If you have good scores, they don't matter.
IF you have bad scores, they matter.
On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Asya Robertshaw
<asya.roberts...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a current PhD student and I will admit that my GRE score was pretty
> mediocre. I've never been good at taking standardized tests (I didn't do
> very well on the SAT either). I love math, but English is not my native
> language, so I've always struggled with the verbal sections of the test.
>
> I personally don't think that these standardized tests are a good way of
> evaluating the student's academic potential or his/her potential to conduct
> research. Despite my low scores on the SAT and the GRE, I graduated with a
> 4.0 GPA from both high school and college. I had extensive research
> experience as an undergrad and was even able to publish a paper on the
> research I conducted with my undergraduate mentor. Over the past fee years
> of my graduate career I have had a number of my research proposals funded,
> I've won a couple of poster competitions, I was awarded the NSF-GRFP
> fellowship, and have manuscripts currently in review. I intend on
> submitting (and hopefully publishing) my thesis before graduating.
>
> I feel very lucky that my advisor overlooked my low scores and still
> accepted me into her lab. Without that opportunity, I would not have been
> able to pursue my passion in research!
>
> Asya Robertshaw
> Doctoral Candidate
> Purdue University
> Dept of Botany & Plant Pathology
> 915 W State St
> West Lafayette, IN 7907
> On Sep 2, 2014 7:37 PM, "Alex M. L" <stenella.fronta...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Last weekend I got into a long discussion on the value of GRE score in a
>> PhD
>> student. As the 2015 applicants start, I open up the discussion to the
>> community:
>>
>> I have a female student that has both a Masters (thesis) and publication
>> with
>> several years research experience. However, her GRE score are quite poor.
>> Should I really pass up a seemingly great applicant because of low scores?
>>
>> If a student has a biology Masters or a publication... do GRE scores
>> matter?
>> Have we not moved past GRE scores when picking the next round of PhD
>> researchers for our lab(s)?
>>
>> If you have a personal story of low scores and still attaining your PhD or
>> accepting a similar student... I would love to hear from you!
>>
>> Cheers!
>> Alex M.L
>>
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