Re: GRE/Grades

If you're doing an MA now, then presumably your GPA is already pretty good. Most upper-tier programme websites say that they like you to have over a 3.5 GPA, I think. A lot of school refuse to answer your question - they say that there is no typical candidate.

I didn't study for my GREs at all, and my scores were perfectly serviceable though not exceptional. I think that over a certain level they are essentially irrelevant - they won't get you in, goes the maxim, but they will keep you out. There's a couple of pre-app forums (which is uncannily close to pre-op - we here are all post-op) out there - notably applyingtograd and litgre.

Good luck!