Comments on: Transfer Students http://www.educatednation.com/2006/12/20/transfer-students/ A higher education blog about news, humor, advice, and opinion on education, college degrees, university life and careers. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:03:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mkfrancisco http://www.educatednation.com/2006/12/20/transfer-students/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 mkfrancisco Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:55:02 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2006/12/20/transfer-students/#comment-1311 I would delay your admissions process until you get a better score on the GREs. Have you taken a hardcore GRE prep course? In high school, I didn't take an SAT prep course because I thought I was naturally brilliant and was surprised when my mediocre score didn't reflect my brilliance. When I prepared for grad school, I took a GRE prep course and whether it was the drill practice (my math was very, very rusty) or the tricks they taught us, my GRE score was 400 points above my SAT score. I'm terrible in math and I forgot everything right after the test, but I scored even higher in the math portion than on the verbal. You can teach an old dog new tricks. Good luck! I would delay your admissions process until you get a better score on the GREs. Have you taken a hardcore GRE prep course? In high school, I didn’t take an SAT prep course because I thought I was naturally brilliant and was surprised when my mediocre score didn’t reflect my brilliance.

When I prepared for grad school, I took a GRE prep course and whether it was the drill practice (my math was very, very rusty) or the tricks they taught us, my GRE score was 400 points above my SAT score. I’m terrible in math and I forgot everything right after the test, but I scored even higher in the math portion than on the verbal. You can teach an old dog new tricks.

Good luck!

]]> By: Russell http://www.educatednation.com/2006/12/20/transfer-students/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Russell Fri, 29 Dec 2006 02:46:03 +0000 http://www.educatednation.com/2006/12/20/transfer-students/#comment-1306 My comment does not have to do with transfer students, but I do not know of any other place where I can post my thoughts. I just took the GRE today . . . and BOMBED! It was horrible. :( I did not need to take the GRE for my Master's Degree program, but need to as part of the application process for all of the Ph.D. programs that I am currently looking at. I have been studying for the GRE for the past few months now and have NEVER been good at math. In fact, my combined score was almost (I am embarrassed to say) a little over 400 points below the minimum for entry to most programs. Do I finish the application process or quit? I bust my @ss and work hard, but this was a real psychological blow for me. My (Master's) GPA is 3.6/4.0, and I have (I think) excellent references. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? My comment does not have to do with transfer students, but I do not know of any other place where I can post my thoughts.

I just took the GRE today . . . and BOMBED! It was horrible. :(

I did not need to take the GRE for my Master’s Degree program, but need to as part of the application process for all of the Ph.D. programs that I am currently looking at. I have been studying for the GRE for the past few months now and have NEVER been good at math. In fact, my combined score was almost (I am embarrassed to say) a little over 400 points below the minimum for entry to most programs.

Do I finish the application process or quit? I bust my @ss and work hard, but this was a real psychological blow for me. My (Master’s) GPA is 3.6/4.0, and I have (I think) excellent references. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?

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