GRE

The Graduate Record Examinations 

(GRE) General Test is a standardize

 test that graduate schools use to 

evaluate candidates. Over one 

thousand graduate programs

around the world require applicants to

submit GRE scores in order to be

considered for admission. In addition, the GRE is often used to help determine whether a student is awarded graduate fellowships or graduate research or teaching positions. Statistics show that a combination of GRE score and undergraduate grade point average is generally a better predictor of first-year graduate school grades than is undergraduate grade point average alone.

Test Format

The GRE consists of six sections:

 

• One Analytical Writing Section – 2 writing tasks; 30 minutes per task, 60 minutes total

• Two Quantitative Multiple-Choice Sections – 35 minutes per section; approximately 20 questions per section

• Two Verbal Multiple-Choice Sections – 30 minutes per section; approximately 20 questions per section

• One Unscored Multiple-Choice Section – typically either a Verbal or a Quantitative section.