<p>Quant = 165 93% old equiv = 790 - 800</p>
<p>Verbal = 159 84% old equiv = 590 - 600</p>
<p>Writing = 5 87% old equiv = 5 </p>
<p>How are these scores for a broad spectrum of chemE PhD programs?</p>
<p>Fishing for complements, anyone??</p>
<p>Don’t feed the trolls</p>
<p>Those scores aren’t bad, should be enough to be considered most places. Lots of people do better than that, though.</p>
<p>I don’t get the prior responses, but those scores wouldn’t keep you out of any grad schools.</p>
<p>they won’t get you into any grad schools either.</p>
<p>Last 2 replies are true. Now that you have that over with, move on to the more important parts of your application package and take further questions to the grad school board.</p>
<p>not fishing for any complements. those are my true scores, and I wanted to gauge how I have done because many of my friends received scores lower than mine, and many received scores higher than mine.</p>
<p>Thank you for your inputs.</p>
<p>personally, if I was applying to phd programs, I’d seriously consider retaking them.
I’m not sure how the new test scores will be viewed but back in the old format, a 790 would be a mark against you at top programs.
It won’t keep you out but is below average at many programs.</p>
<p>What are the rest of your taking about? Those are great scores! 790 is excellent and will be looked upon favorably at any grad school. 600 in verbal and 5 in analytical are good as well, but not as important as your quantitative. Remember, GRE scores are only a piece of the puzzle. GPA, internships, research, publications, LOR, your personal statement, and andy awards or honors are other things that would effect what schools would be a reach or not.</p>
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<p>It depends on the type of school he’s applying to. At very top schools (the top 10 or so), the GRE doesn’t help your admission changes, it can only hurt. The average GRE Math is 780-800, so even if you get a perfect score you’re just average. However a score below 780 (especially below 750) can really hurt your chances. No one really cares about the Verbal score for engineering. Basically, you just need to have a reasonable score to demonstrate that you understanding English. So, again, a perfect score doesn’t really help but a low score can really hurt. If the OP is applying to a top 10 school, he can check off the “GRE is good enough” box and move on to the parts of the application that actually matter (research and GPA).</p>
<p>If the OP is applying to a very good school that’s not one of the very top schools (in the range of 11-25), the average Math GRE will be closer to 750, so a 790 could be a differentiator in his application, but again his GPA and research will outweigh the contribution the GRE will have to his application. </p>
<p>When you start getting outside of the top 25, then a 790 will give him a very big advantage in his application. In fact, he’ll probably be able to overcome other problems if they exist (such as a low GPA).</p>
<p>GRE score doesn’t correlate THAT well to school rankings. I know that the average GRE score for aerospace engineering graduate students is higher at Texas A&M than at MIT, for example. That doesn’t make Texas A&M the better or more highly ranked school.</p>
<p>Just sayin’.</p>
<p>^^ Perhaps it’s changed in the last few years but:
[Program</a> Rankings — Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — PhDs.org Graduate School Guide](<a href=“http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/chemical-engineering/program/ranking/mit/3227]Program”>http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/chemical-engineering/program/ranking/mit/3227)
MIT average: 800</p>
<p>[Program</a> Rankings — Chemical Engineering, Texas A & M University — PhDs.org Graduate School Guide](<a href=“http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/chemical-engineering/program/ranking/tamu/2948]Program”>http://graduate-school.phds.org/rankings/chemical-engineering/program/ranking/tamu/2948)
Texas A&M average: 763</p>
<p>You do realize I was just citing Aerospace Engineering, right? Chemical is a different department. Either way, I wasn’t trying to make conclusions on the quality of programs, only that average GRE score is not a foolproof metric.</p>