Applying to Grad School.. GRE help?

[The Gemini Method]

It actually shocked me that a Top 10 program did not require a GRE. UTSA's program required a GRE. UT-Austin required a GRE. USC, nope. Not to mention, like you said, I'm a horrible test taker. The SAT vs. ACT struggle was real for me. ETS just has it out for me.

Many private schools are moving towards a non-GRE curriculum. It just doesn't prove in my opinion. Again, it is a measuring stick but it doesn't mean that a student cannot succeed in grad school. There are many programs that don't really require the GRE and some get you in the end. But yeah USC has been pretty much anti-GRE since I can remember.

[tlongII]

Did you get rid of your cats yet? Or were you evicted?

[baseline bum]

Many private schools are moving towards a non-GRE curriculum. It just doesn't prove in my opinion. Again, it is a measuring stick but it doesn't mean that a student cannot succeed in grad school. There are many programs that don't really require the GRE and some get you in the end. But yeah USC has been pretty much anti-GRE since I can remember.

If only grad school required doing high school level work; then the GRE would be relevant.

[spurraider21]

poly sci major
"physical therapy school"
no future

goddam, going in raw

im sure the GRE is loaded with poly sci questions like "what is freedom"

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

For the quan ative section, I would already start learning Range Kutta derivations (if you can learn Matlab for this, that will be HUGE, it's big on the GRE), transforming matrices into RREF form by hand is a must, remember to review your Laplace Transform derivations, and last but not least, every exam will require you to know how to perform line integrals and solve first order ODE's using the Wronskian method. Just review these and you'll be fine No Lyfe

Good luck!

Damn Ricky, you've been hitting the books.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

goddam, going in raw

im sure the GRE is loaded with poly sci questions like "what is freedom"

"when is war necessary"

[FkLA]

For the quan ative section, I would already start learning Range Kutta derivations (if you can learn Matlab for this, that will be HUGE, it's big on the GRE), transforming matrices into RREF form by hand is a must, remember to review your Laplace Transform derivations, and last but not least, every exam will require you to know how to perform line integrals and solve first order ODE's using the Wronskian method. Just review these and you'll be fine No Lyfe

Good luck!

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

"when is war necessary"

and if I get a semi-decent job I will more than likely make more than the highest salary you will ever get in your life.. More than likely before I'm 35

[MannyIsGod]

lol i just took it twice with no GRE prep. first time was my "practice."

I took it once with no prep sucka. Didn't need practice.

[MannyIsGod]

For the quan ative section, I would already start learning Range Kutta derivations (if you can learn Matlab for this, that will be HUGE, it's big on the GRE), transforming matrices into RREF form by hand is a must, remember to review your Laplace Transform derivations, and last but not least, every exam will require you to know how to perform line integrals and solve first order ODE's using the Wronskian method. Just review these and you'll be fine No Lyfe

Good luck!

I loled

[MannyIsGod]

The GRE isn't going to break your grad school app unless you really bomb it. Just do work out of the prep book if you're nervous. ETS offers practice tests online that are the exact same for the verbal and quan ative and are timed if you want to do that. I really doubt any admissions department is going to look at your GRE and go HOLY we HAVE TO ADMIT HIM! Its mainly to make sure you're not totally stupid.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

and if I get a semi-decent job I will more than likely make more than the highest salary you will ever get in your life.. More than likely before I'm 35

At age 23, I'll make 65k this year + whatever my bonus is.

Your poly sci degree is never gonna sniff that

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

At age 23, I'll make 65k this year + whatever my bonus is.

Your poly sci degree is never gonna sniff that

and look up starting salaries for Phy Therapists..

Actually, lemme help you out with that: http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.c...Results-2.aspx

1. With an average salary of $81,110 in 2012, physical therapists are well paid for their work. Physical therapists generally earn more than workers in many other health care jobs, including physical therapist assistants ($52,320), occupational therapists ($76,400) and speech language pathologists ($72,730).
   

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

and look up starting salaries for Phy Therapists..

Actually, lemme help you out with that: http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.c...Results-2.aspx

From what you posted:



so assuming you get into physical therapy school, complete it, do well enough to get a decent starting job, you'll make several thousand less than me.

