Accredited masters w/o taking GRE/GMAT
 

Need help finding an accredited program that does not require taking the GRE or GMAT. Would prefer campus site, but on-line is acceptable. :o

Google :)

Honestly, though, do you think the quality of the degree is going to be worth it?

Spam answer to come...

Protip: Spamming for a crappy-shouldn't-be-accredited Master's program is only marginally convincing when you at least pretend to be looking for a particular sort of program.

FWIW, almost no Canadian universities (or any of the European universities I've been looking at for that matter) require the GRE. However, from what I've read almost every American university requires them. It also depends on your field of study. If everyone else in your field has taken them, why would you want to be the only one that hasn't?

Hey don't say that. Almost ALL MSW programs, nationwide, don't require GRE/ GMAT scores. Also, I received my Master's in Education from Penn State University and I never took the GRE/ GMAT because if your GPA is high enough, some schools don't expect you to take those tests, either.

Well, no MSW program should require the GMAT, but I get what you're saying.

If the OP was in your situation (high enough GPA), though, s/he would already know about the test waivers.

Don't know what MSW program YOU'RE talking about because ALMOST IF NOT ALL DO REQUIRE a GRE score if they are accredited by the CSWE. Sorry to burst that bubble, but unless you are in this field and HAVE GONE to grad school for an MSW, leave it to those WHO HAVE.

:)

It's a good thing that you and als463 both said "almost" because it isn't "all" on either side. LOL. Some MSW programs that are CSWE accredited (including a few at Research I institutions) only require a GRE or MAT score if the GPA is below a 3.0.

UPenn is one such institution (however, they don't mention a GPA requirement) and it isn't the only institution:
http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/programs/msw/index.html
http://www.sp2.upenn.edu/programs/msw/faq.html

What do I know?
 

That's funny. I AM in the field and I am planning on getting my MSW, even though I hold an M.Ed. from Penn State. What's even funnier is that according to many WELL-KNOWN and RESPECTABLE schools, the GRE is NOT required. I listed the top 5 schools for you in the MSW program that do NOT require the GRE. What do they know, though-right?

I mean...they are ONLY the TOP programs in the nation for MSW...huh? Because I am originally from PA, I felt the need to throw in some from PA and Syracuse University because I am living in the 'Cuse. Once again...NO GRE NEEDED.

I guess they can't POSSIBLY be accredited or respected...I mean, all the schools I listed (I couldn't list them all or I'd be on here all night) are JUST some of the BEST DAMN SCHOOLS in the NATION. What do they know? What do I know? I guess if an interested person has basic literacy skills, they could find the same information I've already known and pointed out. But, hey...What do I know? :rolleyes:


Washington University in St. Louis (ranked #1)
University of Michigan (ranked #2)
University of Chicago (ranked #3)
Columbia University (ranked #4)
University of Washington (ranked #5)

University of Pittsburgh (ranked #14)
NYU (ranked #22)-Does NOT mention the GRE exam
Indiana University (ranked #26)
Ohio State University (ranked #30)-GRE ONLY REQUIRED if less than a 3.0 GPA
Syracuse University (ranked #60)
WVU (ranked #82)-GRE ONLY REQUIRED if less than a 3.0 GPA

They don't require it. Always check the FAQ. ;) The GRE (or MAT) is only required for the PhD in SW. http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/faqs/

Schools offering MA/MS/MBA programs at the Ed Centers on military bases usually do not require the GRE or GMAT especially if they are members of the Servicemembers Opportunity Council. SOC schools that deal with the undergraduate degrees on posts don't require the SAT.

The 3 graduate schools at my nearest installation's Ed Ctr are all SOC schools, all are AACSB-accredited, of course are all regionally accredited. None require standardized test scores. That being said, they are not Wharton or HBS.

However, what you are saying and implying is that Almost if not ALL MSW programs don't require one to take a GRE. That's simply NOT true.

My only point is and was that MANY of these schools do REQUIRE a GRE test score in order to attend.

Actually, your point was that ALMOST IF NOT ALL (emphasis yours) require the GRE. Both of you were incorrect in your exaggerations. :)

Give it up and be a prostitute.

Thank you for correcting that about NYU. I didn't feel like looking through all the FAQ sections of the various schools. Some of the programs didn't mention GRE scores but, their sites were particularly tough to navigate if you are not used to how their school does something (I'm talking to YOU Michigan State and Indiana).

I would say that I am not incorrect in my "exaggeration" because I gave her a list of schools that were top of the line and best in the field. I have always known that MSW programs generally do NOT expect or require GRE scores (some only if you have a horrible GPA).

