laa Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hi all, I just received my GRE scores today; I did well Q (170), V (166), but not so great on the AW section (4). The schools I am interested in applying for include the top 5 programs. Should I retake for a better AW? My full profile can be found here: http://www.www.urch.com/forums/phd-economics/150635-profile-evaluation-advice-2015-a.html My GPA's gone up since then (with 2A+'s in grad econ classes), so classes-wise I think I don't have much to worry about. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR14 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I guess retaking (if you have time, money, etc) is a dominant option. Do worse; send your old scores. Do better; send your new ones... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfxuus Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 IMO your GRE is really good enough, just focus on cultivating relationships with potential letter writers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laa Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Thanks for the responses. @mfxuus: I am focusing on that now, and I think it's going pretty well. I think I am definitely set for stellar letters from 2 profs, and I am working on relationships with 3 more. @MR14: That is true. But the problem is, I don't even know how I did so poorly on the writing; I am a native speaker and I thought that my essays were decent enough (well, decent enough given 30 minutes per essay). So I'm not completely sure that I can do better the next time around. Would love to hear more opinions :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pch Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Don't worry about the AW, I highly doubt that your AW score would shift you from "admitted" to "rejected". Your statement of purpose is IMHO a better writing exercise than AW section of GRE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chateauheart Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 From the latest data 4.5 is 78th percentile, 4.0 is 54th percentile. This means roughly half of the people that are above average receive a 4, and it's most likely the single most common score among applicants to econ programs. So it's really not a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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