GRE Psychology anyone?

[snazzlefrag]

With the benefit of up to 30 credits (including 18 UL) for a mere 130 dollars or so, I am seriously looking into taking GRE psychology. However . . . I would love to know if anyone else has done this and is willing to share experiences (good or bad). Is it even a reasonable goal? :confused:
Thanks . . .

Financially, it is virtually unbeatable on a credit per dollar basis. However, scoring high enough to earn the maximum 30 credits is not something most people could do with just a week or so of study. I'm sure those who have taken it before will attest to the fact that this is an extremely in-depth examination of ALL the cumulative knowledge you should have acquired if you had taken 30+ credits of courses for a Psychology major.

Finances aside, it might make more sense to study for each required Psychology exam individually rather than spend several months studying for this one exam.

Another potential issue is that your transcript won't list ANY of the individual Psychology subjects covered by the GRE. It will simply list something like:

"GRE...Pass...30 credits."

As part of a second degree or a double major, this might be sufficient. But I suspect that a graduate admissions board would be looking for more specific details about your major than the above generic line on your transcript. For this reason, I personally wouldn't use the GRE to achieve a Psych major in my first degree. However, if I needed to boost my electives, or if I simply need the 30 credits to earn a second degree, then I might consider it.

I'm not trying to pursuade or dissuade you either way. These are just my own thoughts on it. You will obviously need to weigh up the pros and cons and come to your own personal decision based on what is best for YOU.

For $130, you don't really have THAT much to lose if you decide to give it a shot. But, as I said, unless you have already done a great deal of study in the field of Psychology, it would probably require a LOT of prep time.

Please let us know whether you end up taking this exam or not. It will be interesting to see what you decide, and how you do.

Best of luck,
Snazzlefrag