MGRE Scores to not raise red flags?
Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:45 am
Hi all,
I take the MGRE on Saturday, and have already registered for the October 26 exam as well. After taking the practice test offered on the ETS website, I am very concerned. I scored a 500 (13%) on that practice exam (yes, I am reviewing the things I got wrong).
As such, I am wondering what score I should aim for to not raise any red flags. Here's a little bit of my academic background:
White female, domestic student
Undergrad Major: Mathematics, Biomathematics
Minor: Philosophy
GPA: 3.86 overall, 3.93 in Mathematics major
General GRE Scores:
Q: 167
V: 160
W: 3.5
I am a member of my University Honors Program, and am currently working on a Senior thesis under a faculty member, preliminarily titled "Dualities in Finite Fields and Finite Groups". I also participated in a summer program at Princeton University in Computational Biology.
I believe I will get strong letters of recommendation from my professors. They all seem to feel confident that I can succeed in graduate school.
I will apply to one or two top schools - likely Princeton and possibly UC Berkley - but for the most part will be applying to "middle-of-the-pack" schools such as NC State, University of Delaware, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Since I feel that the rest of my application is strong, what score should I aim for on the MGRE so that I do not raise any red flags?
Thanks so much!
I take the MGRE on Saturday, and have already registered for the October 26 exam as well. After taking the practice test offered on the ETS website, I am very concerned. I scored a 500 (13%) on that practice exam (yes, I am reviewing the things I got wrong).
As such, I am wondering what score I should aim for to not raise any red flags. Here's a little bit of my academic background:
White female, domestic student
Undergrad Major: Mathematics, Biomathematics
Minor: Philosophy
GPA: 3.86 overall, 3.93 in Mathematics major
General GRE Scores:
Q: 167
V: 160
W: 3.5
I am a member of my University Honors Program, and am currently working on a Senior thesis under a faculty member, preliminarily titled "Dualities in Finite Fields and Finite Groups". I also participated in a summer program at Princeton University in Computational Biology.
I believe I will get strong letters of recommendation from my professors. They all seem to feel confident that I can succeed in graduate school.
I will apply to one or two top schools - likely Princeton and possibly UC Berkley - but for the most part will be applying to "middle-of-the-pack" schools such as NC State, University of Delaware, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Since I feel that the rest of my application is strong, what score should I aim for on the MGRE so that I do not raise any red flags?
Thanks so much!