October 2024 GRE SUBJECT TEST

[EulerAmongMen]

I gave the september test and scored 820 with 77%tile
I tried my best and learned combinatorics which was my weak topic (inclusion-exclusion and combinations without order)
I also learnt point set topology, none of the topics I concentrated on during that one month came up in the test and due to chronic insomnia (I was only able to sleep 4 hours the night before) I messed up my test I was literally on 300 mg of caffeine but it did not help.
Since I am aiming for Mathematical finance and applied math programs. So I hope admission committee sees my score in a positive way since I am from Mechanical Engineering background.
Fellow MGRE takers, how did your test went?

[temprando]

I gave the september test and scored 820 with 77%tile
I tried my best and learned combinatorics which was my weak topic (inclusion-exclusion and combinations without order)
I also learnt point set topology, none of the topics I concentrated on during that one month came up in the test and due to chronic insomnia (I was only able to sleep 4 hours the night before) I messed up my test I was literally on 300 mg of caffeine but it did not help.
Since I am aiming for Mathematical finance and applied math programs. So I hope admission committee sees my score in a positive way since I am from Mechanical Engineering background.
Fellow MGRE takers, how did your test went?

this is impressive. how did you go about studying? I'm also from a nontrad math background.

[EulerAmongMen]

Princeton Review: Theory
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgMD ... 2NppgRuZDG till lecture 23 for Group Theory
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyqS ... flF9oIoDyc till lecture 15 for Rings and Fields
https://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~iacoley/greprep.html notes and previous questions
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOzR ... rp4ficRnIc till lecture 28 for Point Set Topology

[phanpu]

I'm very frustrated now. There is only one chance for students in China like me, and I messed all things up. I thought it would be less tricky but with a lot of calculation. I spent too much time trying to prove some fundamental statements, so I had to skip some rough calculation. I think I will get less than 85%? I'm not sure, but it is obviously not enough for international students like me.

[EulerAmongMen]

I'm very frustrated now. There is only one chance for students in China like me, and I messed all things up. I thought it would be less tricky but with a lot of calculation. I spent too much time trying to prove some fundamental statements, so I had to skip some rough calculation. I think I will get less than 85%? I'm not sure, but it is obviously not enough for international students like me.

How much did you get in the September one? and which courses are you applying for?

[phanpu]

I'm very frustrated now. There is only one chance for students in China like me, and I messed all things up. I thought it would be less tricky but with a lot of calculation. I spent too much time trying to prove some fundamental statements, so I had to skip some rough calculation. I think I will get less than 85%? I'm not sure, but it is obviously not enough for international students like me.

How much did you get in the September one? and which courses are you applying for?

There is no "September one" in Chinese mainland, I don't know about Hongkong or Taiwan. That's why I say "there is only one chance" (per year). I recently selected 13 programs, they all do not require GRE sub or just treat it as an optional requirement.

[EulerAmongMen]

I'm very frustrated now. There is only one chance for students in China like me, and I messed all things up. I thought it would be less tricky but with a lot of calculation. I spent too much time trying to prove some fundamental statements, so I had to skip some rough calculation. I think I will get less than 85%? I'm not sure, but it is obviously not enough for international students like me.

How much did you get in the September one? and which courses are you applying for?

There is no "September one" in Chinese mainland, I don't know about Hongkong or Taiwan. That's why I say "there is only one chance" (per year). I recently selected 13 programs, they all do not require GRE sub or just treat it as an optional requirement.

I am from India, GRE Math is conducted only once in India too. I actually had to go to nepal to give my september test. Thank God, I did because my insomniac brain decided to prank me the night before october one :/
How many questions did you attempt? How many questions do you think you would probably get right?

[AbelianCat]

Took it yesterday. Much easier than the one I got in September. Think I’ll get around an 830 up from a 670.

[residue_on_ur_pole]

Took it yesterday. Much easier than the one I got in September. Think I’ll get around an 830 up from a 670.

I also took it recently and thought it wasn't bad. probably about as difficult as some of the recent practice tests. Does anyone know how the scoring works?

[EulerAmongMen]

Took it yesterday. Much easier than the one I got in September. Think I’ll get around an 830 up from a 670.

How many questions did you attempt + guessed + did not attempt?

[AbelianCat]

Took it yesterday. Much easier than the one I got in September. Think I’ll get around an 830 up from a 670.

How many questions did you attempt + guessed + did not attempt?

I attempted all 66. I think I got 48 for sure and then had enough 50/50 guesses to probably get a 51-55 depending on luck.

[KovenFan]

Took it yesterday. Much easier than the one I got in September. Think I’ll get around an 830 up from a 670.

How many questions did you attempt + guessed + did not attempt?

I attempted all 66. I think I got 48 for sure and then had enough 50/50 guesses to probably get a 51-55 depending on luck.

What resources did you use to prepare?

