A friend of mine got admitted into the Masters program here with a paid ride even though his GPA is far lower than the minimum of 3.0 (he has a 2.79 and I have a 3.33), his GPA writing score was a 2 (mine was a 4) and they look at writing, his math score was a 800 (mine was a 660... yes his was more). They told me I WILL not be admitted unless I meet the GRE math requirement even though the admissions site says you can be deficient in one area and still get provisional admission. He is white and I am not... the graduate coordinator has been rumored to have racial preferences.

Should I suck it up and retake the GREs even though I suck at standardized tests and pay the $115 or talk to some higher up officials.

 

im curious, what race are you?? i always thought you were white!! and if you can take the gre's again go right ahead do a bit of studying in the areas you know you need help and retake them!!

 

Asian... I don't need help in Math because I am a frigging engineer and I tutor people in math and have only taken 2 years of math courses. I AP'd out of the first, got an A in the second (had a 98% average in the class without a curve), got a B in the third and an A in the fourth (a 92% average with no curve). I just suck at standardized tests, if it was a paper test I'd be doing awesome. GRE math is easier than SAT math and I got a 760 in SAT math 6 years ago and I really don't think I've become stupider.

 

I think you're reaching for the Race Card based on Heresay about the instructor.

You should, without race, challenge the course and specify that due to your lack of mathematics you do not think that should fail you; because of the requirements set forth by the guidelines (and show those). You know, the one's that say you can be deficient in one area and not another.

If that doesn't work, chalk it up as they think being that low on Mathematics is a serious issue to not get a scholarship, and walk away.

 

I don't suck at math... I can do math in my sleep. I suck at standardized monkey tests that challenge your stupidity rather than intelligence. If I was bad in math I wouldn't be working as a tutor teaching junior and senior level math classes that I have never taken. I have a natural talent in math and its just that this admissions guy hates me. He blew me off saying that the department doesn't even look at people who don't meet the requirements, next day my friend goes in and gets accepted with a full scholarship.

 

Your friend met the requirements in full, right?

 

i don't see how race has anything to do with it.

 

Nope...

His

GPA - 2.79 (3.0 is min)
GRE math - 800 (above the minimum)
GRE english - 2 (well below the minimum)

Mine

GPA - 3.33
GRE math - 660
GRE english - 4

It says you can be deficient in one and still be admitted, I am but he was deficient in two and got admitted with a scholarship. Hmm seems rather fishy don't it.

 

White guys with worse credentials than me gets admitted with a free ride. I got refused even though I have better credentials for the most part.

 

i think you are jumping to the wront conclusion. fact is you don't know all the facts.

you are comparing 3 factors and they may not be all the factors that were considered.