Good Math Major, Bad GRE Quant score?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around concerns regarding a low GRE Quant score (161) in the context of a strong academic background, including high GPA and relevant experience. Participants explore the implications of this score for graduate school applications and the potential impact of an upcoming Subject GRE exam.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Homework-related
  • Exploratory

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses concern about their low GRE Quant score despite a strong academic record, questioning whether to retake the exam.
  • Another participant suggests identifying the reasons behind the low score, implying that test anxiety may have played a role.
  • A participant proposes that performing well on the Subject GRE could potentially compensate for the low Quant score, although this is presented as an assumption.
  • There is a suggestion to focus on addressing test anxiety before taking the Subject GRE.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on whether the low GRE Quant score is a significant concern or if a high Subject GRE score would mitigate its impact. Multiple viewpoints regarding the importance of addressing test anxiety and the potential for score replacement remain present.

Contextual Notes

Participants mention factors such as test anxiety and timing issues during the GRE, which may have influenced performance. There is uncertainty regarding the extent to which a high Subject GRE score could offset the low Quant score.

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Hey all,

So I took the General GRE, and I did rather poorly in the GRE Quant score (161). However, most of my resume and the likes would point otherwise (typical stuff like graduate coursework, two REUs, 3.9 GPA, etc.)

How concerned should I be about this? Should I retake it? I'm taking the Subject GRE in about 9 days. If I do really well, would it make up for it?

I'm at the point where I'm slowly freaking out haha.
 
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Have you identified what happened in the GRE that made your quant score so low?
 
I dunno. I sort of freaked out for the first section, and actually eve nran out of time. Then the next two sections I did went fine, just...I don't know. It's scary.
 
Well, maybe you need to focus on figuring out what went wrong with the first general GRE and try to fix it before tacking on the subject one ( For math?) Look up stuff for test anxiety (I can't spell :P ) good luck to you mate!

Also, I would asume a high Subject GRE would replace the bad quant score on the general (just assuming)
 

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