GRE分數(shù)不理想怎么辦

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GRE分數(shù)不理想申請拿不出手怎么辦?5個方法不用刷分也能順利拿OFFER?下面小編就和大家分享GRE分數(shù)不理想怎么辦,希望能夠幫助到大家,快來一起學(xué)習(xí)吧。

GRE分數(shù)不理想怎么辦

1. 用GPA成績來補足

一般來說,在出國留學(xué)提交申請時,考生的GRE成績和平均學(xué)分績點GPA(Grade Point Average)會被統(tǒng)一看成academic index也就是學(xué)術(shù)指數(shù),通稱AI。每一位申請者的AI都是申請表格中比較重要的組成部分。AI方面的數(shù)據(jù)自然是越高越好,而如果你的GRE成績不理想,那么一份足夠優(yōu)秀的GPA成績可能會為你彌補這個缺點。所以如果你的GRE分數(shù)比較低,自己又沒有時間或者不想再刷分,那么盡可能提升一下GPA會是個很好的方法,具體如何提升大家可以在課程選擇、課堂活動和些額外學(xué)術(shù)研究等方面想辦法??偠灾?,如果考生能夠用足夠好的GPA來沖淡GRE低分帶來的負面評價,那么就不會給申請帶來影響。

2. 參加專業(yè)能力考試

和上面這個方式比較相似,GRE成績一定程度上代表了考生的學(xué)術(shù)能力,如果考生擔(dān)心GRE分數(shù)太低會影響自己在專業(yè)能力方面受到的評價,那么通過參加專業(yè)能力考試的方式來證明自己的學(xué)術(shù)能力就是很好的補償手段了。比如GRE考試本身有一個專業(yè)則是GRE subject test。這個考試包含了8大專業(yè)分類,其成績對于證明考生的學(xué)術(shù)能力和專業(yè)能力是很有幫助的。大家如果GRE分數(shù)不佳,但有一份專業(yè)對口且比較理想的GRE sbject test分數(shù),那么在申請中就不用太擔(dān)心GRE低分了。

3. 強有力的推薦信

推薦信也是留學(xué)申請中不可或缺的重要環(huán)節(jié),申請者給出的推薦信如果是來自業(yè)內(nèi)比較知名學(xué)術(shù)水平受到廣泛認可的教授或者專業(yè)人士,那么其說服力也是相當(dāng)高的。特別是推薦信內(nèi)容中如果有明確對你的學(xué)術(shù)能力給予肯定,那么一份不太理想的GRE分數(shù)對申請學(xué)校專業(yè)來說其實也并非不可接受。當(dāng)然,想要獲得此類推薦信還是比較有難度的,所以這個方法的適用面可能不是很廣,但無論如此也是個比較有效的抹平GRE低分影響的方法,所以大家可以結(jié)合自身實際情況決定是否使用。

4. 通過課外活動來證明能力

這個方法是從考生的Extracurricular也就是課外活動部分來彌補GRE低分缺點的。一般來說比較能夠得到學(xué)校認可,可以證明自身學(xué)術(shù)能力的課外活動有參加各類專業(yè)對口的國際競賽、參與一些專業(yè)的項目研究、學(xué)術(shù)俱樂部或是到權(quán)威學(xué)術(shù)機構(gòu)進行過實習(xí)。這些活動經(jīng)歷都可以一定程度上體現(xiàn)考生的學(xué)術(shù)能力,也是不錯的申請加分項。

