Submit SOPHAS without GRE scores?

[gumbyj]

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I am scheduled for the Oct 19 GRE test date, but I am suddenly swamped at work and I have two midterms next week and I would like an extra two weeks or so too study.

Is Nov 1 too late?

Is it alright to submit SOPHAS without my official GRE scores? I want to make sure everything is set for 12/15 deadlines so I am planning on submitting by Nov 1.

Any help would be sooo greatly appreciated.

 

[JubJubA]

Hi gumbyj!

I had the same question for the Harvard Admissions Office.

My question:
"If the application deadline is December 15th, is it okay if my GRE scores are registered with SOPHAS/Harvard after I submit the SOPHAS application (but still in time for the Dec 15 deadline)?
From what I understand, the SOPHAS application should be sent a few weeks before the deadline, and my GRE scores might not be ready by the application submission date."

Their answer:
"Your GRE scores can be uploaded after you submit the application. As long as they are received by the deadline you should be fine."

I would check with the admissions offices of the schools you're applying to, as some even let you get your official GRE scores to them after the application deadline. My earliest SOPHAS deadline is Dec 15 and earliest non-SOPHAS deadline is Dec 1 (JHU, who is okay with receiving my official scores after the deadline). I'm taking the GRE in the first week of November.

 

[mjoo12345]

HI!
So does that mean I can submit my application with only my information, CV, & personal statement before everything else (letter of references, test scores, and transcripts) are uploaded onto SOPHAS?
I'm done with everything but I'm just waiting for my scores to arrive to each school, a few letter of recs, and my transcript to arrive at SOPHAS...
Not quite sure when I should actually submit my application =/

 

[JubJubA]

Hey!

I would email the individual schools to ask them. It's annoying, but they have different policies. Also, some docs are most convenient if sent to the school through the SOPHAS application whereas some go directly to the schools (like GRE scores)... so they might require everything except the GRE scores to be included in the SOPHAS application.

Let me know what the general trend among the schools you ask is. I'm interested to know as well!

 

[364462]

Hey!

I would email the individual schools to ask them. It's annoying, but they have different policies. Also, some docs are most convenient if sent to the school through the SOPHAS application whereas some go directly to the schools (like GRE scores)... so they might require everything except the GRE scores to be included in the SOPHAS application.

Let me know what the general trend among the schools you ask is. I'm interested to know as well!

These questions and those above are answered on the SOPHAS site.

...and I quote:

Regarding when to e-submit: Do not wait for letters of recommendation, official test scores or transcripts to arrive. E-submitting as early as you are able will expedite the processing of your application.

Regarding GRE scores: Request these scores to be sent directly to the individual schools:
GMAT - Individual School Code - www.mba.com
LSAT - Individual School Code - www.lsac.org
PCAT - Individual School Code - www.pcatweb.info
DAT - Individual School Code - www.ada.org
GRE – Individual School Code - www.gre.com (Most schools have their scores forwarded to SOPHAS but the scores must originally be sent to the schools.)

There is no designated code for GRE scores to be sent to SOPHAS. There are however, as you know, school codes. This is why the scores are sent to the schools, which then send them to SOPHAS. The online application merely asks for your scores (provided you know them). It is not verified until and when SOPHAS receives the GRE scores from the school, not you.

If you designate on the day of your GRE exam the schools with the earliest deadline, it should be there well before the December 1st deadline. It takes 2 weeks - maybe 3, at most - for scores to electronically arrive at the schools.

Lastly, some schools consider the day you e-submit as the day you submitted the application. They know full well that the 4-week "verification" period from SOPHAS is out of our control. So, if an application arrives after the deadline (say, after December 1st), some schools will not consider it late because you (technically) submitted it 4 weeks prior. Comb through the fine print. I know some schools say this.