What was your SAT/GRE/MCAT/LSAT/GMAT/etc score?

I prodded and tutored my two kids who took the SAT last year. Their average was 746/800 per test. The kids are fraternal twins, yet they both scored 800 on 1/3 sub-tests, 1560/1600 on the best 2/3 sub-tests, and 2240 combined. The similar numbers helped to keep the sibling rivalry in check although the sub-test combinations were different.

 

GRE, 760 quantitative, 710 analytic, 540 verbal, 1993. I walked out with the worst migraine of my life, even to this day. That's the main reason that I remember the scores, because it was hours of pure torture for what is really a glorified IQ test. And I still took the physics subject test in the afternoon, where I did not do nearly as well.

 

What tests are these?

 

Never took any of them but I graduated Navy nuclear power school, had a 3.89 gpa for my bachelors and have a 3.84 gpa for my masters.

Weeee

 

How important are these tests, really?

Except for perhaps your first job, has any employer actually asked you for your SAT's or GPA scores?

Yes, I understand they are tools in order for you to be selected by a college, but things are changing. College recruiters are looking more for a well-rounded education with both physical activities (i.e., sports), along with public service and a varied experience with outside interests.

With few exceptions, even getting into the "right" college doesn't guarantee you a job, or even higher earnings. I recently read an news article that reported a the earnings of a survey of college grads from both Ivy League and lesser known/state colleges. After seven years, the earnings were almost the same.

What really matters is you as an individual. Can you take your education and apply it to the betterment of your employer?

 

32 act 28mcat 1250 gre

trying to get into medical school...well see.

 

I've never taken them.

I quit high school at the end of 10th grade. Had a baby, got my G.E.D., raised my kids, then when I was 37 I went to college for computer programming. I was second in my class at graduation, with a 3.89 GPA.

I am currently employed by the state, and am enrolled in an online university to pursue my accounting degree.

I'm not sure what my scores would have been, but historically, I tend to test very well.

 

What do all those letters mean?

 

SAT = scholastic aptitude test, generally taken to apply for college in the U.S.
GRE = graduate r... exam, generally taken to get into master's programs...?
Not sure what the others mean.

I never took any of those tests. I took a pSAT in 11th grade, which I did well on, but it was the "preliminary" SAT, not the real thing. Since I graduated salutatorian (behind the valedictorian) and I went to a local public university, they didn't require a SAT or ACT, the pSAT was enough. As I recall both of those tests cost money to take and we didn't have a lot of money at the time, so I skipped them. My older brother did very well (school best) on one or the other, so I was interested in seeing how I'd do, but $ trumps casual interest.

I've thought about taking extra classes or getting a masters degree, but never seriously, so I've never gone for the GRE either. No PE needed for computer engineers.

 

Without a doubt, but what does that have to do with diplomas ? The "Masters in" variety are particularly worthless pieces of paper for the most part.

 

Back in the 70's & 80's, having a MBA was a ticket to almost any large corporation. Now, those companies have learned their lesson and that degree is almost worthless. Why? Because what they learned in graduate school was primarily based on theories which don't neccessarily translate into the actual business world. Can't help but think of Rodney Dangerfield in the Back To School movie a few years back.

What employers are looking for is experience. That can be a "Catch 22," for how can you get that experience in the first place?

By all means, increase you education, if you can afford it, but don't expect employers to come knocking on your door.

 

Like Keynesian Economics?

 

^^ or the corporations learned that those diplomas were readily accessible for the cost of attendance. I don't think an MBa was ever useful for what it taught per se, but when it was relatively selective and difficult to obtain the degree implied talent. That has not been true for the bottom 98% of schools for years. My experience has been that middle managers, nurses, and teachers are groups that in general love initials after their names. A huge industry has sprouted up to accommodate the desire.

 

been a minute since i've been in HS (96) but my SAT score was 1250 (most of it was english..I did really poorly in math part)...and I graduated college with a 3.83 (would've been a 3.9 if one of my teachers who hated me didn't give me that damn C+)