[AbelianCat]

How many questions did you attempt + guessed + did not attempt?

I attempted all 66. I think I got 48 for sure and then had enough 50/50 guesses to probably get a 51-55 depending on luck.

What resources did you use to prepare?

Having taken it 3 times now, I can honestly say there isn’t much you can do to study. You need to know so many different things that it’s really difficult to break an 800 from just a few months to a year of studying unless you already learned every subject well in school and just need to refresh. In the past, you could probably get away with memorizing commons tricks and stuff, but the questions now require a much deeper knowledge imo. With that said, if you’re in the 650-750 range, you can spam practice problems in the Schaum’s outline books to cut down on errors which should get you to an 800 at some point. Also, write down every question you remember after taking it because the same questions pop up again from my experience (this can get you a few free points and save time).

[Chessplayer]

I attempted all 66. I think I got 48 for sure and then had enough 50/50 guesses to probably get a 51-55 depending on luck.

What resources did you use to prepare?

Did you ever encounter any questions, on differential equations ??
Having taken it 3 times now, I can honestly say there isn’t much you can do to study. You need to know so many different things that it’s really difficult to break an 800 from just a few months to a year of studying unless you already learned every subject well in school and just need to refresh. In the past, you could probably get away with memorizing commons tricks and stuff, but the questions now require a much deeper knowledge imo. With that said, if you’re in the 650-750 range, you can spam practice problems in the Schaum’s outline books to cut down on errors which should get you to an 800 at some point. Also, write down every question you remember after taking it because the same questions pop up again from my experience (this can get you a few free points and save time).

[AbelianCat]

I had like 2 maybe 3 questions on ODEs each time. Usually on the easier side of questions.

[poly]

Scores are out. I got 810 (75%)

[EulerAmongMen]

I had like 2 maybe 3 questions on ODEs each time. Usually on the easier side of questions.

Results are out, how much did you score?

[EulerAmongMen]

I'm very frustrated now. There is only one chance for students in China like me, and I messed all things up. I thought it would be less tricky but with a lot of calculation. I spent too much time trying to prove some fundamental statements, so I had to skip some rough calculation. I think I will get less than 85%? I'm not sure, but it is obviously not enough for international students like me.

How much did you get in the September one? and which courses are you applying for?

There is no "September one" in Chinese mainland, I don't know about Hongkong or Taiwan. That's why I say "there is only one chance" (per year). I recently selected 13 programs, they all do not require GRE sub or just treat it as an optional requirement.

Results are out, how much did you score?

[AbelianCat]

Oddly, I have not received my score even though I took it relatively early. I’m a little confused.

[pr1234]

Got an 840 after a month of hard study, got an 850 in sep with a week of study lmao, feels like such a waste

[Amir khan]

My target schools are pitts, penn state, Purdue, Minnesota, notre dame, uc Santa cruz, emory, tamu, msu, umass, temple, delware, Rochester.
My score in 840 (82 percentile). Just prepared for 2 weeks so couldn't do well. Is this score sendable (for optional case) ?

[Lorentznummer]

I scored a 700 (54th percentile). I'm from India. Is it practical to send this to schools I'm applying to for a pure math PhD in the US? Will this affect my application when the score is required? Is this an abysmal score?

[AbelianCat]

The conventional wisdom for top 20 schools is 750+ at minimum. For optional places, TBH I wouldn't submit unless you're breaking 80% as it could do more harm than good. Since you're an international student, the pool of applicants you will be lumped into will have much higher scores than domestic students on average as well. Hopefully this helps.

[phanpu]

How much did you get in the September one? and which courses are you applying for?

There is no "September one" in Chinese mainland, I don't know about Hongkong or Taiwan. That's why I say "there is only one chance" (per year). I recently selected 13 programs, they all do not require GRE sub or just treat it as an optional requirement.

Results are out, how much did you score?

An amazing score.

[ramifiedPrime]

Is anyone aware of how exactly the score is "scaled"? For example, does a score of 970 mean I answered two questions incorrectly?

[phanpu]

Is anyone aware of how exactly the score is "scaled"? For example, does a score of 970 mean I answered two questions incorrectly?

You got 970? How many questions do you think you did wrong?

[EulerAmongMen]

Is anyone aware of how exactly the score is "scaled"? For example, does a score of 970 mean I answered two questions incorrectly?

You got 970? How many questions do you think you did wrong?

'A score of 970 means that he answered 65 or 66 questions correctly, https://www.ets.org/pdfs/gre/practice-book-math.pdf (page 35)

[ramifiedPrime]

Is anyone aware of how exactly the score is "scaled"? For example, does a score of 970 mean I answered two questions incorrectly?

You got 970? How many questions do you think you did wrong?

Apologies for my late response. Yes, I did get a 970. I don't know how many I did wrong but the above post seems to indicate at most one.