<p>For everyone who took the old GRE prior to Aug 1; I just logged into MyGRE and to my surprise saw that there's a new score under "Estimated Current Score" that ranges from 130-180 with 1 point increments. </p>
<p>Ex/ I originally got a 710 Quantitative which is a 155.</p>
<p>There's also a new piece of profile information called "Intended Graduate Major."</p>
<p>I already sent my scores to all my schools before this change was implemented. Will I be at a disadvantage if adcoms don't see my new "Estimated Current Score" while comparing me to other applicants who have this score? </p>
<p>Would you guys mind logging in and seeing what you got? Let's figure this out. Thanks!</p>
<p>I don’t know what happened to your post barium. Hehe but I quoted it before it got deleted:</p>
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<p>Oh what I meant was for Fall 2012 applicants, I submitted my apps/scores early so they don’t have that 130-170 score for me (only 200-800 score), whereas a majority of applicants this fall are probably only starting to submit scores now but they’ll have those numbers and not the 200-800 score. </p>
<p>Do you see the disparity? So how do they compare my scores to those other applicants?</p>
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<p>Edit: Now this might be a long shot but I was thinking - what if I am actually at an advantage since adcoms are familiar and comfortable with the 200-800 score but less so with the 130-170. So if they might say “oh he got a 1300, we know that’s a good score” vs. “155, is that good? I dont know, the 1300 guy is a safer bet” I know they’ll have a conversion chart by then and be trained to use it, but still, this is all so new. It’s tempting to think there will be a bias for the old-school. </p>
<p>You’re right, I’m probably overthinking. But to me it’s still weird how there’ll be some applications with only 130-170 scores and some with 200-800 scores - the only thing mediating the two is a conversion chart the ETS came up within a couple of months. For schools to have to interpret this leaves a lot to chance. Would you not agree?</p>
<p>Again, I don’t think that’s an issue because GRE scores really don’t matter that much. </p>
<p>Comparing applicants with test scores on different scales is nothing new in the world of admissions anyway. TOEFL scores for non-native speakers are reported on three different scales (depending on how the test is administered). SAT and ACT scores are reported on different scales. GPAs are computed differently: some schools weigh A+s as 4.3s, some as 4.0 and some don’t have A+s at all. None of these differences seem to be problematic.</p>
<p>I took GRE last year and got 770 quant and 400 verbal.</p>
<p>I just checked the new score: 161 quant and 146 verbal</p>
<p>I have questions if you dont mind:</p>
<p>1) im signed up to take the GRE in Nov 8 because my combined score in the old format was 1170 and my top choice requires a minimum of 1200. Will the score on Nov 8 test be the new one or the old one? I ask because i was reading and some people that took the revised GRE were still given the old scores till they get enough test takers to do their statistical work etc.</p>
<p>2) if in fact in Nov i only get new revised scores, how do i deal with this 1200 minimum combined from the old scoring requirement? Im taking it again just to go above the 1200 combined, but if i get this new scores…? Im lost. </p>
<p>Your Nov 8 test will be the new test and new score only. You won’t get the 200-800 score, so you won’t know if you broke 1200 until ETS posts the conversion. Yeah, it sucks.</p>
<p>I dont know, to me that V score seems whack. For a 690, there were 11 standard deviations. For a 165, there are only 5 SDs. Does that mean if you scored 700 or 710 it’s also a 165? Hardly seems right. Frickin ETS…</p>
<p>^ETS probably keeps track of scores independent of the 200 - 800 scale. They could have records of the precise number of questions answers correctly.</p>
<p>I contacted the Graduate Director at my top choice inquiring about this change of score in the GRE as well as their 1200 combined minimum in the old scale. I explained that i was taking the GRE again just to get above their combined minimum but that i would be receiving a new score on a different scale.</p>
<p>I was responded (paraphrasing a little):</p>
<p>“We are aware of the new scores in the GRE and it has caused us a lot of confusion as the dependence of the old scores and the new scores seem to be very strange. I understand your concern, we are having a meeting on Nov 8 in which this issue will be discussed, i will get back to you after that”</p>
<p>Im glad to hear im not the only one confused on how to interpret this change of scores with the previously established minimums etc…</p>