Mfcttrf

Plotting octahedron inside the sphere and sphere inside the cube

AsyncDictionary - Can you break thread safety?

How many people would you need to pull a whale over cobblestone streets?

Is there a Morita cocycle for the mapping class group Mod(g,n) when n > 1?

Heating Margarine in Pan = loss of calories?

Understanding the point of a kölsche Witz

Understanding this peak detector circuit

How to describe accents?

How to disable "Completion time:..." in SQL Server Messages window

How to remove ambiguity: "... lives in the city of H, the capital of the province of NS, WHERE the unemployment rate is ..."?

How to take the beginning and end parts of a list with simpler syntax?

What ability do tools use?

Solution to German Tank Problem

A continuous water "planet" ring around a star

Is there a command to install basic applications on Ubuntu 16.04?

What is a good class if we remove subclasses?

How can I decide if my homebrew item should require attunement?

Loading military units into ships optimally, using backtracking

Why aren't rainbows blurred-out into nothing after they are produced?

Can the ground attached to neutral fool a receptacle tester?

Can a PC use the Levitate spell to avoid movement speed reduction from exhaustion?

Why did Gandalf use a sword against the Balrog?

Why are Tucker and Malcolm not dead?

Super Duper Vdd stiffening required on 555 timer, what is the best way?

Took GRE two times, same scores with minor differences - worth sending both?

Retake the math GRE… as a grad student, preparing to transfer?GRE exams for those seeking a Masters in Computer ScienceSpeaking to experience in a statement of purpose for a PhD program.Should I report a 48th percentile math GRE subject exam score for programs where it's optional?Wildly Varying Scores on GMAT and GRE - Should I Send Both?Dyslexia and the GRE

.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty margin-bottom:0;

3

I took the GRE for the 2nd time recently and unfortunately, after 4 months of studying (again for the 2nd summer in a row), got the exact same score overall as my score last summer.

Last summer, I got a 157 on math, 154 on verbal, and 5 on the essay. Recently, I got a 157 on math, 153 on verbal, and a 6 on the essay.

Is it worth sending both GRE scores to the graduate schools I'm applying to (I know they all, for the ones that accept the GRE, accept multiple scores). Even if they don't superscore, I feel like it may show that I tried to increase my score and went out of my way to take it a second time...also a higher essay score may be cool. Idk...what do you think? It's a very small matter, but I feel that it may be slightly beneficial at best, so why not?

By the way, I'm applying to biomedical neuroscience PhD programs that focus on disease therapeutics and such.

Thanks!

phd graduate-admissions application undergraduate gre

share|improve this question

asked 9 hours ago

Jackson MaceJackson Mace

2122 bronze badges

New contributor

Jackson Mace is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

add a comment | 

3

I took the GRE for the 2nd time recently and unfortunately, after 4 months of studying (again for the 2nd summer in a row), got the exact same score overall as my score last summer.

Last summer, I got a 157 on math, 154 on verbal, and 5 on the essay. Recently, I got a 157 on math, 153 on verbal, and a 6 on the essay.

Is it worth sending both GRE scores to the graduate schools I'm applying to (I know they all, for the ones that accept the GRE, accept multiple scores). Even if they don't superscore, I feel like it may show that I tried to increase my score and went out of my way to take it a second time...also a higher essay score may be cool. Idk...what do you think? It's a very small matter, but I feel that it may be slightly beneficial at best, so why not?

By the way, I'm applying to biomedical neuroscience PhD programs that focus on disease therapeutics and such.

Thanks!

phd graduate-admissions application undergraduate gre

share|improve this question

asked 9 hours ago

Jackson MaceJackson Mace

2122 bronze badges

New contributor

Jackson Mace is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

add a comment | 

I took the GRE for the 2nd time recently and unfortunately, after 4 months of studying (again for the 2nd summer in a row), got the exact same score overall as my score last summer.

Last summer, I got a 157 on math, 154 on verbal, and 5 on the essay. Recently, I got a 157 on math, 153 on verbal, and a 6 on the essay.

Is it worth sending both GRE scores to the graduate schools I'm applying to (I know they all, for the ones that accept the GRE, accept multiple scores). Even if they don't superscore, I feel like it may show that I tried to increase my score and went out of my way to take it a second time...also a higher essay score may be cool. Idk...what do you think? It's a very small matter, but I feel that it may be slightly beneficial at best, so why not?

By the way, I'm applying to biomedical neuroscience PhD programs that focus on disease therapeutics and such.

Thanks!

phd graduate-admissions application undergraduate gre

share|improve this question

asked 9 hours ago

Jackson MaceJackson Mace

2122 bronze badges

New contributor

Jackson Mace is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

share|improve this question

asked 9 hours ago

Jackson MaceJackson Mace

2122 bronze badges

New contributor

Jackson Mace is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

share|improve this question

asked 9 hours ago

Jackson MaceJackson Mace

2122 bronze badges

New contributor

Jackson Mace is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

asked 9 hours ago

Jackson MaceJackson Mace

2122 bronze badges

New contributor

Jackson Mace is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.

asked 9 hours ago

Jackson MaceJackson Mace

2122 bronze badges

1 Answer
1

active

oldest

votes

7

I actually think that sending both tests would be detrimental for your application:

• it decreases noise2signal ratio in your application


• [opinion based] it shows the lack of improvement in your math and verbal scores over the year (which would be my interpretation if both results are sent) as opposed to your intent to show the will to improve


• generally adds confusion

Since your most recent result is in all aspects better/equal (I don't count 153/154 to be different, while 6 on the essay is much better than 5) than the previous one, I strongly suggest sending only the newest GRE score.

