Which schools count GRE Quant higher?

[Sharpei5]

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I have heard Upenn counts it more and also A&M does anyone else know which schools count the quantitative section more?

 

[nyanko]

Well, the flip side to if any of them actually do weight it more heavily (which I've never heard of) is that it is harder to get a high percentile on the quant section.

 

[kayakman28]

I'm not sure if this counts as being "weighed more", but a lot of school would like to see higher scores on Quant than Verbal. Like nyanko said, it is tougher to get a high percentile on Quant because the scores are generally higher when compared to Verbal.

So does this mean school "weigh it" more, probably not. They probably just take into account that the Verbal section is unfair to begin with and is merely a vocabulary test for words that no one will ever use in daily conversation (can you tell I'm a bit bitter about the Verbal section).

This being said, if your Verbal is higher than the Quant, don't sweat it. Take a stroll through the successful applicant thread and you'll see all kinds of wacky combinations of GRE scores.

The GRE, in my opinion, isn't a deal breaker for most schools. It is merely another one of those hurdles we must cross in order to apply/be accepted!

 

[bunnity]

I don't think Penn weights the Quant more, just that they want to see a higher score on Quant than they do on Verbal because as everyone said it's harder to do well on Verbal and the percentiles matter more than the actual score. I think their average Quant is around 710 and average Verbal is around 580 for people accepted.

I think this is due to the nature of the GRE though and not really specific to Penn. I would expect that most schools had a higher average Quant for accepted students.

 

[spikey]

I don't think Penn weights the Quant more, just that they want to see a higher score on Quant than they do on Verbal because as everyone said it's harder to do well on Verbal and the percentiles matter more than the actual score. I think their average Quant is around 710 and average Verbal is around 580 for people accepted.

I think this is due to the nature of the GRE though and not really specific to Penn. I would expect that most schools had a higher average Quant for accepted students.

Yup, and I think they want a higher score in the Quant section due to the school work expected of us in vet school - its very science/math mind oriented.

 

[quantized]

My experience has been that most schools figure that if you get about a 600 and you're a native speaker, then you're fine. They just want to know that you can communicate effectively, not that you know the meanings of words no one cares about. Non native speakers pretty typically are in the high 400s.

For quant, those problems are pretty basic. Unless a person has serious gaps in schooling, most people should be able to get above 700 fairly easily with some study, which is usually adequate and shows respectable problem solving skills.

 

[nyanko]

My experience has been that most schools figure that if you get about a 600 and you're a native speaker, then you're fine. They just want to know that you can communicate effectively, not that you know the meanings of words no one cares about. Non native speakers pretty typically are in the high 400s.

For quant, those problems are pretty basic. Unless a person has serious gaps in schooling, most people should be able to get above 700 fairly easily with some study, which is usually adequate and shows respectable problem solving skills.

Where are you getting this information from? A 600 on the verbal is over 80th percentile, and a 700 on the quant is probably around 70th percentile. So no, "most people" aren't getting those scores. Considering that 50th percentile on the verbal is in the high 400's somewhere (so half of the people who take the GRE get under that), I think your numbers are a little off.

 

[georgie339]

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[david594]

My experience has been that most schools figure that if you get about a 600 and you're a native speaker, then you're fine. They just want to know that you can communicate effectively, not that you know the meanings of words no one cares about. Non native speakers pretty typically are in the high 400s.

For quant, those problems are pretty basic. Unless a person has serious gaps in schooling, most people should be able to get above 700 fairly easily with some study, which is usually adequate and shows respectable problem solving skills.

Yeah, I agree with others that your numbers are a bit whack. I scored a 490 on the verbal and that landed me at a 58%tile. And I am more than thrilled with the thought that I did better than 58% of the GRE taking population that is applying to grad school(not the population at large).

I also only managed a 760 on the quantitative section at the 86%tile. I was a little bummed about that.

 

[chris03333]

Yeah, I agree with others that your numbers are a bit whack.

Ditto. I was like "hmm I am one **** of a native speaker..."😀

And yes, I am aware that "****" is not a proper word.

 

[rileyroo]

Ditto. I was like "hmm I am one **** of a native speaker..."😀

And yes, I am aware that "****" is not a proper word.

i agree...when i first saw that comment i was like "wow, as a native speaker i'm illiterate AND can't do simple math." i'm so glad to see that this isn't valid information, b/c i was starting to feel really bad about my capabilities lol.

 

[bunnity]

I think the GRE has a lot to do with
a) how well you test
b) how much you studied

as well as whatever innate qualities you have.

My first practice math score was on the level of a 400, which I guess was due to my "serious gaps in schooling." Once I had sufficiently schooled myself with my Barron's book, my real score was much better. I say this to point out that the GRE is not always an accurate way to tell how smart someone is.

... and at least the math can be studied; I didn't even try studying for the verbal. There's no way I was learning all those words.

 

[Llama Slug]

To jump back to the original topic... I went to Davis and met with the admissions office and they flat out told me they weigh the quantitative section more heavily. When i asked for the exact weight (why not go for broke right?) they said they hadn't yet worked out the numbers for this years applications.

 

[quantized]

Yeah, I agree with others that your numbers are a bit whack. I scored a 490 on the verbal and that landed me at a 58%tile. And I am more than thrilled with the thought that I did better than 58% of the GRE taking population that is applying to grad school(not the population at large).

I also only managed a 760 on the quantitative section at the 86%tile. I was a little bummed about that.

I mean fine for getting into about anywhere. YMMV, but that's what my advisors throughout grad school considered to be the safe scores to apply with. Lower than those, we were told to retake.

The vet med school admissions requirements book 2008 averages for the better ranked schools tend to follow these trends. For example, Penn lists their average quant as 710 and qual as 587 and Davis lists average quant 713 and qual 589. I don't know about you, but I'd rather be on the high end of a schools average than the low end to have the best chance of being admitted for programs that are notoriously difficult to gain admission to. Scores aren't everything but they sure help.

 

[chris03333]

I mean fine for getting into about anywhere. YMMV, but that's what my advisors throughout grad school considered to be the safe scores to apply with. Lower than those, we were told to retake.

The vet med school admissions requirements book 2008 averages for the better ranked schools tend to follow these trends. For example, Penn lists their average quant as 710 and qual as 587 and Davis lists average quant 713 and qual 589. I don't know about you, but I'd rather be on the high end of a schools average than the low end to have the best chance of being admitted for programs that are notoriously difficult to gain admission to. Scores aren't everything but they sure help.

Fair but where the beep did you get the crap story about native vs. non native speakers (seemed like stereotypes, so if there is actually somewhere that says those numbers I would be interested to see). FWIW my husband, whose first language ia spanish, can blow my verbal GRE out of the water. When I do not know the meaning of many crazy GRE type English words he does. The reason= latin roots.👍

 

[BrumleyVet]

So on the same note, does anyone know how to find your GRE score? I know I got the letter but of course cannot find it. I can't even remember my score and need to know if I need to retake it.

 

[GellaBella]

I think you can contact ETS and request they send you a new score report. I'm not sure if you'd have to pay for it or not though.

 

[nyanko]

Are you kidding? Of course they will make you pay for it, they're ETS!