5. GRE成績拆分申請

最后這種方法是在GRE分數(shù)本身做文章。GRE考試成績可以用來申請的學(xué)校專業(yè)很廣,分數(shù)適用性比較高。而不同的學(xué)校專業(yè)對于GRE成績的具體要求其實也是有比較明顯的差異的,許多學(xué)校更關(guān)注的不是GRE總分而是語文、數(shù)學(xué)甚至作文的單科成績。因此考生完全可以揚長避短,在單科成績上面做做文章。比如,你申請的是文學(xué)類(liberal arts)類專業(yè),而GRE分數(shù)中也是語文成績更好,那么你完全可以把GRE語文VERBAL部分的分數(shù)更加凸顯出來,學(xué)校對于你GRE數(shù)學(xué)分數(shù)略低其實并不會太過在意;而如果考生申請的是STEM,也就是科學(xué)(Science),技術(shù)(Technology),工程(Engineering),數(shù)學(xué)(Mathematics)等專業(yè),那么突出一下自己的GRE數(shù)學(xué)QUANT分數(shù)其實也能讓偏低的語文VERBAL分數(shù)變得不那么要緊。總而言之,根據(jù)不同學(xué)校的具體要求和專業(yè)偏向性,大家也可以順利避開GRE分數(shù)偏低這個影響申請的不利因素。

通過以上方法,小編相信大家即使GRE分數(shù)不算太高甚至略低于學(xué)校要求的平均分數(shù)線,想要成功通過申請拿到OFFER也并非不可能。當(dāng)然,這些方法都是為GRE分數(shù)低又沒有時間精力刷分的同學(xué)準備的應(yīng)急手段,絕不是常規(guī)操作。大家如果想讓申請變得更加順利,那么認真?zhèn)淇继嵘鼼RE分數(shù)才是更為穩(wěn)妥的做法。

GRE閱讀:文章中詞匯的考察形式

首先,新GRE閱讀中出現(xiàn)了詞匯題,即直接問你某個單詞是什么意思

我們在看一道樣題中公布的閱讀題對于詞匯是如何考查的:

Questions 9 and 10 are based on the following reading passage.

Scholarship on political newspapers and their editors is dominated by the view that as the United States grew, the increasing influence of the press led, ultimately, to the neutral reporting from which we benefit today. Pasley considers this view oversimplified, because neutrality was not a goal of early national newspaper editing, even when editors disingenuously stated that they aimed to tell all sides of a story. Rather, the intensely partisan ideolies represented in newspapers of the early republic led to a clear demarcation between traditional and republican values. The editors responsible for the papers' content ―especially those with republican agendas ―began to see themselves as central figures in the development of political consciousness in the United States.

10. In the context in which it appears, "disingenuously" most nearly means

A. insincerely

B. guilelessly

C. obliquely

D. resolutely

E. pertinaciously

如果當(dāng)年,我們總結(jié)的天真純樸類的單詞把握的比較好,如下:

天真純樸的

ingenuous=guileless=naive=simple=artless=unsophisticated

那么這道題,對于我們的同學(xué)來說就完全是送分題,對于GRE閱讀能力整體偏弱的中國學(xué)生來說,這樣的題目必須拿下。而拿下這些題目的最好手段,無疑就是按照我們在老GRE詞匯班同樣的強度來把握詞匯。

更為重要的是,從新老GRE的官方備考指導(dǎo)來看,GRE閱讀考察共有13項能力,首當(dāng)其沖的就是“understanding the meaning of individual words.” 顯然,詞匯量,是閱讀理解的基礎(chǔ)。經(jīng)過研究新GRE的官方備考指導(dǎo)中的閱讀文章可以得出結(jié)論,新GRE閱讀中的詞匯難度有了明顯的上升,這種上升是由于老GRE中的類反單詞進入文章和題目引起的。以下例子中可以反映出該結(jié)論。

在新GRE的備考指導(dǎo)閱讀中,有一篇2句話的文章。

“a person who agrees to serve as mediator between two warring factions at the request of both abandons by so agreeing the right to take sides later. To take sides at a later point would be to suggest that the earlier presumptive impartiality was a sham.”

