GRE
Registration Check-List
- Decide when you
need to take the test – allow sufficient time for score reporting when
scheduling your test so you can meet the admission deadlines for ALL the
schools you are planning to apply to. Decide where you want to take the
test, and make sure the dates you are needing are available at that
location.
- Determine which
schools you want to receive your scores. You will be able to request that
your scores be sent to up to 4 graduate institutions using the ScoreSelect option. *If you are
taking a computerized-delivered test, you will choose the score recipients
on the day of the test.
- Create an ETS Account
to register online
- Register for an
examination a MINIMUM of two days prior to test day. The cost to register
for the GRE General Test is $205 plus taxes, and can be paid online via
credit/debit card (American Express, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, or Visa),
PayPal, or Money Orders/Certified Checks
GRE Test Day
Check-List
- Bring VALID
identification
- Must
be the original document - photocopieded versions won’t be accepted
- Expired
IDs will NOT be accepted
- Bring a copy of
your GRE confirmation email that includes the testing center location and
time of your appointment
- If you are taking
a paper-delivered GRE, you will need 3-4 sharpened No. 2 pencils.
*Mechanical pencils are not permitted. (If taking computerized test, you
will not need pencils.)
- Arrive at least 30
minutes prior to scheduled test time and plan to be at the testing center
up to 4.5 hours from the time of check in
Quick Tips
- Verbal
Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores will be determined by the
number of questions you answer correctly. Nothing is subtracted from a
score if you answer a question incorrectly. Therefore, to maximize
your scores on the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning measures,
it is best to answer every question.6
- All
questions carry the SAME weight. Work as rapidly as possible, and
do not waste time on one individual question that you find to be extremely
difficult. Skip it, and come back to it at the end!
- You may
want to go through each of the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning
sections rapidly first, stopping only to answer those questions you can do
so with certainty. Then go back and answer the questions that require
greater thought, concluding with the difficult questions if you have time.
- I know taking the GRE may break some of your banks, but
luckily, you can prepare for FREE. Going back to the topic I discussed
in my very first blog, we have FREE knowledge and power just
waiting at our fingertips! Utilize the tools online to prepare for the
format and layout of the examination and brush up on the information and
skills you will be required to remember and execute.
- You can take GRE
General Test once every 21 days, up to 5 times within 12 months. So, if
you think you may want to take your test twice before submitting your
scores, make sure you are allowing for enough time to be able to retake
your examination and still meet your application deadlines!
Analytic
Writing | 0-6 scoring scale – in half point
increments
The Analytical
Writing measure tests your critical thinking and analytical writing skills. It
assesses your ability to articulate and support complex ideas, construct and
evaluate arguments, and sustain a focused and coherent discussion.
-Consists of
Two Separately Timed Writing Tasks
30-minute “Analyze an Issue” Task
The Issue task
presents an opinion on an issue of general interest followed by specific
instructions on how to respond to that issue. You are required to evaluate the
issue, consider its complexities and develop an argument with reasons and
examples to support your views.
30-minute “Analyze an Argument” Task
The Argument
task requires you to evaluate a given argument according to specific
instructions. You will need to consider the logical soundness of the argument
rather than agree or disagree with the position it presents.
Verbal
Reasoning | 130-170 scoring scale – in whole point
increments
-Three Types of
questions
Reading Comprehension
Each Reading Comprehension question is based on a passage that
may range in length from one paragraph to several paragraphs. The test contains
approximately 10 passages, the majority of which are one paragraph in length
and only one or two of which are several paragraphs long. Passages are drawn
from the physical sciences, biological sciences, social sciences, business,
arts and humanities and everyday topics and are based on material found in
books and periodicals, both academic and nonacademic.2
Text Completion
Questions test the ability to reach a conclusion about how a
passage should be completed on the basis of partial information by omitting
crucial words from short passages and asking the test taker to use the
remaining information in the passage as a basis for selecting words or short
phrases to fill the blanks and create a coherent, meaningful whole. Consists of
passages that are composed of one to five sentences with one to three blanks in
each passage. For passages with only one blank, you will be given five answer
options. For passages with more than one blank, you will be given three answer
options per blank.
Sentence Equivalence
Sentence Equivalence questions consist of a single sentence with
just one blank, and they ask you to find two choices that lead to a complete,
coherent sentence while producing sentences that mean the same thing. Consists
of a single sentence with on blank and six answer options. You are required to
select two of the answer options, and will not be given credit for partially
correct answers.
Check out this FREE math review for more
detailed information on this section!
-Four Content
Areas
Arithmetic
Algebra
Geometry
Data Analysis
References:
About GRE General Test. (n.d.).
Retrieved March 20, 2017, from http://www.ets.org/gre/reivsed_general/
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