GRE
The GRE General Test by ETS is the most widely accepted graduate admissions exam, used by thousands of Master's, PhD, and even MBA programs worldwide. Your Verbal and Quant scores are often the single comparable number an admissions committee uses to screen applicants against fellowship and funding cutoffs — and with rolling deadlines, one weak test date can cost you an entire admissions cycle. This page breaks down exactly what the exam tests, how it's delivered, and how to get it done right the first time.
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How the GRE General Test is built — at a glance
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One 30-minute "Analyze an Issue" essay. You build and support an argument in response to a prompt. Scored 0–6 in half-point increments, reported separately from your Verbal and Quant scores.
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27 scored questions across two sections covering Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Equivalence. Scored 130–170.
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27 scored questions across two sections covering arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis — with an on-screen calculator. Scored 130–170.
The shorter GRE runs about 1 hour 58 minutes with no scheduled break. The Analytical Writing essay comes first, followed by the two Verbal and two Quantitative sections. Within each section you can skip, flag, and return to questions, and edit answers before time runs out — but you cannot revisit a section once you submit it.
The GRE is section-level adaptive: how you perform on the first Verbal or Quant section determines the difficulty of the second one in that measure. Verbal and Quantitative are each scored 130–170 in 1-point steps and combine into a 260–340 total. Analytical Writing is scored 0–6 separately. There is no fixed passing mark — each program sets its own expectations and reads your percentile rank.
Three measures — bars show each measure's share of the scored questions
27 of the 54 scored questions. Reading Comprehension, Text Completion, and Sentence Equivalence test how you analyze dense passages, weigh arguments, and read precise vocabulary in context.
The other 27 scored questions. Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis through Quantitative Comparison, multiple-choice, and numeric-entry items — tested with an on-screen calculator.
A single "Analyze an Issue" task scored on a separate 0–6 scale. You construct a clear, well-supported position and sustain a coherent, focused argument under a 30-minute clock.
Programs weight these measures differently: STEM and quantitative fields lean on your Quant score, while humanities and social-science programs scrutinize Verbal and the Analytical Writing essay. A lopsided profile — for example, strong Quant but a low Verbal — can still fall short of a department's funding cutoff, so balanced performance against your target field matters.
Two ways to sit the exam — and what to expect on test day
You sit the exam in a quiet, monitored room at a Prometric test center. Staff verify your government-issued ID, store your belongings, and watch the room. Scratch paper is provided. The fee is about $220 USD, the same as testing at home.
You take the exam from a private room at home, monitored live by a human proctor through ProctorU and available almost around the clock. You'll do a webcam room scan, an ID check, and a system test beforehand, and use an erasable whiteboard instead of paper. The fee is the same ~$220 USD.
A valid, unexpired government photo ID with your name matching your ETS account exactly. The proctor captures your photo before the test unlocks.
A clear desk, no second monitor, no phone within reach, and a 360° webcam scan of the room. No one else may enter while you test, and your screen and camera are recorded.
Stay in frame and on-camera the whole time. There is no scheduled break, so leaving the seat, talking aloud, or losing connection can flag the session.
The GRE is built for graduate and professional school applicants
No formal requirements — but the bar is high
Difficulty: The math content tops out at the high-school level, but precise GRE vocabulary, dense reading, the section-adaptive engine, and tight per-question timing make a high score genuinely hard. Most competitive applicants invest 60–120 hours of focused prep — exactly the pressure point our help is designed to remove.
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