Graduate programs that don't require the GRE

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<p>Math Graduate Programs that don't require the GRE</p>

<p>I spent a lot of time browsing the interwebs for this information. Hopefully this will pop up on Google next time someone needs to know. </p>

<p>In order of the US News Rankings:</p>

<ol>
<li>Brandeis</li>
<li>Pittsburgh</li>
<li>Oregon State</li>
<li>Oklahoma State</li>
<li>Kansas State</li>
<li>University of New Mexico</li>
<li>Wesleyan</li>
<li>New Mexico State</li>
</ol>

<p>Anybody else have the list for other departments?</p>

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<p>They don’t require the general GRE or they don’t require the subject GRE?</p>

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<p>General. MIT doesn’t require the subject and it’s a little higher up on that list.</p>

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<p>You missed a lot of schools in Florida that dont require the subject test:</p>

<p>University of Miami, ranked #98
Florida State University, ranked #72
University of Central Florida, not ranked
University of South Florida, not ranked
Florida Atlantic University, not ranked</p>

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<p>Is there any particular reason that you are looking for this list? Because personally, I don’t think you should let a desire not to take a 3-hour test (regardless of how you think you may do on it) dictate your future.</p>

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<p>Theres another explanation, which is my case: the nearest subject tests are given in november and april. April test is obviously too late. And november test has been filled up in a 7hour driving distance radius. </p>

<p>Not going to take it, hence im also trying to get a list of the schools that dont require it and such info will be hugely beneficial for me and i guess for the OP as well.</p>

<p>So apart from the ones mentioned in the OP and the ones in florida i mentioned, are there others? I havent found a way to successfully get a complete list…</p>

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<p>Just found this information from Fairtest.org. You probably remember this website provides a comprehensive list of schools that do not have an undergraduate test requirement,</p>

<p>Several highly regarded graduate programs have proven that institutions can conduct a successful admissions process without the use of test scores. A brief list of such programs includes: Harvard Divinity School, Simmons College School of Social Work, Bank Street College School of Education, Pratt Institute School of Architecture, Brown University Division of Engineering, and Columbia University Masters of Science in Journalism. These examples are similar to the nearly 800 undergraduate institutions that admit a substantial number of freshman applicants without regard to SAT or ACT scores (click here).</p>

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<p>Most of the one year graduate programs at the London School of Economics don’t require any standardized testing whatsoever.</p>

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<p>@Georgiatwins: That information is inaccurate, at least for Harvard Divinity. The GRE is now required, except with a waiver: “*GRE waivers are granted to MDiv, MTS, and ThM applicants who hold advanced degrees. Please contact the Office of Admissions if you have a previous advanced degree and would like to learn more about the process of requesting a GRE waiver.” </p>

<p>So if you’re an undergrad applying to HDS, you need the GRE now. This is a very recent change – I think it was still optional when I applied this past year.</p>

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<p>Not sure what your reasoning is for not being keen on the GRE, but I’ll surely tell you mine. I hate the fact that ETS, as a major institution (non-profit or otherwise), aids in weeding the less financially fortunate out of the grad-school application process. Why should people have to pay over $100 to write the test? Why should people have to pay to have their scores distributed? What about the costs of test-prep materials and classes – does that not, in an indirect way, prevent people who cannot afford such assistance from the same level of achievement as those who can? </p>

<p>Moreover, though, it pushes this false “numbers game” mindset. How many times have we all read forum posts to the effect of “I’ve got GPA x.xx and GRE score 0-1600 – where can I get in?”. I’m not saying that you can’t glean <em>some</em> knowledge of a person’s general intellectual capacity with a carefully constructed test, but I do think it encourages a mode of thinking that I see among, say, college applicants in China. Having worked in close contact with international students who transferred from ostensibly high-ranking foreign universities with heavy (or complete) emphasis on test-scores in admissions, I can tell you this: many of those people couldn’t reason their way from a wet paper bag. “Stupid” is a bit strong a word to describe them, but a lot of them completely lack critical thinking skills, or anything remotely smacking of creative ability.</p>

<p>'Course, I’m a bleeding-heart socialist who believes <em>all</em> application testing ought to be abolished, or at least made optional. In disagreement with Julliet above, I think that if you’ve got some political objection to the GRE, then don’t take it. Your preparedness for graduate school will show in your grades, research history, written ability, etc.</p>

<p>Anyway, sorry about the rant. As to universities that don’t require the GRE, finding domestic (that is, U.S.) ones is a bit of a crap-shoot. The GRE isn’t recognized in Canada and Western Europe (anywhere outside the US, actually), though, and those might be nice places to look. UToronto, McGill, and UBC are all on my to-apply list for linguistics programs, as is the University of Edinburgh, the University of Amsterdam, and the University College London. </p>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>

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<p>If you also have an interest in the life sciences, several Biostatistics Professional Science Master’s programs do not require the GRE. All the PSM programs are listed at [Science</a> Masters > ScienceMasters Home](<a href=“http://www.sciencemasters.com%5DScience”>http://www.sciencemasters.com) by subject area, among other ways.</p>