[Iconoclast]

BSN program graduation is 15 months away, but I have to begin the app process for grad school soon to begin immediately upon graduation from my current program. I am gearing up to take the GRE, knowing I may have to attemp more than once. I had just average SAT scores, oh 25 years ago when I took the SAT, lol. I am worried I won't do well on the math portion at all.

I am going to take the sample exam tonight and see just how bad it is. I bought several study guides. I am considering a prep course, however it is very expensive and money is tight.

I am looking at Vanderbilt, ETSU, WNC. What kind of scores do I need to be accepted at those schools? I have a 4.0 and stellar references.

[SteveRN21]

You need to look at each individual school's websites for GRE score requirements, or contact the admissions counselors. I needed a 500/500/4 minimum for my Ivy school. Don't waste your money on a review class. Stick with the study guides, and use the sample exam questions on the GRE's website. I used Stanford Review's (or was it Princeton??) "Crash Course for the GRE", and "ARCO's 30 Days to Ace the GRE" both are skinny little books, and were more helpful than the huge Kaplan books I'd bought. They focused more on learning how to FIND the correct answer, rather than having to figure out the right answer.

[Dixiecup]

I'm totaly clueless about all these questions regarding GRE and other test scores. I don't even know what they are!

I currently attend SLU in St. Louis Mo. it's one of the more well known and prestigious schools in the area and I didn't have to take any kind of test to get in. They don't even look at your GPA that closely. Just needed recommendations. I guess I should consider myself lucky!

[emtneel]

Originally Posted by Dixiecup

I'm totaly clueless about all these questions regarding GRE and other test scores. I don't even know what they are!

I currently attend SLU in St. Louis Mo. it's one of the more well known and prestigious schools in the area and I didn't have to take any kind of test to get in. They don't even look at your GPA that closely. Just needed recommendations. I guess I should consider myself lucky!

Are you in a Masters program? the GRE is pretty standard for most (not all) masters. My mom went to university of Pheonix and also did not have to take it.

[emtneel]

I just got a bunch of books from the library. Work most on what your weakest area is.
If you get a score that is just a little below what the school requires, call them and ask, my school said they would just have you on a probation for 1-2 semesters and as long as you didn't fail any classes and I think a B ave. you were fine.
The GRE is like "Are you smarter than a 5th grader" its crap you learned a long time ago, will memorize for this exam and never use again. It really is pointless, maybe they just use it to see if you are serious about school.
I also had my bro help with the math, because you can't use calculator and i had no idea how to figure out 10 to the 10th to the 10th to the 10th.
And why in the heck would i EVER need to use that??

Neelia

[Dixiecup]

Originally Posted by emtneel

Are you in a Masters program? the GRE is pretty standard for most (not all) masters. My mom went to university of Pheonix and also did not have to take it.

Yes, I am in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program. I hesitated on posting I wasn't familiar with these tests but there are so many threads about them, I guess I'm lucky I didn't have to take one.