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GRE

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The Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for most graduate schools in in the United States. Almost all graduate schools in the United States require GRE results as part of the admissions process.

Overview

The GRE is a standardized test intended to measure the abilities of all graduates in tasks of general academic nature, regardless of their field of specialization. The GRE is supposed to measure the extent to which undergraduate education has developed an individual's verbal and quantitative skills in abstract thinking.

This test is created and administered by Educational Testing Service (ETS), the exam aims to measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing, and critical thinking skills that have been acquired over a long period of time and that are not related to any specific field of study. The GRE General Test is offered as a computer-based exam administered at Prometric testing centers.

GRE Test Format

The structure of the computer-based GRE General Test consists of six sections. The first section is always the analytical writing assessment section, with two separately timed tasks. The next five sections consist of two verbal reasoning sections, two quantitative reasoning sections, and either an experimental or research section. These five sections may occur in any order. The experimental section does not count towards the final score but is not distinguished from the scored sections.

PartTest Time AllowedDescription
Analytical Writing60 minutesOne section with two separately timed tasks
Verbal Reasoning60 minutesTwo 30-minute sections, 20 questions per section
Quantitative Reasoning70 minutesTwo 35-minute sections, 20 questions per section
Experimental/ResearchVariesUnscored section that may appear in any order

GRE Subject Tests

Available Subject Tests

In addition to the General Test, there are also seven GRE Subject Tests testing knowledge in the specific areas of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Literature in English, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology. The length of each exam is 170 minutes.

Scoring

GRE scores are valid for five years. The verbal and quantitative sections are each scored on a scale of 130-170, in 1-point increments. The analytical writing section is scored on a scale of 0-6, in half-point increments.

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