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How is it that the average verbal scores are so much lower than math? A math major averages 714 on quantitative whereas an English Lit major averages 573. Is th
by fgimenez 18y ago
How is it that the average verbal scores are so much lower than math? A math major averages 714 on quantitative whereas an English Lit major averages 573. Is the math that much easier, or do we not speek so goode nemore?
- SapphireSun 18y agoThey math questions are math questions and the verbal questions are mostly an obscure vocabulary test with a dose of reading comprehension.
- PAWebb 18y agoSounds easy. Why does everyone do so bad?
- SapphireSun 18y agoThe vocab is really obscure and even if you know a lot more words than the average person, you still get bitten. The only answer is to study very hard on a nearly completely useless subject.
- dissenter 18y agoWrong answer. (Though a true statement.) The tests are scaled differently. That's all there is to it. http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/gre_0809_interpretingscores.pdf http://www.ets.org/Media/Tests/GRE/pdf/gre_0809_interpreting...
- aneesh 18y agoYou mean the math is intentionally "scaled up"? Or that the math is just easier & there is no effort made to rescale it? Given that these scores are used for comparison so often, you'd think they would normalize the scores so that a 700 means the same thing on both sections. For what it's worth, this is a trend on other standardized tests as well (including the SAT).
- physcab 18y agoThe GRE math questions are almost the same difficulty as the SAT. I would guess that if you're applying to graduate school, you've done a fair amount of reading and writing no matter what your major, so those questions are "tougher". However, its not the same for math. There is still a general requirement, but the exposure to rigorous math is much more varied. Which reminds me, I kind of remember seeing a "Math for Dancers" class in the catalogue...
- speek 18y agoI think Math for Dancers would be an interesting class to take, even if you're majoring in a hard science/math. Not all people think with only their brain, some people need their body to think. It'd be interesting to see how that actually works from the point of view of someone who math comes to naturally (sans-dancing).