Take the GRE in High school?

<p>You can use a GRE score for 5 years, so if you used it your senior year of high school you could presumably use it again when you applied to grad school.</p>

<p>That's assuming you go straight to grad school or don't take more than 4 years to graduate...</p>

<p>But good to know. I thought it was 4.</p>

<p>Oh, their so easy? I always had the impression that they were really hard. But I know for certin that the psychology GRE is WAY harder than the AP psychology. I took the ap test, (Got a 5). </p>

<p>So I suppose it won't hurt to take the GRE, and mabe It'll even be a tipping factor. </p>

<p>Also molliebatmit do you know how much it would help to be a seimens semifinalist to get into MIT? (I was one in the 11 th grade, and i'm trying again this year)</p>

<p>Thanks all!</p>

<p>Um, I just want to make a comment regarding a post a long time ago. </p>

<p>There is NO WAY one can compare IMO to GRE. IMO is unimaginably difficult (think about it, only six people are selected from all of the people taking the AMC in America to take the IMO) in the field of high school mathematics. Psych, even at the GRE level, is taken by thousands of students and there is really no basis of comparison between the two tests - it might even be somewhat absurd to compare them.</p>

<p>And btw, there is really no guarantee for Siemen Semifinalists. I tried this year and didn't even make Semifinalist, but MIT took me. Likewise, I know someone that made Semi but MIT waitlisted. There isn't really a "magic ticket" into MIT (not USAMO either) - it's all about your whole package, not just an aspect of your application (even if it might be outstanding).</p>

<p>But seimens helps, no?</p>

<p>GRE in highschool...thats the kind of thing I would expect to see in a harvard forum...thank god I'm going to penn</p>

<p>^^^^ But it's not too hard, from what everyone says.</p>

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<p>Siemens does help, but it is by no means a guarantee of admission. Personally, I don't even consider it to be a significant hook - it would help you, but it's not enough to make a HUGE difference (again, it would depend on how strong your overall package is). If you come from a really small high school in the middle of a education-impoverished state and qualified for Siemens Semi, it would be a huge hook for you. However, if you come from a tech school like TJ, I guess qualifying for Siemens Semi isn't that significant of an accomplishment.</p>

<p>This is a really difficult test. Students take this test after 3 1/2 yrs of intensive undergraduate psych. classes. Take it and have it on your record to show what a goofball you were in trying to .....to...to what?</p>

<p>^^^^ I saw an old test, and knew most questions.</p>

<p>well then TG good luck to you.</p>

<p>I'd go ahead and take it; I mean, why not? It does show your interest. You've aquired a breadth of knowledge about psychology--why not show it? </p>

<p>The GRE subject tests vary in difficulty and breadth. It's hard to generalize. The Math GRE used to be a joke, sort of like the Math IIC SATII; more than half of the test-takers got a 800. However, they have changed it since then and made it harder or at least made the scoring more difficult. The Chem GRE emphasizes organic chemistry and has lots of transformations on it, so the P-Chem people tend to do worse on it. However, it is much more difficult than AP Chem; same goes for physics.</p>

<p>Does anyone know how many people get perfect scores on the GRE test in psychology? (Or knows a link that will tell me?) </p>

<p>Also, is it common to get perfect scores in GRE pschology?</p>

<p>Thanks all!</p>