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Message: [QUOTE="husky429, post: 4277840, member: 6696"] I agree to an extent--it probably depends on the program. And I can see why GRE is less useful than things like the MCAT/LSAT etc. It's basically a catch-all test for the fields that aren't big enough to have created their own. My experience with grad school is admittedly limited. I have a Master's and am getting something called a sixth-year (basically a 30-credit post-master's thing that isn't a doctorate). I never applied anywhere but UConn. My fiance had a law degree and then went to PhD school at UConn but transferred to Yale recently when her advisor moved. They made it pretty clear that she was accepted because 5/7 of her siblings are felons and she works in prison and labor justice stuff. I have no idea what her GRE scores were. It just seems kind of biased to me to assume that everyone is able to have a competitive research experience before applying to grad schools. That's not feasible for a lot of kids. It's a privelege to be able to build a competitive resume to an extent. I mean, shoot, there are literally homeless grad students sleeping in the faculty parking lots in Storrs every night. My mind is certainly not made up on the issue though. It's complicated as hell. [/QUOTE]