As far as libramunoz...How does that humble pie taste considering you were wrong and then tried to back track so you didn't look like you were trying to be a complete dick who was off the mark when if fact you were?

You always know how to make me smile.

:p Don't serve humble pie just yet. "Almost if not all" on your part was also an exaggeration. You haven't proven that it is "almost all" (total # of MSW programs and the # of MSW programs that don't require the GRE) and it definitely isn't "all."

Schools often vary depending on the type of Master's Degree. Syracuse's Maxwell School of International Affairs most definitely does require a GRE score (depending on the year, there also may be a cut-off).

So, the point made in this thread is that there are graduate programs for some degrees/degree fields that do not require the GRE/any standardized test/or allow one test to substitute another test.

Never discredit these programs as nonaccredited and not highly regarded in their fields and in academia, in general.

als434-as far as being a dick-look at some of the things YOU'VE said and then ask me about being a dick again!

I'm not ashamed or embarrassed as to not say that I am/was/just may be wrong and have misquoted myself. O.k. I'm not God and I don't know everything--

But in this case--NEITHER DO YOU!

You pointed out what, 15 programs, out of 420 schools that offer MSW programs, so you proved...WHAT?

Grow up and let it be.

You did look like a dick by trying to tell me that since you have an MSW I should pretty much stay in my own lane because you work in the human services field (which I thought in another thread you said you were unemployed) and I do not. I am employed in the human services field and all my Supervisors have an MSW. I've proved that there ARE MSW programs that don't expect you to have GRE scores, even though you attempted to say that ALMOST ALL of them actually want them. You were wrong. Maybe you should grow up and let it be.

Both of y'all need to take this advice.

Some do. Some don't. The end.

I don't think anyone could have said it better than you just did. Thank you! There are some programs that need the GRE (no matter what), some that ONLY need the GRE (if your undergrad GPA sucks), and some programs (to include SOME but not all MSW programs) where GRE scores are NOT required.

I'm mad a troll's thread went this far -- in the introductions thread, no less.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:


I insist on making this an entertaining back and forth. Did you think you were calling libramunoz out for potentially being unemployed? Don't you know you can be in a field (career) without currently having a job? I'm just amused by your post because you have a tendency to try to call usernames out. Where are Drolefile and DaemonSeid with their pineapples when you need them? LOL.

Kiss my shiny metal ass for the bolded. Leveraging someone's current employment status against them is tacky and, oh surprising for you, passive aggressive.

How many times are you both going to reply to each other telling the other one to grow up?
Guess what, he was telling you to shut up. Agreeing with him and still talking makes you look like an idiot.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../chrispine.png + http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p...pple_small.jpg

This is one of the dumber arguments I've read on here.

And, yes knight_shadow, we are going to keep this thread going because it's finally getting entertaining. :)

I'm hoping people will take my hint and post Chris Pine pictures. Yummy.

I had an elephant beer and a white beer and I have no clue what this thread is about other than the OP needs to get the Velvet Jones Be a Ho course. Here is a picture of Vincent D'Onofrio looking damn hot.

http://stars.hitflip.de/Vincent_D_On...4771_20559.gif

This is the first time that I've ever seen someone claim that Vincent D is hot. I don't know if it's his Full Metal Jacket role, the homely Asperger role in L&O CI, or his role as the grossly insectual farmer on Men in Black.

He's cuter in this older photo though. I love me some Brooklyn Sicilians. :)
http://www.nndb.com/people/635/00002...onofrio-sm.jpg

Seriously???? I can't even get into the concept of him playing Orson Welles because I can't go there. mmmmmmmmmmmmm

Damn, some folks just can't take a little correction! Act like they ain't got no empathy!

Got to try and embarrass someone for not being employed. Got to try to embarrass someone for not working. Damn, I pray that you'll NEVER be my Social Worker.

Haha someones a bit touchy.

Nah, just thought it was funny as hell.

I'm just trying to be gracious and let it die a peaceful death.

hmmm. i saw DrPhil's pic first and thought that there's no way in hell he could look cute. then i went back a page and was proven wrong.

blech

LOL @ the bolded.

Ahhh Vincent... I feel like Homer drooling over a donut.

Sidebar: Vincent on L&O CI is hotter than Anthony Anderson on L&O CI.

Nope. Sorry. Dr.Reed on Criminal Minds wins.

Dr. Spencer Reid? He's not ugly but I don't see any hotness.

Vincent > Matthew (the actor who plays him)

Anyone's hotter than Anthony Anderson. LOL.