若熟悉老GRE類反,馬上可以聯(lián)想到這些題:

類比:intercessor: mediate= translator: interpret

consensus: factionalism=expedition:foot-dragging

反義:faction <> unity

factional <> ecumenical

factious <> cooperative

debunk <> perpetuate to sham

sham <> genuine

同時我們注意到,下劃線的詞匯在閱讀黃皮書中沒有出現(xiàn)過。

另外有一篇文章

“Was Felix Mendelssohn(1809-1847) a great composer? On its face, the question seems absurd. One of the most gifted prodigies in the history of music, he produced his first masterpiece at sixteen. From then on, he was recnized as an artist of preternatural abilities, not only as a composer but also as a pianist and conductor. But Mendelssohn’s enduring popularity has often been at odds—sometimes quite sharply—with his critical standing. Despite general acknowledgement of his genius, there has been a noticeable reluctance to rank him with, say, Schumann or Brahms. As Haggin put it, Mendelssohn, as a composer, was a “minor master…working on a small scale of emotion and texture.”

同樣,老GRE中考到下劃加粗詞匯的類比反義題:

類比:prodigy: person= miracle: occurrence

反義:preternatural <> ordinary/prosaic

GRE閱讀文章:主體結(jié)構(gòu)

1. 結(jié)論-解釋型(也叫論點-解釋型)

首先是“結(jié)論-解釋型”文章。這類文章在開始有一個判斷句,一般是文章的結(jié)論,也是文章的主題。這個判斷句的謂語部分通常包含系動詞(is, remain, prove, turn out, appear等)或情態(tài)動詞(can, may, should, must等),而且含有表示態(tài)度的詞匯(如形容詞等)。例如,

Because of its accuracy in outlining the Earth's subsurface, the seismic-reflection method remains the most important tool in the search for petroleum reserves. In field practice, a subsurface is mapped by arranging a series of wave-train sources, such as small dynamite explosions, in a grid pattern…

文章首句指出:“由于‘地震反射法’(sr)在勾劃地球的地下層面這方面的準確性,該方法一直是探尋石油儲備的最重要的工具?!边@是一個判斷句,為結(jié)論。其中remains為系動詞,而most important為態(tài)度詞,表示作者對“地震反射法”持非常正面的評價。后文應(yīng)解釋“地震反射法”的具體過程。 第二句話對解釋進行總的說明:“在實地作業(yè)中,通過將一系列波列源,諸如小規(guī)模炸藥爆炸,排列成一個網(wǎng)格模式,從而將地下層面標繪出來。”接下來是“地震反射法”的詳細過程。

2. 新老觀點對比型

GRE閱讀文章的第二種常見結(jié)構(gòu)是“新老觀點對比型”。 這類文章在開始提出老觀點,然后提出新觀點并進行論述。通常新觀點是文章的主題。老觀點出現(xiàn)的標志詞有:

1. 傳統(tǒng)觀點: has been, traditionally, until recently等

2. 大眾觀點:frequently, widely, many等

新觀點出現(xiàn)的標志詞有:however, recently, now等。

例如,

Traditionally, pollination by wind has been viewed as a reproductive process marked by random events in which the vagaries of the wind are compensated for by the generation of vast quantities of pollen, so that the ultimate production of new seeds is assured at the expense of producing much more pollen than is actually used.

However, a number of features that are characteristic of wind-pollinated plants reduce pollen waste…

文章首句指出:“傳統(tǒng)上,風(fēng)媒授粉過程一直被視為是一個以隨機事件為標志的繁殖過程,其中風(fēng)的不確定性通過產(chǎn)生大量花粉而得以補償,因此,新種子的最終繁殖得以保證,而此舉的代價是所需產(chǎn)生的花粉要遠遠超過實際的使用量?!庇傻谝粋€詞traditionally可知文章首句為老觀點(由于風(fēng)的不確定性,風(fēng)媒植物要產(chǎn)生大量花粉補償),那么本文的結(jié)構(gòu)是“新老觀點對比型”。

第二段首句出現(xiàn)了GRE閱讀中的標志性轉(zhuǎn)折詞however,說明這句話就是新觀點:“但是,風(fēng)媒植物所獨有的一系列特征可減少花粉浪費?!边@說明風(fēng)媒植物除了可以產(chǎn)生大量花粉加以補償?shù)南麡O策略之外,還可以通過一些積極機制減少花粉損失,不一定需要產(chǎn)生大量花粉。

3. 現(xiàn)象解釋型(包含問題-解決方案型)

