And in political science, the subject score is irrelevant. Also, I took the GRE in 1990. And I don't really remember my scores. But I have tenure.

SK790 wrote:

PhillieMooDo wrote:Anybody know what a "good" GRE score is?

It depends what you're going for. I know for meteorology the only real part that mattered was the math.

The woman that coordinates admissions said, "The further you can get from the 50% group, the better"

While that's a nice ballpark, it's a little too vague for me. Trying to lock this down and get accepted, like, no diggity. Too old to have to wait another year...

Practice tests I'm sitting between 70-80% both sections...hoping that's "far enough away" to stand out.

PhillieMooDo wrote:

SK790 wrote:

PhillieMooDo wrote:Anybody know what a "good" GRE score is?

It depends what you're going for. I know for meteorology the only real part that mattered was the math.

The woman that coordinates admissions said, "The further you can get from the 50% group, the better"

While that's a nice ballpark, it's a little too vague for me. Trying to lock this down and get accepted, like, no diggity. Too old to have to wait another year...

Practice tests I'm sitting between 70-80% both sections...hoping that's "far enough away" to stand out.

It really depends on a lot--field, program, and your particular goals. If you're going PhD in the hopes of teaching college, you'll probably want a higher score than that, but your LoRs and writing sample will carry a lot of weight. DON'T GO UNLESS YOU GET FULLY FUNDED. Your GPA matters too. If, on the other hand, you're looking to get into your regional university MPA or social work program, it's not all that important.

TenuredVulture wrote:DON'T GO UNLESS YOU GET FULLY FUNDED.

This should be the 1st, 2nd and 3rd point made to anyone considering a Ph.D

TenuredVulture wrote:

PhillieMooDo wrote:

SK790 wrote:

PhillieMooDo wrote:Anybody know what a "good" GRE score is?

It depends what you're going for. I know for meteorology the only real part that mattered was the math.

The woman that coordinates admissions said, "The further you can get from the 50% group, the better"

While that's a nice ballpark, it's a little too vague for me. Trying to lock this down and get accepted, like, no diggity. Too old to have to wait another year...

Practice tests I'm sitting between 70-80% both sections...hoping that's "far enough away" to stand out.

It really depends on a lot--field, program, and your particular goals. If you're going PhD in the hopes of teaching college, you'll probably want a higher score than that, but your LoRs and writing sample will carry a lot of weight. DON'T GO UNLESS YOU GET FULLY FUNDED. Your GPA matters too. If, on the other hand, you're looking to get into your regional university MPA or social work program, it's not all that important.

Thanks. Not a PhD, Physical therapy program. The entering class profile says average GRE score 59-69% depending on section, so I'm hoping to surpass the high mark on both sections.

What pt program you looking at

jerseyhoya wrote:

CalvinBall wrote:well there are more.

Do you miss lethal making fun of you about Virginia Tech?

I could come back just to do that.

O HAI LETHAL

The Dude wrote:What pt program you looking at

University of Washington

Once you get in, PM me which books you're using. may be able to help out

The Dude wrote:Once you get in, PM me which books you're using. may be able to help out

Will do. Thanks for the confidence, you're more confident than I am.

You a PT?

Next question: Anyone ever busted out of an apartment lease early? Neighbor just moved in across the hall...complete fucking asshole. Slamming doors, dishes, constantly screaming at her kids (all hours). Wife just got a pay bump, so we're looking to bounce...

I'm not a PT, I work for a publisher that publishes health professions texts. What was your undergrad in?

before you tell your landlord you want to break the lease, i would casually start looking to fill the vacancy. If you find someone to take over you should be fine

The Dude wrote:I'm not a PT, I work for a publisher that publishes health professions texts. What was your undergrad in?

before you tell your landlord you want to break the lease, i would casually start looking to fill the vacancy. If you find someone to take over you should be fine

Cool, thanks.

Undergrad was Elementary education. Working on all my science pre-reqs now.

anyone drop their internet service and just tether through their phone? thinking about getting a plan that won't throttle me and doing just that but i'm wary.

i guess it depends how you use internet. if you just browse sites it'd be fine, i guess, but i wouldn't pay the additional for unlimited data on 4g over just paying $50 for a great connection from vios or comcast.

with jeff and lethal back we'll finally have the kind of interpersonal animosity that makes HWGA great

z ipper wrote:anyone drop their internet service and just tether through their phone? thinking about getting a plan that won't throttle me and doing just that but i'm wary.

make sure it works well first. I planned to do this with my Sprint unlimited plan - paying the extra 15 bucks for their tethering option and everything - but it just worked terribly, constantly dropping out, have to disconnect and reconnect just to get it working for 15 more minutes, spending hours with tech support who had no clue, but by then I had already cancelled a cheap DSL plan I was grandfathered into. stupid

Been back on Miami Beach for less than 12 hours and I'm already trying to think of a way back. Only left because of the job situation 3 years ago. Shouldn't be as difficult now.

Cuban food is amazing.

what's the opposite of schadenfreude? for anger/envy at a friend's success?