances of getting in on my first try is?

Thanks a bunch! 🙂

 

[hygebeorht]

This would be a good thing to ask in the "chances of getting in" thread...

I think you sound like a pretty well-rounded applicant. If you were to retake the GRE, I would suggest coming at it hard. Course perhaps, but at the very least retaking practice tests to see if you can score higher on those. In my experience, my scores on the practice tests were very indicative of how I performed on the real deal.

 

[StartingoverVet]

If you are asking the question, then the answer is yes.

You think you can do better so try again.

 

[StartingoverVet]

Oh, and next time you have a thread with almost the exact same title as someone else, try posting your question on that thread.

This is comical.

 

[vetkatie1208]

Thanks guys! I didnt know where to post it or how so I moved it to the other thread.

And thanks for the advice 🙂