GRE閱讀文章的第三種常見結(jié)構(gòu)是“現(xiàn)象解釋型”。文章開始提出一個現(xiàn)象,然后解釋現(xiàn)象。解釋是主題。有多個解釋時,作者一般對前面的解釋持負面評價,對最后的解釋持正面評價。提出現(xiàn)象時的標志詞有:phenomenon, fact; problem, difficulty, puzzle, question等。例如,

What causes a helix in nature to appear with either a dextral ("right-handed,"or clockwise) twist or a sinistral ("left-handed," or counterclockwise') twist is one of the most intriguing puzzles in the science of form…What mechanisms, control handedness and keep left-handedness rare?

It would seem unlikely that evolution should discriminate against sinistral snails if sinistral and dextral snails are exact mirror images, for any disadvantage that a sinistral twist in itself could confer on its possessor is almost inconceivable. But left- and right-handed snails are not actually true mirror images of one another…

But this evolutionary mechanism combining dissymmetry, anatomy, and chance does not provide an adequate explanation of why right-handedness should have become predominant…

Here, the evolutionary theory must defer to a theory based on an explicit developmental mechanism that can favor either right- or left-handedness…Thus, the path to a solution to the puzzle of handedness in all snails appears to be as twisted as the helix itself。

是什么樣的原因致使自然界中的螺旋體呈現(xiàn)出右旋(“右向旋轉(zhuǎn)的”,或順時針的)或左旋(“左向旋轉(zhuǎn)的,”或反時針的)?這是形態(tài)科學(xué)中一個最引人入勝的不解之謎....。。究竟是一些什么樣的機制控制著旋轉(zhuǎn)方向,并使左旋的比例為數(shù)稀少呢??

假如左旋和右旋蝸牛呈完全一致的鏡像對稱的話,那么進化對左旋蝸牛不利,這近乎不太可能。幾乎無法想象左旋本身會給左旋者帶來任何不利之處。然而,左旋與右旋蝸牛彼此間實際上并不呈真正的鏡像對稱....

但是,這種結(jié)合不對稱、解剖學(xué)和偶然性的進化論機制并未提供一種充分的解釋,以說明蝸牛的右旋何以會成為主要的旋向....

于是,進化論必須讓位于支持右旋或左旋的明確的發(fā)育機制為基礎(chǔ)的理論....。。因此,解決所有蝸牛身上旋向之謎的道路似乎與這一螺旋體本身一樣曲折復(fù)雜。

上文在第一段最后提出一個問題:“究竟是一些什么樣的機制控制著旋轉(zhuǎn)方向,并使左旋的比例為數(shù)稀少呢??”這個問題就是一個現(xiàn)象:螺旋體中左旋的比例少。有問題就有解答,有現(xiàn)象就有解釋。第二段從進化論的角度解釋這一現(xiàn)象。但是,GRE閱讀文章中一般對進化論的解釋持負面評價,所以需要尋找新的解釋。第三段否定了進化論的解釋。在末段,作者以發(fā)育機制(developmental mechanism)解釋“為何左旋少、右旋多”。

把握了文章的三種主體結(jié)構(gòu)以后,做文章后的許多題時易如反掌。以上述的“結(jié)論——解釋型”文章為例,如果熟悉文章的主體結(jié)構(gòu),下面兩道題就很容易找到正確答案。

1. The passage is primarily concerned with

(A) describing an important technique

(B) discussing a new method

(C) investigating a controversial procedure

(D) announcing a significant discovery

(E) promoting a novel application

正確答案對應(yīng)文章首句的主題句。因此(A)為正確答案。

2. Which of the following best describes the organization of the passage?

(A) A method is criticized, and an alternative is suggested

(B) An illustration is examined, and some errors are exposed

(C) An assertion is made, and a procedure is outlined

(D) A series of examples is presented, and a conclusion is drawn

(E) A hypothesis is advanced, and supporting evidence is supplied

本文的結(jié)構(gòu)是“結(jié)論—解釋型”,因此(C)為正確答案。


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