ecsrui Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 I am planning to apply a phd or ma programme in Economics prog this year, since my undergrad is in a major which did not value mathematics much and one of my math scores is quite bad ( I hesitate to say that it is Probability), so I plan to take a GRE math sub to compensate. Will it help in the process of applying if I get a high pencentage in this exam (say 92% or above)? PS I am in China:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartelite Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 It may help a tiny bit. But if you have that sort of score as an undergrad, you would likely be a competitive applicant at a top school like Berkeley or Princeton in mathematics. 92% is quite hard, as the majority of people who score very well (80% +) have had graduate mathematics and have taught stuff like calculus... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckykatt Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 IMHO, the Math Subject GRE wouldn't be useful unless you have a lot of math knowledge that's not already reflected in your transcript. For example, if you didn't take a real analysis class but you've studied it extensively on your own, then you might be able to demonstrate that by getting a higher score on the subject test than someone with your preparation otherwise would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quantwanabe Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 be careful of what you wish for. The subject GRE is not that easy. In my opinion, you are gambling. If you do very well, then its superb. Otherwise, a poor GRE subject score might hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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