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    #19394285 - 01/09/14 03:40 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

Has anyone here studied for it?

How did you do on the test?

I am starting to prepare. I bought a book, flashcards, and a CD with practice tests.

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Re: GRE [Re: XUL]
    #19394293 - 01/09/14 03:43 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

I just took a practice test online to get a ballpark figure.  I'll probably take it this coming summer or fall.

The only thing it seems you can really improve on with any ease is the quantitative reasoning section- I'm just not used to doing that quick mental math stuff so I'm going to try and get quick with that stuff.


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Re: GRE [Re: johnm214]
    #19394307 - 01/09/14 03:46 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

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I just took a practice test online to get a ballpark figure.  I'll probably take it this coming summer or fall.

The only thing it seems you can really improve on with any ease is the quantitative reasoning section- I'm just not used to doing that quick mental math stuff so I'm going to try and get quick with that stuff.




Yes, that is exactly how I feel as well.

Now that we must do all the math in short hand I think it would be wise do remedial math classes.

How do you think you will polish your quantitative skills?


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Re: GRE [Re: XUL]
    #19394336 - 01/09/14 03:51 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

Well the big one will be just getting up to speed with all the properties of things and tricks to do square roots et cet easily.  I don't really have to do this in my schoolwork, I always use a calculator, so I'm okay at math, I just need to get quick and accurate with the mental stuff and those weird problems they throw at you.

I'll probably buy some prep books and hopefully get comfortable with the stuff.  I think they offer practice tests at my university as a promotion for Kaplan et cet at some point, so I'll probably check those out.


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Re: GRE [Re: johnm214]
    #19394355 - 01/09/14 03:55 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

Kaplan. Yes, that is what I am using to prep.

I am also using the Khan Academy for remedial mathematics.

Good luck to you. Let me know if you figure out anything interesting about the test. Or how you do.


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Re: GRE [Re: johnm214]
    #19394391 - 01/09/14 04:07 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

Yeah, definately man, keep in touch :thumbup:

When do you think you'll be taking it?


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Re: GRE [Re: johnm214]
    #19394412 - 01/09/14 04:12 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

I helped my girlfriend to prep for a few months now.  She was using Kaplan and another website with video tutorials and tests and also bought some books.  It's a lot harder than I expected it to be, I plan on taking it in about a year.  It is all about the time you put into it :smile:


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Re: GRE [Re: johnm214]
    #19394620 - 01/09/14 04:59 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

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Yeah, definately man, keep in touch :thumbup:

When do you think you'll be taking it?




In a year or two. I have a degree and a half which means I can take it now but I am not ready and I want my second degree before the GRE or graduate school. I would also like to spend 4-6 months studying for the test. What are you studying in school?

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It is all about the time you put into it :smile:




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    #19394742 - 01/09/14 05:22 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

I'm doing chemistry and I'll probably wind up taking the chemistry GRE as well as the general, so we'll see how that goes.  No schools that I've looked at require the chemistry GRE but they seem to say its recommended, so probably a good idea.

First I'm going to try and do the general, though I really don't know how much time I can put into studying for the quantitative stuff.  It seems like it gets old pretty fast.  I guess small pieces every day might be the way to go.


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Re: GRE [Re: XUL]
    #19394866 - 01/09/14 05:43 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

Definitely study.  I took it twice.  The first time I took it without studying and did shitty (1050).  The second time, I studied for about a month and got a 1230.  I got a 780 on the math and was quite happy about it.  :levitate: I don't think that you'll need 4-6 months though.  Good luck man!


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Re: GRE [Re: 4HO-DMT]
    #19394943 - 01/09/14 05:54 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

i studied vocabulary with a few sets of vocab flashcards. the flashcards made specifically for the gre are actually pretty representative. for the math, its all pretty basic stuff, so just run through a prep book and make sure you remember how to deal with the topics that can come up. as far as standardized tests go, the gre was quite easy and you can get 90% percentile with less than a month of study. i think the percentile curve is lenient since a lot of stupid people take it (as opposed to LSAT MCAT etc where the pool is generally smarter).


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    #19395137 - 01/09/14 06:22 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

Took it years ago.  Did slightly below average but my CV/resume and work experience carried me into grad school.

If you're interested in a school, you should pick up the phone and call.  The people in admissions will be more than happy to let you know what they expect of applicants, and you're chances of getting.  I did just that, managed to get the department chair on the line, had a great chat with him about actual research, interviewed the next month, and started school about 4 months later.


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Re: GRE [Re: badchad]
    #19395338 - 01/09/14 06:55 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

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Took it years ago.  Did slightly below average but my CV/resume and work experience carried me into grad school.

If you're interested in a school, you should pick up the phone and call.  The people in admissions will be more than happy to let you know what they expect of applicants, and you're chances of getting.  I did just that, managed to get the department chair on the line, had a great chat with him about actual research, interviewed the next month, and started school about 4 months later.




Very nice.

I also have work experience and my advisor would like me to think about putting together an experiment. Like you I am hoping it will carry some weight, as well as a letter of intent.

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Re: GRE [Re: XUL]
    #19395426 - 01/09/14 07:10 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

Yeah i took it. Got a 1220 with a high verbal score. I was going for psych and didnt need a huge math score.

If you want some verbal flashcards i made pm me an email addy. I used to listen to them while playing basketball. Like 1100 words hehe


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Re: GRE [Re: ManianFH]
    #19395538 - 01/09/14 07:33 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

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Yeah i took it. Got a 1220 with a high verbal score. I was going for psych and didnt need a huge math score.

If you want some verbal flashcards i made pm me an email addy. I used to listen to them while playing basketball. Like 1100 words hehe




Ah, nice. That is also what I am going out for - psychology.

