lehman20 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hi everyone, I am try to decide if i want to spend the extra money to retake the GRE. I received a 151 on verbal and 152 on quantitative. 4 on the writing. I have a 3.62 cGPA, and 3.5 sGPA, and around 420 hours as an in-home care provider. I will be graduating with a BS in Kinesiology this May. Please let me know what you think! Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lehman20 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hi everyone, I am try to decide if i want to spend the extra money to retake the GRE. I received a 151 on verbal and 152 on quantitative. 4 on the writing. I have a 3.62 cGPA, and 3.5 sGPA, and around 420 hours as an in-home care provider. I will be graduating with a BS in Kinesiology this May. Please let me know what you think! Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I wouldn't retake. The cutoff for many programs is 300 total, and you scored a 303. Most programs do not place a HUGE emphasis on the GRE, though some do more than others. If you are really worried about it you could always contact the schools that you are interested in and ask about what a competitive score would be. I would focus more on getting HCE than on the GRE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I wouldn't retake. The cutoff for many programs is 300 total, and you scored a 303. Most programs do not place a HUGE emphasis on the GRE, though some do more than others. If you are really worried about it you could always contact the schools that you are interested in and ask about what a competitive score would be. I would focus more on getting HCE than on the GRE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM2016 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 If I were you i would not retake it, as marktheshark89 stated, for most programs, if your receive a 300 or above you are in the clear. You have a competitive cumulative and science gpa so i would not worry about it. just continue racking up hce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PM2016 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 If I were you i would not retake it, as marktheshark89 stated, for most programs, if your receive a 300 or above you are in the clear. You have a competitive cumulative and science gpa so i would not worry about it. just continue racking up hce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patachok Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I completely agree about not retaking GRE. No reason to waste money and/or time. Focus on patient care hours, get some shadowing in, as well as volunteering or community service. Will always come handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patachok Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I completely agree about not retaking GRE. No reason to waste money and/or time. Focus on patient care hours, get some shadowing in, as well as volunteering or community service. Will always come handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SopranoKris Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Another reason not to take it: some programs prefer that you only take it once. While they allow a re-take, they sometimes frown upon it. The program I really want to get into, the advisor told me to take the GRE once and do the best I possibly can on it. They said only take it a 2nd time if the score isn't good. They also said a 3rd time is definitely a no-no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SopranoKris Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Another reason not to take it: some programs prefer that you only take it once. While they allow a re-take, they sometimes frown upon it. The program I really want to get into, the advisor told me to take the GRE once and do the best I possibly can on it. They said only take it a 2nd time if the score isn't good. They also said a 3rd time is definitely a no-no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Take a deep breath, press on and, like the others said, keep getting patient contact hours. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Take a deep breath, press on and, like the others said, keep getting patient contact hours. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balsam88 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Last thing I would worry about is the GRE. My score was a lot worse than yours, but what mattered is that I got the minimum score for the programs I was interested in applying to. I still got accepted.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lehman20 Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thank you everyone for your responses, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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