Re: (GRE Success! ) dynamic GRE %ILE..doubts
Saikat Banerjee <saikat89-/[email protected]> Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:20:29 +0800 (SGT)
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---1634183209-1884590390-1389871229=:70361 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Yes, I agree. Btw, thanks for your wishes. =C2=A0 With Regards, Saikat= Banerjee On Wednesday, 15 January 2014 10:08 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <yama= [email protected]> wrote: =C2=A0 Hello Saikat, It should not be a problem = when one takes the GRE. The reasoning is quite silly though. If you lose yo= ur exam taking skills after you leave college, why even bother with graduat= e school :) ? On a personal note, good luck for your own endeavors! Since= rely, Srihari On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Saikat Banerjee <saikat8= [email protected]> wrote: >=C2=A0 >Hi Srihari, > > >Thanks for your reply a= nd suggestion. > > >Actually, some people suggest to take the GRE while stu= dying 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. > > >All said, its goo= d to know most universities are taking care the absolute score, rather than= the %ile. > > >Thanks for your input. > > >=C2=A0 >With Regards, >Saikat B= anerjee > > > >On Tuesday, 14 January 2014 1:59 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <yaman= [email protected]> wrote: > >=C2=A0 >Hello Saikat, > > >Thanks for alerting u= s to another game being played by ETS. Sheesh. > > >All said, most schools = are still looking at the absolute GRE scores and not the percentiles. Secon= dly, I think the percentile changes for you are not that great for the verb= al and math sections, so nothing to worry about. The AWA percentile change = is just weird.=C2=A0 > > >The questions remain the same, so with more taker= s, the averages move a little bit on Math and Verbal, and I am not very sur= prised. It may even be that they might go back up again over time. The chan= ge on the AWA appears more spurious and may reflect in how their grading me= chanism has changed over time.=C2=A0 > > >Nevertheless, I digress. For you,= the GRE is only one component of your application, and you should apply pa= ying attention to the whole package, and how best to sell yourself as an id= eal candidate, all things considered - the scores, your school, projects, S= OP, LORs, your resume/portfolio and so on.=C2=A0 > > >Best Wishes!! > > >Sr= ihari > > > >On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Saikat Banerjee <saikat89@yah= oo.co.in> wrote: > > >>=C2=A0 >> >> >>Hi, >> >> >> >> >> >>I took GRE cou= ple of years back (in 2011). After two years I found my % score has come do= wn by quite a few points. For e.g, my quants score came down from89%ile to = 87%ile and verbal score from92%ile to 89%ile. However, AWA score came up fr= om 26%ile to 35%ile. >> >> >>Now, my questions are :- >> >> >>1. Will the g= rad 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 b= e 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? >> >> >>=C2=A0 >>With = Regards, >>Saikat Banerjee > > > >-- > >Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/ > >= Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/ and http://facebook.com/voxluma > >La= ughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/ > >Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blo= gspot.com/ > >Earth: http://itshothere.org/ > > -- Home: http://www.yam= anoor.com/ Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/ and http://facebook.com/v= oxluma Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/ Medical Devices: http://chaa= raka.blogspot.com/ Earth: http://itshothere.org/ ---1634183209-1884590390-1389871229=:70361 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <head> <style type="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 a, div.photo-title a:active, div.photo-title a:hover, div.photo-title a:visited { text-decoration: none; } 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><body> <div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Hi,</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Yes, I agree.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Btw, thanks for your wishes.</span></div><div></div><div> </div><div>W ith 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 Wednesday, 15 January 2014 10:08 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv3926103683"><div> <span style="display:none;"> </span> <div id="yiv3926103683ygrp-mlmsg" style=""> <div id="yiv3926103683ygrp-msg" style=""> <div id="yiv3926103683ygrp-text"> <div dir="ltr">Hello Saikat,<div><br clear="none"></div><div>It should not be a problem when one takes the GRE. The reasoning is quite silly though. If you lose your exam taking skills after you leave college, why even bother with graduate school :) ?</div> <div><br clear="none"></div><div>On a personal note, good luck for your own endeavors!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Srihari</div></div><div class="yiv3926103683gmail_extra"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv3926103683yqt2498689608" id="yiv3926103683yqt89780"><div class="yiv3926103683gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:22 AM, Saikat Banerjee <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:saikat89-/[email protected]" target="_blank" href="mailto:saikat89-/[email protected]">saikat89-/[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"> <blockquote class="yiv3926103683gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px #ccc solid;"> <u></u> <div> <span> </span> <div> <div> <div> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Courier New', courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif;"><div>Hi Srihari,</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks for your reply and suggestion.</div><div><br clear="none"></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 clear="none"></div><div>All said, its good to know most universities are taking care the absolute score, rather than the %ile.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Thanks for your input.</div><div><span></span></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div></div> <div> </div><div>With Regards,<br clear="none">Saikat Banerjee</div><div> <br clear="none"> <br clear="none"> <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 face="Arial"> On Tuesday, 14 January 2014 1:59 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank" href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"> </font> </div> <div><div><div> <span> </span> <div> <div> <div> <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. </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. </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. </div> <div><br clear="none"></div><div>Best Wishes!!</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Srihari</div></div><div><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div><div>On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 2:13 AM, Saikat Banerjee <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:saikat89-/[email protected]" target="_blank" href="mailto:saikat89-/[email protected]">saikat89-/[email protected]</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"> <blockquote style="border-left:1px #ccc solid;"> <u></u> <div> <span> </span> <div> <div> <div> <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 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> </div><div>With Regards,<br clear="none">Saikat Banerjee</div></div> </div> <div style="color:#fff;"></div> </div> </div></div></blockquote></div></div><br clear="none"><br clear="all"><div><br clear="none"></div>-- <br clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Home: <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.yamanoor.com/">http://www.yamanoor.com/</a><br clear="none"> <br clear="none">Photography: <a rel="nofollow" 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