<p>Is this score generally important to most graduate programs? I just got my score back and it was a 6.0, 96% (which surprised me). Does this help my somewhat lowish 1300 GRE Q+V? Most graduate programs I've spoken to really never mentioned the Analytical score...just Q+V averages. </p>
<p>Any insight? I guess a 6.0 won't hurt me, but will it help?</p>
<p>I don't have the answer but am wondering the same thing...my D just took the GRE, got a 1300, but hasn't received her analytical score yet.
She consistently scored 6's in her GRE class, so we're hoping that will help.
She really doesn't have time to retake (and have it make any difference)
before submitting apps.</p>
<p>Isn't 1300 considered a decent score though?</p>
<p>It's possible, but you can't really combine the scores like the SAT. If you are applying to an English program and have a 550 m 750 v, that might be all right. On the other hand, a 650m 650v for a math or physics program would be extremely weak.</p>
<p>From what I have heard, the analytical is considered, but it is not as important as the verbal and/or math sections.</p>
<p>GRE classes? Geez, I wonder how I would have done if I had those...</p>
<p>It depends completely upon your field of intended specialization.</p>
<p>In very general terms, science fields do not care about your verbal scores, and humanities fields do not care about your quant scores. However, as you might deduce, social science fields (again, depending) often care about both. </p>
<p>Example: a doctoral program in Anthro will only care about one's quant score if one intends to specialize in biological anthro, or some other scientific or quantitatively-sensitive subfield. An intended specialization in cultural anthro would make quant scores basically irrelevant.</p>
<p>Combined scores (verbal, quant, and writing) scores are absolutely meaningless.</p>
<p>HOWEVER: In terms of fellowships, which are usually competed for and awarded at the university level (in other words, in an interdisciplinary competition), candidates with excellent across-the-board scores are sometimes at an advantage. This is because GRE scores (rightly or wrongly) are sometimes viewed by fellowship committees as the only obvious and identifiable measure of applicants across disciplines. But to be nominated for the fellowship-competition pool, one must have been already identified as a TOP candidate at the departmental level.</p>
<p>D is going into a clincial doctoral program in physical therapy and
her scores broke down: 720Q, 580V. So she had decent quantitative scores which seem to matter more in the sciences. </p>
<p>She did take a class, but honestly, she didn't feel it really helped all that much, except to "force" her to focus on the GRE in the middle of a difficult semester. Given the cost, it would have been better for her to self-study.
Problem there is being disciplined enough to actually do it, given other pressing obligations. Wouldn't recommend waiting until fall of senior year to take the GRE either. But given her summer travel, etc, she couldn't fit it in.</p>
<p>Oh well.</p>