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Anton MenshovAnton Menshov

1,22755 silver badges1515 bronze badges

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  thank you! are you sure a 6 overpowers a 153-154 on verbal? It did change my verbal percentile from 66 percentile to 60. also, I did actually study a ton throughout the summer, but i see what you mean with no improvement. i'd like to blame that on the luck-of-draw with GRE, but idk. I thought i would improve more, but I didn't, sadly.
  
  – Jackson Mace
  7 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JacksonMace I hate those tests personally, so I am just trying to step into the admission committee role. GRE is only a small criterion that is used to assess the application and, from what I know, is sometimes used as a simple "cut-off" barrier.
  
  – Anton Menshov
  7 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And improving 153->154 on verbal is much smaller compared to 5->6 in an essay. Some programs look only on math (then, verbal & essay are irrelevant to some degree), some only on verbal. However, when verbal is important, so does the essay.
  
  – Anton Menshov
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  awesome thank you so much man. and I agree wholeheartedly, the GRE was a horrible, horrible exam. never in my life (even on the SAT/ACT) have I not been able to perform "reasonably well" with all of the time/effort I dedicate to studying...and even after taking it a second time.
  
  – Jackson Mace
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Your Answer

StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "415"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);

else
createEditor();

);

function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);



);

Jackson Mace is a new contributor. Be nice, and check out our Code of Conduct.

draft saved

draft discarded

Sign up or log in

StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);

Sign up using Google

Sign up using Facebook

Sign up using Email and Password

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2facademia.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f134603%2ftook-gre-two-times-same-scores-with-minor-differences-worth-sending-both%23new-answer', 'question_page');

);

Post as a guest

Name

Email

Required, but never shown

7

I actually think that sending both tests would be detrimental for your application:

• it decreases noise2signal ratio in your application


• [opinion based] it shows the lack of improvement in your math and verbal scores over the year (which would be my interpretation if both results are sent) as opposed to your intent to show the will to improve


• generally adds confusion

Since your most recent result is in all aspects better/equal (I don't count 153/154 to be different, while 6 on the essay is much better than 5) than the previous one, I strongly suggest sending only the newest GRE score.

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Anton MenshovAnton Menshov

1,22755 silver badges1515 bronze badges

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  thank you! are you sure a 6 overpowers a 153-154 on verbal? It did change my verbal percentile from 66 percentile to 60. also, I did actually study a ton throughout the summer, but i see what you mean with no improvement. i'd like to blame that on the luck-of-draw with GRE, but idk. I thought i would improve more, but I didn't, sadly.
  
  – Jackson Mace
  7 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JacksonMace I hate those tests personally, so I am just trying to step into the admission committee role. GRE is only a small criterion that is used to assess the application and, from what I know, is sometimes used as a simple "cut-off" barrier.
  
  – Anton Menshov
  7 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And improving 153->154 on verbal is much smaller compared to 5->6 in an essay. Some programs look only on math (then, verbal & essay are irrelevant to some degree), some only on verbal. However, when verbal is important, so does the essay.
  
  – Anton Menshov
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  awesome thank you so much man. and I agree wholeheartedly, the GRE was a horrible, horrible exam. never in my life (even on the SAT/ACT) have I not been able to perform "reasonably well" with all of the time/effort I dedicate to studying...and even after taking it a second time.
  
  – Jackson Mace
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

7

I actually think that sending both tests would be detrimental for your application:

• it decreases noise2signal ratio in your application


• [opinion based] it shows the lack of improvement in your math and verbal scores over the year (which would be my interpretation if both results are sent) as opposed to your intent to show the will to improve


• generally adds confusion

Since your most recent result is in all aspects better/equal (I don't count 153/154 to be different, while 6 on the essay is much better than 5) than the previous one, I strongly suggest sending only the newest GRE score.

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Anton MenshovAnton Menshov

1,22755 silver badges1515 bronze badges

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  thank you! are you sure a 6 overpowers a 153-154 on verbal? It did change my verbal percentile from 66 percentile to 60. also, I did actually study a ton throughout the summer, but i see what you mean with no improvement. i'd like to blame that on the luck-of-draw with GRE, but idk. I thought i would improve more, but I didn't, sadly.
  
  – Jackson Mace
  7 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JacksonMace I hate those tests personally, so I am just trying to step into the admission committee role. GRE is only a small criterion that is used to assess the application and, from what I know, is sometimes used as a simple "cut-off" barrier.
  
  – Anton Menshov
  7 hours ago
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  And improving 153->154 on verbal is much smaller compared to 5->6 in an essay. Some programs look only on math (then, verbal & essay are irrelevant to some degree), some only on verbal. However, when verbal is important, so does the essay.
  
  – Anton Menshov
  6 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  awesome thank you so much man. and I agree wholeheartedly, the GRE was a horrible, horrible exam. never in my life (even on the SAT/ACT) have I not been able to perform "reasonably well" with all of the time/effort I dedicate to studying...and even after taking it a second time.
  
  – Jackson Mace
  3 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

I actually think that sending both tests would be detrimental for your application:

• it decreases noise2signal ratio in your application


• [opinion based] it shows the lack of improvement in your math and verbal scores over the year (which would be my interpretation if both results are sent) as opposed to your intent to show the will to improve


• generally adds confusion

Since your most recent result is in all aspects better/equal (I don't count 153/154 to be different, while 6 on the essay is much better than 5) than the previous one, I strongly suggest sending only the newest GRE score.

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Anton MenshovAnton Menshov

1,22755 silver badges1515 bronze badges

share|improve this answer

edited 7 hours ago

answered 8 hours ago

Anton MenshovAnton Menshov

1,22755 silver badges1515 bronze badges

answered 8 hours ago

Anton MenshovAnton Menshov

1,22755 silver badges1515 bronze badges

answered 8 hours ago

Anton MenshovAnton Menshov

1,22755 silver badges1515 bronze badges