I too record information and listen to it. A neat study habit. And great practice at pronouncing material.

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Re: GRE [Re: XUL]
    #19395918 - 01/09/14 08:53 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

A year ago I decided, at the last minute, to go for an MBA.

I'm not at an Ivy League university so the bar was set low.

That being said, I signed up for the GRE on a 2-week notice - did not study at all - and scored a 147 quant / 150 verbal / 4.5 analytical writing.

The only section I did well on was the writing. I scored in the 75th percentile. On a good day I could probably get up to low 80th.

I am weak in math - they give you a lot of puzzles. I also remember doing poorly on some of the basic geometry questions. I probably could have improved 2-5 points if I studied hard core.

Overall, the test was long, but I flew through it pretty quickly.

What scores do you need to get into school?


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Re: GRE [Re: Confucian]
    #19395965 - 01/09/14 09:06 PM (10 years, 21 days ago)

i took it without preparing

did alright. i dont remember what i got i knew my recommendations and writing sample guaranteed my spot given where i was applying to. i know i did fucking horrible in math and really well in verbal and surprisingly not so great in writing but i think part of that has to do with the fact that your writing score is the average of the score a human gives you and the score a computer gives you. imagine that, a computer grading your GRE. it uses bullshit means of attempting to score your paper based on predetermined assessments of the complexity of ratios that are generated from your paper and measured against general linguistic corpus data that cross-analyzes different kinds of uses and the actual score that resulted when the system involved averaging the scores of two humans

the phil dept at the college i went to wont even look at the writing score because proper training in an analytical school of philosophy department will result in the generation of low relatively complexity ratios with respect to lexical uses in your paper, since analytical philosophy stresses internal semantic consistency as a commonly present feature of valid arguments. so chances are you wrote a way better argument than the suckers in the english department but are getting a lower score anyway because of bullshit autograding systems


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Re: GRE [Re: Confucian]
    #19397620 - 01/10/14 07:15 AM (10 years, 21 days ago)

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A year ago I decided, at the last minute, to go for an MBA.

I'm not at an Ivy League university so the bar was set low.

That being said, I signed up for the GRE on a 2-week notice - did not study at all - and scored a 147 quant / 150 verbal / 4.5 analytical writing.

The only section I did well on was the writing. I scored in the 75th percentile. On a good day I could probably get up to low 80th.

I am weak in math - they give you a lot of puzzles. I also remember doing poorly on some of the basic geometry questions. I probably could have improved 2-5 points if I studied hard core.

Overall, the test was long, but I flew through it pretty quickly.

What scores do you need to get into school?





Here are my requirements for two universities that I picked:

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◾Minimum GPA of 2.75
◾Minimum GRE scores of 150 on verbal and quantitative components, and a 29 minimum score on analytical writing
◾3 letters of recommendation
◾An autobiographical sketch indicating the student’s academic and professional goals
◾Official undergraduate transcript
◾Personal interview ◾The personal interview process will include an individual interview, a group interview, and a writing exercise, which you will complete at the interview appointment.




http://www.millersville.edu/psychology/graduate/clinical-psychology/index.php

This is for a 42 credit option to obtain a M.S. in clinical psychology (it would be 60 to obtain licensure, but I don't want that). After this semester I will be ready to start applying. The application process will be a breeze other than MAYBE the GRE. But I don't know yet.




The other one is a Ph.D. Program at Ohio University, which I believe would be much more competitive than the other school I listed. This program at Ohio University is a golden nugget. So I read, if you are accepted they will pay for your schooling so long as you work as an assistant. This also includes a monthly stipend to live on which is great. Sounds like heaven to me.

It's pretty intimidating thinking about a 5 year Ph.D. Program. One advantage I have is 5+ years of work experience in my field.

http://www.ohioupsychology.com/Graduate.html

I didn't find a required GRE score for this program so I am not sure what standard I need to meet. I am sure I will try my best anyway.




On a separate note.

Have any of you had success with obtaining federal grants for graduate school? Even after you used them for your bachelors?

At this point I am paying for school in cash which has dwindled my funds down ZERO. :shrug:

Although I don't suppose I would be opposed to taking out another loan for graduate school. How did you finance graduate school?


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Re: GRE [Re: XUL]
    #19397772 - 01/10/14 08:05 AM (10 years, 21 days ago)

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XUL said:
Has anyone here studied for it?

How did you do on the test?

I am starting to prepare. I bought a book, flashcards, and a CD with practice tests.

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I took the general one a few years back.  I just went over some practice problems.  I couldn't bring myself to study the vocab, that shit is whack.  I got in the upper 90% range on math, about 75% on vocab and average writing.

Usually its the subject GRE that matters more, that is what I really studied for.


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    #19397882 - 01/10/14 08:51 AM (10 years, 21 days ago)

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The other one is a Ph.D. Program at Ohio University, which I believe would be much more competitive than the other school I listed.




I'd suggest you take a bit of time to determine your end goals, and the differences among degrees in psychology.  For example, there are HUGE differences among a PhD in experimental psychology, a PhD in clinical Psychology, and a PsyD.

A PhD program in experimental pych. will be (relatively) easy to get into, as will a PsyD program.  A clinical psych. PhD will be more difficult.

A PhD in experimental psych. is paid for, in full, + a 25k/year (or more) stipend).  A PsyD will cost YOU lots of money.

Then there are employment opportunities, where an experimental psych. PhD will (most likely) throw you into academia, where it'll be fierce competition to get a relatively) low paying job, whereas with a PsyD, you can plop a therapist sign in your front yard and immediately charge people $200/hr to hear them complain.


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