Blg2342
Hi,
So...I just took the GRE and don't know whether to laugh or cry. My overall score is a 328 (something like mid 90s percentile) BUT the breakdown is 170 Verbal, 158 Quant. This Quant Score translates to 70th percentile according to the ETS site. I really have zero interest in taking the GRE again. If I do retake I probably (possibly?) could raise my Quant score to at least a 160 (my lowest PowerPrep score was a 162 Quant, highest was 164). Of course, my verbal score could decrease leaving me with the same overall score or possibly a lower score.
Will schools run from the very average Quant score (especially considering that the Quant on the GRE is supposed to be easier)? Or do they just look at the overall score and the Quant score will be "good enough"? Just to give you some more background, I have a 3.96 undergrad GPA (but from a pretty no name school) with straight As in literally any quant related courses - math, finance, accounting, and economics courses including calculus, statistics, and corporate finance etc. My major was accounting and I'm a CPA so I'm hoping there's enough evidence that I can handle quant courses. What do you think?
Also, I'm targeting PT not FT programs which are supposed to be somewhat easier to get into. I'm looking at NY based programs (so basically Stern).
Any help would be most appreciated.
You GRE quant score is of concern. But you seem to have enough material in your transcript to suggest that you can handle the workload.
My take on this is that getting in will depend on the strength of your work experience. Of course, if you are interested in Stern, why don't you sign up for a Statistics (or similar) course in NYU, and get a good grade on it. Then you will have no questions asked.
Best wishes,
Karthik