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Ok, so I took the GRE 3 times. I just took it for a third time this morning, and needless to say I'm pretty disappointed. My scores haven't really changed all that much, so I didn't pick any of my schools to have them sent.
Now that I'm home, I'm wondering if I should've had the scores sent or not...
1st Test: 1060 overall
Verbal - 420
Quant - 640
2nd Test: 1080 overall
Verbal - 490
Quant - 590
3rd Test: 1090 overall
Verbal - 460
Quant - 630
At the time, I didn't want to send them because my verbal dropped again (even AFTER I memorized like 150 new words... not one of them was on my damn test, just a bunch of words I didn't know!), but now I'm wondering if I maybe I should have sent it since I went up in the math again.
Kind of like a, hey! I am smart- the quantitative wasn't a fluke! I can do well in math! Then again, I got As in Chem I & II, Physics I & II and Prob and Stats... so surely they'll see I can do math....
But, my verbal is all over.. 420, 490, 460... Ugh. And still not at that "minimum" 500. 🙁
Did I do the right thing? Or should I elect to pay to have the official scores sent? Or, should I unofficially let my schools know I took it and if they want the official report, I can send it??
Ugh. I am beyond frustrated. No matter how I try to study, I can't bump my score anywhere... Hopefully my high GPA will make up for it...
I wouldn't feel so terrible if I didn't log-in to facebook and see all of these "You are going to rock it! Good luck!" messages. Now, I feel like an ass.
So, thoughts? Did I do the right thing by not bothering to report them? Or should I have done it?
Just to clarify I am asking for opinions on whether I should pay to have this 3rd round of scores sent to my schools. They already have my first two scores. I didn't choose to report #3 anywhere, but now I'm wondering if I should have.
I am NOT taking the test a 4th time. 😉
Now that I'm home, I'm wondering if I should've had the scores sent or not...
1st Test: 1060 overall
Verbal - 420
Quant - 640
2nd Test: 1080 overall
Verbal - 490
Quant - 590
3rd Test: 1090 overall
Verbal - 460
Quant - 630
At the time, I didn't want to send them because my verbal dropped again (even AFTER I memorized like 150 new words... not one of them was on my damn test, just a bunch of words I didn't know!), but now I'm wondering if I maybe I should have sent it since I went up in the math again.
Kind of like a, hey! I am smart- the quantitative wasn't a fluke! I can do well in math! Then again, I got As in Chem I & II, Physics I & II and Prob and Stats... so surely they'll see I can do math....
But, my verbal is all over.. 420, 490, 460... Ugh. And still not at that "minimum" 500. 🙁
Did I do the right thing? Or should I elect to pay to have the official scores sent? Or, should I unofficially let my schools know I took it and if they want the official report, I can send it??
Ugh. I am beyond frustrated. No matter how I try to study, I can't bump my score anywhere... Hopefully my high GPA will make up for it...
I wouldn't feel so terrible if I didn't log-in to facebook and see all of these "You are going to rock it! Good luck!" messages. Now, I feel like an ass.
So, thoughts? Did I do the right thing by not bothering to report them? Or should I have done it?
Just to clarify I am asking for opinions on whether I should pay to have this 3rd round of scores sent to my schools. They already have my first two scores. I didn't choose to report #3 anywhere, but now I'm wondering if I should have.
I am NOT taking the test a 4th time. 😉
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