I suggest you brush up on your math for the GRE

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

From what you posted:



so assuming you get into physical therapy school, complete it, do well enough to get a decent starting job, you'll make several thousand less than me.

I suggest you brush up on your math for the GRE

in other words, when I start out, I'll be making just as much as you, except working less than 60 hours (compared to you) and actually being able to keep a life.

Again, not looking up posts yourself. I will comfortably make more than you within my first five years.. if not more initially.. depending on my job. UNC is has one of the top Physical Therapy programs in the country.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

in other words, when I start out, I'll be making just as much as you, except working less than 60 hours (compared to you) and actually being able to keep a life.

Again, not looking up posts yourself. I will comfortably make more than you within my first five years.. if not more initially.. depending on my job. UNC is has one of the top Physical Therapy programs in the country.

$62,784 isn't as much as $65k + bonus. You should really brush up on your math.

At age 23, you'll still be in school so you won't exactly be making more initially, and that's assuming you get in . If UNC's physical therapy program is that good, it probably doesn't accept poly sci majors who get evicted from their apartment over cats.

[The Reckoning]

i think one of the things i've learned is that money isn't important once it suits your needs. the more you buy, the more miserable you are, imo. most people value it more than it's worth. i'd rather be outside doing cool and traveling than making more sitting in a cubicle 9-5 five days a week with two weeks vacay.

but i don't plan on having a fam for another 10 years (or ever) so i guess that comes into play.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

i think one of the things i've learned is that money isn't important once it suits your needs. the more you buy, the more miserable you are, imo. most people value it more than it's worth. i'd rather be outside doing cool and traveling than making more sitting in a cubicle 9-5 five days a week with two weeks vacay.

but i don't plan on having a fam for another 10 years (or ever) so i guess that comes into play.

that's because you live in Australia. You don't live in a country where it's pretty much get rich or live in poverty.

[The Reckoning]

that's because you live in Australia. You don't live in a country where it's pretty much get rich or live in poverty.

true dat min wage here for adults is 20 bucks an hour

[FkLA]

i think one of the things i've learned is that money isn't important once it suits your needs. the more you buy, the more miserable you are, imo. most people value it more than it's worth. i'd rather be outside doing cool and traveling than making more sitting in a cubicle 9-5 five days a week with two weeks vacay.

but i don't plan on having a fam for another 10 years (or ever) so i guess that comes into play.

Aren't you kinda forced to have this mindset if you have a liberal arts degree? Money doesn't buy happiness but it makes it a lot easier tbh.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Aren't you kinda forced to have this mindset if you have a liberal arts degree? Money doesn't buy happiness but it makes it a lot easier tbh.

The Reckoning doesn't have a liberal arts degree but that's beside the point as you're correct.

Teachers would say money isn't everything a lot in middle school + high school, as if they know for sure that they wouldn't be any happier if they had more disposable income.

Just comparing how I lived in college to how I live now, there's a lot less stress/worry when you're not living paycheck to paycheck and you actually have a savings account.

[The Reckoning]

Aren't you kinda forced to have this mindset if you have a liberal arts degree? Money doesn't buy happiness but it makes it a lot easier tbh.

there are a lot of liberal arts degrees that pay well. economics, geography (GIS), etc etc.

[The Reckoning]

The Reckoning doesn't have a liberal arts degree but that's beside the point as you're correct.

Teachers would say money isn't everything a lot in middle school + high school, as if they know for sure that they wouldn't be any happier if they had more disposable income.

Just comparing how I lived in college to how I live now, there's a lot less stress/worry when you're not living paycheck to paycheck and you actually have a savings account.

that's because teachers often work from 6am-7pm, have ignorant students and parents, and generally hate their lives while only making 35-40k a year. apples and oranges tbh.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

that's because teachers often work from 6am-7pm, have ignorant students and parents, and generally hate their lives while only making 35-40k a year. apples and oranges tbh.

I'm saying teachers constantly claim they're ultra happy and don't need money so I'm not sure what your point is tbh.

[The Reckoning]

I'm saying teachers constantly claim they're ultra happy and don't need money so I'm not sure what your point is tbh.

i'm saying they're delusional and can't speak for the rest of the workforce. plus they often marry for money (the famous teacher and doctor combo), so they're full of .