Re: (GRE Success! ) dynamic GRE %ILE..doubts

Saikat Banerjee <saikat89-/[email protected]> Wed, 15 Jan 2014 21:22:38 +0800 (SGT)
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Hi Srihari,

Thanks for your reply and suggestion.

Actually, some people s=
uggest to take the GRE while studying in college itself ( since exam-taking=
 skills remain better while one is in college rather working)....this issue=
 will make them think twice..and will probably motivate to take the GRE jus=
t before applying..since their %ile might go down if they use score after f=
ew years.

All said, its good to know most universities are taking care the=
 absolute score, rather than the %ile.

Thanks for your input.

=C2=A0
With=
 Regards,
Saikat Banerjee



On Tuesday, 14 January 2014 1:59 AM, Srihari Y=
amanoor <[email protected]> wrote:
 
=C2=A0 
Hello Saikat,

Thanks for ale=
rting us to another game being played by ETS. Sheesh.

All said, most schoo=
ls are still looking at the absolute GRE scores and not the percentiles. Se=
condly, I think the percentile changes for you are not that great for the v=
erbal and math sections, so nothing to worry about. The AWA percentile chan=
ge is just weird.=C2=A0

The questions remain the same, so with more takers=
, the averages move a little bit on Math and Verbal, and I am not very surp=
rised. It may even be that they might go back up again over time. The chang=
e on the AWA appears more spurious and may reflect in how their grading mec=
hanism has changed over time.=C2=A0

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 c=
andidate, all things considered - the scores, your school, projects, SOP, L=
ORs, your resume/portfolio and so on.=C2=A0

Best Wishes!!

Srihari



On M=
on, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Saikat Banerjee <saikat89-/[email protected]> wrote:
=

 
>=C2=A0 
>
>
>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 from89%ile to 87%ile and verbal score from9=
2%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 =C2=A0or 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 take=
rs?..or with 2011 applicants'/average score?...or current year's applicants=
' scores?
>
>
>3.Since most of the cases, it seems new people perform bette=
r and hence %ile score gets down, do you suggest to report score as early a=
s possible?
>
>
>=C2=A0
>With Regards,
>Saikat Banerjee


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<div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Hi Srihari,</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your reply and suggestion.</div><div><br></div><div>Actually, some people suggest to take the GRE while studying in college itself ( since exam-taking skills remain better while one is in college rather working)....this issue will make them think twice..and will probably motivate to take the GRE just before applying..since their %ile might go down if they use score after few years.</div><div><br></div><div>All said, its good to know most universities are taking care the absolute score, rather than the %ile.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your input.</div><div><span></span></div><div><br></div><div></div><div
 >&nbsp;</div><div>With Regards,<br>Saikat Banerjee</div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: 'Courier New',
 courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Tuesday, 14 January 2014 1:59 AM, Srihari Yamanoor &lt;[email protected]&gt; wrote:<br> </font> </div>  <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv9436917165"><div>
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      <div dir="ltr">Hello Saikat,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks for alerting us to another game being played by ETS. Sheesh.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>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.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br clear="none"></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 mechanism has changed over time.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>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.&nbsp;</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Best Wishes!!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Srihari</div></div><div class="yiv9436917165gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv9436917165yqt3526849437" id="yiv9436917165yqt10046"><div class="yiv9436917165gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Saikat Banerjee <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:saikat89-/[email protected]" target="_blank" href="mailto:saikat89-/[email protected]">saikat89-/[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br clear="none">
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      <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span style="font-size:10pt;">Hi,</span><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>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<span style="font-weight:bold;"> 89%ile to 87%ile </span>and verbal score from<span style="font-weight:bold;"> 92%ile to 89%ile</span>. However, AWA score came up from <span style="font-weight:bold;">26%ile to 35%ile.</span></div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div>Now, my questions are :-</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>1. Will the grad school consider i)my score with my 2011 %ile &nbsp;or ii) present %ile or iii)the %ile when the score was sent to them?</div><div><br clear="none"></div>
<div>2.Will the score be compared with all 2011 GRE test takers?..or with 2011 applicants'/average
 score?...or current year's applicants' scores?</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><span></span></div><div>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?</div>
<div><br clear="none"></div><div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>With Regards,<br clear="none">Saikat Banerjee</div></div>

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