tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597088413189792702.post4067414589220682259..comments2024-03-22T00:23:22.548-07:00Comments on Philosorapt[E]rs: Philosophy Graduate Student's GREsWilliam Parkhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07441198744386150525noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597088413189792702.post-41608879287025843842011-04-04T01:32:10.892-07:002011-04-04T01:32:10.892-07:00I agree it is seriously problematic methodological...I agree it is seriously problematic methodologically but I figured it could be of interest to some students during the application process. <br /><br />Students: Keep in mind that GRE scores are generally one of the least important aspects of your application for graduate school in philosophy.<br /><br />More On GRE and Applications:<br />http://philosorapters.blogspot.com/2011/02/tips-for-creating-exceptional-graduate.htmlWilliam Parkhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441198744386150525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597088413189792702.post-22385349246533575292011-03-31T19:20:23.094-07:002011-03-31T19:20:23.094-07:00That's not a prediction, that wild speculation...That's not a prediction, that wild speculation.NChenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925449187109030870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597088413189792702.post-86731433140239871832011-03-31T19:17:17.325-07:002011-03-31T19:17:17.325-07:00Thanks for the information on caltech's physic...Thanks for the information on caltech's physics program and Texas' philosophy program.<br /><br />How the GRE's were predicted:<br />I actually found this information in another article. The majority of this post was just copied from there. The link in this post will take you to the full article. <br /><br />Basically what the author did is correlated the philosophical gourmet rankings with the schools who did released the GRE scores of accepted students. He then made this information into a graph and plotted out the slope. Then by using this equation he predicted the GRE scores which were not announced. Granted it is a somewhat flawed method and assumes a constant slope, but it might be helpful to some students. Here is a bit from the article which was not posted which explains the method.<br /><br />"I’ve thrown out the Texas score to do separate regressions on the verbal and quantitative scores against the ranking. The verbal y-value is 756.62348459 and the slope is -2.151887773; the quantitative y-value is 782.06927607 and the slope is -1.6279853. I stick with the simpler values of 756.62, -2.15, 782.07, and -1.63. We find the corresponding equations to be Verbal = 756.62 – 2.15(Rank), and Quantitative = 782.07 – 1.63(Rank). These equations predict a 713.62 average verbal score, and a 749.47 average quantitative score for Texas, which adds to a 1463 total average (with rounding). This is seven points off from the 1470 reported total. You might not think the equations’ predictive power is very accurate—they seem to be on the conservative side—but the conservativeness shall work well for my purposes; it’s better to be conservative for my following prediction"<br /><br />http://carrefoursagesse.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/just-how-smart-are-philosophy-graduate-students/William Parkhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07441198744386150525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1597088413189792702.post-17278148525668286972011-03-31T16:29:09.979-07:002011-03-31T16:29:09.979-07:00First of all, where did you get the data of the gr...First of all, where did you get the data of the grad schools and their GRE scores? Those departments don't release such information AFAIK. I don't know what you mean by "predicted average GRE scores". Predicted from what?<br /><br />You said: <br /><br />"I highly doubt that the best physics departments in the United States have acceptance rates this small."<br /><br />That's probably the case since physics departments get much more funding and are able to accept far more grad students and thus are less selective. Caltech may be the most demanding physics department in the country and require high GREs to get in. But when one looks at their average GRE and undergrad GPA, they are dwarfed by admitted students from top philosophy programs. Average GRE V = 600 and Q=780 for Caltech but for Texas at Austin's PhD philosophy program, it is over 1480 combined. <br /><br />http://www.pma.caltech.edu/GSR/gre&toefl.html<br /><br />http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/philosophy/graduate-program/Admissions.php <br /><br />Caltech admitted I believe around 12% of their applicants but top philosophy departments only admit around 4%.NChenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925449187109030870noreply@blogger.com