Grad School With This GRE?

Graduate School
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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I have a 3.95 GPA from a top 20 university (US News & World Report). Either a leader or founder in the extracurriculars I participated in, over a year of research, some papers have been included in conferences, and I'm not concerned about getting good letters of rec or a writing a good personal statement.</p>

<p>My GRE is a 1200 though and I'm looking at a masters program in the humanities at a few Ivies, Chicago, Northwestern, to name a few. All of my schools say they do not have a cutoff point nor do they post their averages. </p>

<p>Do my chances look alright even though my GRE isn't a 1600?</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>-Jill</p>

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<p>The GRE is not like the SAT. Hardly anyone gets a 1600 - particularly due to the verbal section, where a 700 score is 93rd percentile and the 99th is below 800.</p>

<p>Nor is it nearly as important in admissions. Your GPA is stellar, I bet you’ll have great letters of recommendation and strong writing samples. You will be fine.</p>

<p>One tip: extracurriculars unrelated to your field of study are totally irrelevant for graduate admissions.</p>