Seriously thinking about going to graduate school to study Environmental Health/Industrial Hygiene at one of these:
East Carolina University
Emory University
University of Georgia
University of South Carolina
University of Illinois at Chicago
New York Medical College
UMass Lowell

Is there a resource that tells me what score on the GRE I should be shooting for? I have a 3.5 GPA right now in environmental technology, and no undergrad research experience, but I do have an internship over at the office of Environmental Health and Safety that lasts until I graduate. Mainly trying to narrow down my choices to 4-5, and get any advice. I realize that I should probably just go talk to my advisor, but any additional info or advice is appreciated

9/5/2010 4:56:03 PM

When I was looking at grad schools, the program's website usually had a formula based on GRE score and GPA. Some schools weigh the GRE higher than others. I would search the school's website to find the program website and see if anything comes up. Sorry I can't be much help. Every school and program are different.

9/5/2010 5:01:11 PM

^ pretty much. When I was looking at/applying to grad programs a lot of the schools websites would say something about what they are looking for with a GRE score. When I was looking at econ programs they didn't really care about the verbal but the math seemed to be a pretty big deal (if you did poorly that is, a good score didn't really say a whole lot). Some programs may not tell you anything in that area and you could either contact them and ask (worst they could say is no) or just try to do your best on the test anyways.

9/5/2010 5:26:22 PM

idk about this whole notion of "shooting for" a certain GRE score

just do as well as you can

9/5/2010 11:40:04 PM

I think you should be looking at the ranking of the environmental health program at those universities. For example, Emory is the only prestigious one in that list, but some unknown school such as UMass Lowell might have a better program in that field, for one or multiple reasons.

As for the GRE, do the best you can. Why would you "shoot for" a certain score when you can just go for the best *you* can achieve? What if the score you should be "shooting for" is lower than what you can achieve?

9/6/2010 7:30:39 PM