Sunday, February 28, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
Analytical Writing Score Is In!
Just got it a few days ago and have been forgetting to post it:
I got a 5.
Woo! Lol, such a simple statement...
That's not bad at all... 81st percentile apparently. Good for a psychology major!
I got a 5.
Woo! Lol, such a simple statement...
That's not bad at all... 81st percentile apparently. Good for a psychology major!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Reactions to Scores
Since I have taken the GRE I have of course been able to tell friends and family, professors and fellow students how I did. It is always interesting to see people's reactions. They range from the look that says that you don't know what to make of the score because you are not really concerned about taking the GRE, to pride, to jealousy, and to sincere congratulations. The most recent one was: *bewildered look* "What the....?!??!"
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Wikipedia Info
Here's some interesting information about the GRE, courtesy of wikipedia.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_Record_Examination
Here's how I stack up according to the table on scores and percentiles:
Verbal: 680 was my score. That is 96th percentile.
Quantitative: 720 was my score. That is 75th percentile.
That means that I got a 1400! The averages for the verbal and quantitative sections, respectively are 457 and 586. Together that is a 1043. I got almost 400 points higher than that! Yay for me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_Record_Examination
Here's how I stack up according to the table on scores and percentiles:
Verbal: 680 was my score. That is 96th percentile.
Quantitative: 720 was my score. That is 75th percentile.
That means that I got a 1400! The averages for the verbal and quantitative sections, respectively are 457 and 586. Together that is a 1043. I got almost 400 points higher than that! Yay for me.
It's Been Over a Day...
So I figured that warrants a write-up of everything that happened!
Got into the city really early because otherwise I would have been worrying about not getting to the place fast enough and the like. Got off the F train at Bryant Park and walked eastbound. Stumbled upon a Jamba Juice and decided that it would be a good idea to get lunch in me before I went into the testing place because I know that there is no food or drink allowed in there. I was planning on having a "big lunch" but I was way too nervous so I had a Jamba Juice oatmeal and M&Ms and OH MY:
Jamba Juice oatmeal: AWESOME
For those of you keeping count, there is in existence three things that have so far gained the evasive AWESOME points.
Studied the beloved Barron's GRE book, especially the Master Word List. Then I decided to walk a little further, but it was so cold I went into Grand Central Station to warm up. While I was there I read over all of the Key Points in the Mathematics Review (Chapter 14) and felt even more prepared.
Then I walked in the frigid weather (I love gloves, man. Gloves are almost awesome. Almost because it's annoying when I can type stuff into my phone.) to the testing place. Had a little bit of a scare because I didn't know that it would not be labeled on the outside, but I found it just fine. I'm glad that I got information on the location before I left, though.
I had arrived an hour early, but when I went up to the desk, the man sitting there asked me if I would want to take it now. I was surprised and told him that I'd like to take a little time to relax and unwind a little bit, so he gave me ten minutes.
Got my items checked into a locker, went to the bathroom, looked at myself in the mirror and told myself that it'll be awesome, got all checked in (photo, procedures told to me, etc.).
Then I took the test!
Because I don't want to get in trouble I'm not going to write anything about the test other than that it took a while.
And then I finished, found out how I did on verbal and quantitative, had a mini-celebration in my chair, was really happy about it, and the guy who I talked to first asking if I wanted to take the test an hour early asked me if I wanted to sell my scores (as a joke). Huzzah!
I'm still waiting on the score I got on Analytical Writing, but I am very happy about my scores.
Just because I've taken the GRE doesn't mean that this blog is going to end, mind you! I still have to take the Psychology GRE! I think I'm going to take it in April, but I don't want to really think about it right now because I just want to relax while I can (two days max?)...
:)
Got into the city really early because otherwise I would have been worrying about not getting to the place fast enough and the like. Got off the F train at Bryant Park and walked eastbound. Stumbled upon a Jamba Juice and decided that it would be a good idea to get lunch in me before I went into the testing place because I know that there is no food or drink allowed in there. I was planning on having a "big lunch" but I was way too nervous so I had a Jamba Juice oatmeal and M&Ms and OH MY:
Jamba Juice oatmeal: AWESOME
For those of you keeping count, there is in existence three things that have so far gained the evasive AWESOME points.
Studied the beloved Barron's GRE book, especially the Master Word List. Then I decided to walk a little further, but it was so cold I went into Grand Central Station to warm up. While I was there I read over all of the Key Points in the Mathematics Review (Chapter 14) and felt even more prepared.
Then I walked in the frigid weather (I love gloves, man. Gloves are almost awesome. Almost because it's annoying when I can type stuff into my phone.) to the testing place. Had a little bit of a scare because I didn't know that it would not be labeled on the outside, but I found it just fine. I'm glad that I got information on the location before I left, though.
I had arrived an hour early, but when I went up to the desk, the man sitting there asked me if I would want to take it now. I was surprised and told him that I'd like to take a little time to relax and unwind a little bit, so he gave me ten minutes.
Got my items checked into a locker, went to the bathroom, looked at myself in the mirror and told myself that it'll be awesome, got all checked in (photo, procedures told to me, etc.).
Then I took the test!
Because I don't want to get in trouble I'm not going to write anything about the test other than that it took a while.
And then I finished, found out how I did on verbal and quantitative, had a mini-celebration in my chair, was really happy about it, and the guy who I talked to first asking if I wanted to take the test an hour early asked me if I wanted to sell my scores (as a joke). Huzzah!
I'm still waiting on the score I got on Analytical Writing, but I am very happy about my scores.
Just because I've taken the GRE doesn't mean that this blog is going to end, mind you! I still have to take the Psychology GRE! I think I'm going to take it in April, but I don't want to really think about it right now because I just want to relax while I can (two days max?)...
:)
Monday, January 11, 2010
More Detailed Update to Come
...because I have a headache right now and want to go to sleep soon.
But, important news:
I took them. The GREs.
*drumroll*:
Verbal: 680
Quantitative: 720
Analytical Writing: to be announced (score hasn't come in yet)
Verbal + Quantitative = 1400.
I would celebrate, but I'm just too tired! It's like I just gave birth...although I really don't know that feeling because I haven't given birth...but you get the idea. I am very happy about my score.
Time to sleep.
But, important news:
I took them. The GREs.
*drumroll*:
Verbal: 680
Quantitative: 720
Analytical Writing: to be announced (score hasn't come in yet)
Verbal + Quantitative = 1400.
I would celebrate, but I'm just too tired! It's like I just gave birth...although I really don't know that feeling because I haven't given birth...but you get the idea. I am very happy about my score.
Time to sleep.
Today is the Day
In less than five hours I will be starting the GRE, the four-hour long test that I didn't need to take, but that is still extraordinarily important.
My strategy is to leave where I am at 11AM, find where the place is, study a little, and then take the test.
I've studied hard and I'm going to put my very best foot forward. I will not be discouraged and I will work hard at the questions that I am given. I will be okay.
My strategy is to leave where I am at 11AM, find where the place is, study a little, and then take the test.
I've studied hard and I'm going to put my very best foot forward. I will not be discouraged and I will work hard at the questions that I am given. I will be okay.
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