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  • November 13, 2009 at 9:26 pm #25239
    PHPhD
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    Hi!

    I recently took the GRE and got a 450 Verbal, 640 Quantiative and a 5 on the writing section. I have a 3.4 undergraduate GPA and a 3.6 GPA for my Master’s. I have published multiple publications and have a pretty high position at my job as well as have really great recommendations. English is my second language and I have consistently scored low on standardized tests. I am planning on applying to pretty competitive PhD public health programs. Do you recommend I re-take the GRE or should I focus on my application and in my personal statement write why I did poorly in the verbal section?

    Any advice would be appreciated.

    November 14, 2009 at 2:05 pm #36252
    Nibor6000
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    Your AW score is quite good despite the low verbal. However, most PhD public health programs require a combined score of at least 1200, if not higher. I think you need to retake the GRE.

    March 6, 2011 at 10:03 am #37103
    sushant@1985
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    i m preparing for gre and widh to do mba again, as once i had completed it,i wish all of you good luck too

    Management student

    December 13, 2011 at 9:30 am #37502
    Tofayelbd
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    If you want to PhD public health programs in a good university, then retake GRE would be a wise decision.

    September 28, 2012 at 4:13 pm #37800
    Anonymous
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    How pathetic that a stoooopid standardized test that measures a few hours of your life is given so much weight.

    December 4, 2012 at 5:19 pm #37851
    Anonymous
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    quote:

    Originally posted by wrenchman87

    How pathetic that a stoooopid standardized test that measures a few hours of your life is given so much weight.

    Too much money to be made off them so don’t expect them to go away anytime soon.

    August 20, 2013 at 10:52 pm #38019
    michelle1993
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    Instead of b!tching about the test, just study hard and take responsibility for what happens.

    November 4, 2013 at 10:32 pm #38068
    sickofdems
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    quote:

    Originally posted by michelle1993

    Instead of b!tching about the test, just study hard and take responsibility for what happens.

    slow golf clap

    February 28, 2015 at 1:29 pm #50863
    pinkgirlcollections
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    Yes retake the GRE will definitely help, but if you are going after a PHD program, some highly relevant research experience or relationship with professors might be able to help you offset the GRE verbal a bit.

    March 1, 2015 at 8:26 pm #50866
    Guy Simple
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    Good point. Especially if you are looking at more quant PhD areas.

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