Applying to a psychology masters program. GRE not required. Would a high GRE score help if low GPA?

Graduate School
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I am looking to apply to a psychology masters program. It doesn’t require a GRE score but I was wondering if getting a high GRE score will help with my average GPA (3.3-3.4)?

Thanks!!

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Probably not very much. Most graduate programs are much more interested in your subject-specific performance over a sustained period of time than your performance on a 3-hour test one time that doesn’t even test the specific areas you’re studying. GPA almost always carries more weight than the GRE scores.

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Why would that help? You said yourself the GRE is not required.