<p>The opposite - the GRE is perhaps the least important part of the application. Generally, the GRE is used in one of three ways: to set a baseline cutoff, to “save” someone’s application that might be weak in other ways (i.e. someone with a not-great GPA but really really strong GRE scores might get at least looked at) and to sort candidates for fellowships and assistantships.</p>
<p>The three most important parts of a graduate application are the SoP, recommendations and transcript.</p>