Re: (GRE Success! ) dynamic GRE %ILE..doubts
Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]> Mon, 13 Jan 2014 12:29:09 -0800
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--001a11c3ec7e8ee37e04efdfed84 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Saikat, Thanks for alerting us to another game being played by ETS. Sheesh. All said, most schools are still looking at the absolute GRE scores and not the percentiles. Secondly, I think the percentile changes for you are not that great for the verbal and math sections, so nothing to worry about. The AWA percentile change is just weird. The questions remain the same, so with more takers, the averages move a little bit on Math and Verbal, and I am not very surprised. It may even be that they might go back up again over time. The change on the AWA appears more spurious and may reflect in how their grading mechanism has changed over time. Nevertheless, I digress. For you, the GRE is only one component of your application, and you should apply paying attention to the whole package, and how best to sell yourself as an ideal candidate, all things considered - the scores, your school, projects, SOP, LORs, your resume/portfolio and so on. Best Wishes!! Srihari On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Saikat Banerjee <saikat89-/[email protected]>wrot= e: > > > > Hi, > > > I took GRE couple of years back (in 2011). After two years I found my % > score has come down by quite a few points. For e.g, my quants score came > down from 89%ile to 87%ile and verbal score from 92%ile to 89%ile. > However, AWA score came up from 26%ile to 35%ile. > > Now, my questions are :- > > 1. Will the grad school consider i)my score with my 2011 %ile or ii) > present %ile or iii)the %ile when the score was sent to them? > > 2.Will the score be compared with all 2011 GRE test takers?..or with 2011 > applicants'/average score?...or current year's applicants' scores? > > 3.Since most of the cases, it seems new people perform better and hence > %ile score gets down, do you suggest to report score as early as possible= ? > > > With Regards, > Saikat Banerjee > >=20=20 > --=20 Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/ Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/ and http://facebook.com/voxluma Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/ Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/ Earth: http://itshothere.org/ --001a11c3ec7e8ee37e04efdfed84 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <head> <style type=3D"text/css"> <!-- /* start of attachment style */ .ygrp-photo-title{ clear: both; font-size: smaller; height: 15px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 75px; } div.ygrp-photo{ background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; height: 62px; width: 62px; } div.photo-title=20 a, div.photo-title a:active, div.photo-title a:hover, div.photo-title a:visited { text-decoration: none;=20 } div.attach-table div.attach-row { clear: both; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div { float: left; /* margin: 2px;*/ } p { clear: both; padding: 15px 0 3px 0; overflow: hidden; } div.ygrp-file { width: 30px; valign: middle; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div a { text-decoration: none; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div span { font-weight: normal; } div.ygrp-file-title { font-weight: bold; } /* end of attachment style */ --> </style> </head> <html> <head> <style type=3D"text/css"> <!-- #ygrp-mkp { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-family: Arial; margin: 10px 0; padding: 0 10px; } #ygrp-mkp hr { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; } #ygrp-mkp #hd { color: #628c2a; font-size: 85%; font-weight: 700; line-height: 122%; margin: 10px 0; } #ygrp-mkp #ads { margin-bottom: 10px; } #ygrp-mkp .ad { padding: 0 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad p { margin: 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad a { color: #0000ff; text-decoration: none; } --> </style> </head> <body> <div dir=3D"ltr">Hello Saikat,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for alerting us to= another game being played by ETS. Sheesh.</div><div><br></div><div>All sai= d, most schools are still looking at the absolute GRE scores and not the pe= rcentiles. Secondly, I think the percentile changes for you are not that gr= eat for the verbal and math sections, so nothing to worry about. The AWA pe= rcentile change is just weird.=A0</div> <div><br></div><div>The questions remain the same, so with more takers, the= averages move a little bit on Math and Verbal, and I am not very surprised= . It may even be that they might go back up again over time. The change on = the AWA appears more spurious and may reflect in how their grading mechanis= m has changed over time.=A0</div> <div><br></div><div>Nevertheless, I digress. For you, the GRE is only one c= omponent of your application, and you should apply paying attention to the = whole package, and how best to sell yourself as an ideal candidate, all thi= ngs considered - the scores, your school, projects, SOP, LORs, your resume/= portfolio and so on.=A0</div> <div><br></div><div>Best Wishes!!</div><div><br></div><div>Srihari</div></d= iv><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Ja= n 13, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Saikat Banerjee <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mai= lto:saikat89-/[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">saikat89-/[email protected]</a>></s= pan> wrote:<br> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p= x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <u></u> <div style> <span>=A0</span> <div> <div> <div> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <p></p><div style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Courier New,courier,m= onaco,monospace,sans-serif"><div><br></div><div><span style=3D"font-size:10= pt">Hi,</span><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I took GRE coupl= e of years back (in 2011). After two years I found my % score has come down= by quite a few points. For e.g, my quants score came down from<span style= =3D"font-weight:bold"> 89%ile to 87%ile </span>and verbal score from<span s= tyle=3D"font-weight:bold"> 92%ile to 89%ile</span>. However, AWA score came= up from <span style=3D"font-weight:bold">26%ile to 35%ile.</span></div> <div><br></div><div>Now, my questions are :-</div><div><br></div><div>1. Wi= ll the grad school consider i)my score with my 2011 %ile =A0or ii) present = %ile or iii)the %ile when the score was sent to them?</div><div><br></div> <div>2.Will the score be compared with all 2011 GRE test takers?..or with 2= 011 applicants'/average score?...or current year's applicants' scores?</div><div><br></div= ><div><span></span></div><div>3.Since most of the cases, it seems new peopl= e perform better and hence %ile score gets down, do you suggest to report s= core as early as possible?</div> <div><br></div><div></div><div>=A0</div><div>With Regards,<br>Saikat Banerj= ee</div></div><p></p> </div> =20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20 <div style=3D"color:#fff;min-height:0"></div> </div> =20=20 </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"= ltr">Home: <a href=3D"http://www.yamanoor.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://ww= w.yamanoor.com/</a><br><br>Photography: <a href=3D"http://www.yamanoor.net/= " target=3D"_blank">http://www.yamanoor.net/</a> and <a href=3D"http://face= book.com/voxluma" target=3D"_blank">http://facebook.com/voxluma</a><br> <br>Laughs: <a href=3D"http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/" target=3D"_blank">htt= p://ysrihari.blogspot.com/</a><br><br>Medical Devices: <a href=3D"http://ch= aaraka.blogspot.com/" target=3D"_blank">http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/</a><b= r><br> Earth: <a href=3D"http://itshothere.org/" target=3D"_blank">http://itshothe= re.org/</a></div> </div> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br> <br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color: white; clear: both;"/>__._,_.___</div> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <!-- Start Recommendations --> <!-- End Recommendations --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br><br> <tt> Thanks! for being a part of gre-success. 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