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14November2022 8minutes Introduction ItcanbediculttounderstandyourGREtotalmarks TheGRE(GraduationRecordExamination)testthat youtakewhenapplyingtocollegesinGermany,theUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,andCanada EducationTrainingService(ETS)isthecompanythatadministerstheGRE Eachyear,theGREcanbetaken uptovetimes Thisexamtypehasave-yearvalidityperiod GREscoresarebasedonascaleandare relatedtoGREtotalscorepercentileratings Inaddition,youhavetheoptionoftakingtheGREgeneraltestortheGREsubjecttest Bothtestsaregraded usingadifferentGREscale Thegeneraltestisavailableinbothcomputer-basedtestandpaper-based modes TheGREscoringforbothtypes,however,issimilar SubjecttestsfortheGREareofferedinpaperbasedtestlocations TenThingstoKnowAboutGRE 1.GREGeneralTestvsGRESubjectTest GREGeneralTest GRESubjectTest GRETotalMarks:10WaysYouCanGettheMaximumMarksintheExam 3xYourAdmissionChances ConnectwithExpertsofTopB-Schools andget: DetailedProleAnalysis ProleImprovementPlan School SelectionHelp ScholarshipAssistance Book yourFREE SessionNow Wanttoknowwhereyourank amongthecompetition? TakeourFREEProleEvaluationto knowyourAdmissionChances! EvaluateMyProleNow ?/100 OurServices  Blogs  AccessFreeResources WanttoStudyintheBestSchoolsoftheWorld? BookaFreeConsultingSession +91-7217788054 SchoolExplorer SchoolReviews  TalktoanExpert BookaFreeSession

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Teststheknowledgeofthespecicsubject

Topicsare: Biology Chemistry LiteratureinEnglish Mathematics Physics Psychology

Conductedasbothcomputer-basedtestandpaperdeliveredtest Theexamisonlyofferedinapaper-basedformat Conductedallyearlong

ConductedthriceayearinApril,Septemberand October

Fee:US$226-US$255 Fee:US$150

QuestiontypesareMCQanddescriptiveoressay

2.GREExamPattern

ForGREGeneralTest:

TheGREtestsyllabusforbothtestsisextensive,andeachtesthasadifferentlevelofdiculty Forexample, theGREGeneralTest,whichincludesquant,verbal,andAWAsections,assessescandidatesanalytical abilities,whereassubjecttestsassesstheirspecicareaknowledge ForGREGeneralTestGREtotalMarks are340

GREverbalreasoning,GREquantitativereasoning,andGREanalyticalwritingevaluationarethethree primarycomponentsoftheGREgeneraltest GREscoresareessentialentrancerequirementsforhigher educationinbusiness,engineering,andmanyotherdisciplines Therefore,theGREgeneralexamscoreis acceptedinthiscase LetushavealookattheGREexampatternforthegeneralTest

Sectionname NumberofSections Numberof questions Sub-areas Typesofquestions

Ratioand proportion Protandloss Simpleand

ForGRESubjectTest: TheGREsubjecttestisapaper-basedexamthatisonlyofferedthreetimesayear Studentswhowanttoget amaster’sdegreeinaspecicsubjectshouldtaketheGREsubjecttests ThisGREexampatterncoversthe followingtopics:

MathematicsPhysics Psychology Biology Chemistry LiteratureinEnglish

BiochemistrywasonceincludedintheGREsubjecttest,butitwasremovedinDecember2016 IntheGRE, studentscantakemorethanonesubjecttest;theysimplyhavetopayforeachsubjecttheywanttotake April,September,andOctoberarethemonthsthatGREsubjecttestsaregiven OnlyinOctoberareIndian studentspermittedtotakeGREsubjecttests ForGRESubjecttestGREtotalmarksare990

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3.GRESyllabus

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Sectionname

NumberofSections NumberofSections Sub-areas Typesofquestions

ThreesectionsthatareGREquant,GREverbaland GREAWA Nosection
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Subjects Subjects

Biology 190

Chemistry 130

English 230

Sub-sections

CellularandMolecularBiology OrganismalBiology EcologyandEvolution

AnalyticalChemistry InorganicChemistry OrganicChemistry PhysicalChemistry

LiteraryAnalysis Identication CulturalandHistoricalContexts HistoryandTheoryofLiterary Criticism

Mathematics 66

Calculus Algebra(Linearalgebra,abstract algebra,elementaryalgebra,and numbertheory) DiscreteMathematics RealAnalysis ProbabilityandStatistics AdditionalMathematics

Physics 100

ClassicalMechanics Electromagnetism OpticsandWavePhenomena ThermodynamicsandStatistical Mechanics QuantumMechanics AtomicPhysics SpecialRelativity LaboratoryMethods SpecializedTopicslikeNuclear andParticlePhysicsetc

5.GREScores

GREquantitative reasoning 2 20+20=40 questions Ratioand proportion
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4.GRETestDuration GREsectionname Duration GREquantitativereasoning 1hourand10minutes(35minutesforeachsection) GREverbalreasoning 1hour(30minutesforeachsection) GREanalyticalwritingassessment 1hour(30minutesforeachsection) Total 3hoursand10minutes Theoveralltimeis3hoursand45minutes,includinga30-35minutebreak Aftercompletingtherstthree sectionsofthesixsections,youmaytakeabreak TheGREsubjecttestsare2hoursand50minuteslong It doesnothaveabreak,unliketheGREgeneraltest GREtotalMarkscanbeincreasedifyouscoremorein Verbalsincethisisthescoringsection
Psychology 205 Biological Cognitive Social Developmental Clinical Measurement/Methodology/Other
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OntheGREGeneralTest,threescoresarereported:

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ScoresforQuantitativeReasoningarepresentedonarangeof130to170,with1pointincrements

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ScoresforVerbalReasoningarepresentedonarangeof130to170,with1pointincrements

TheScoresforAnalyticalWritingisgradedonascaleof0to6,withhalf-pointincrementsbetween0 and6

Thetotalnumberofcorrectanswersgivenandthedicultylevelofeachsegmentarereectedintheir QuantitativeandVerbalreasoningscores

Eachessayquestionisusedtodeterminethescorefortheanalyticalwritingmeasure(2essayquestionsin total) AskilledreaderandacomputerizedtoolaredevelopedbyETSthatcanrecognizeessayqualities relatedtowritingprociencyandscoreyourAnalyticalWritingportion GREtotalMarkscanbeincreasedby doingAWAwith95%accuracy

GRESubjectTestScores

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Thesubjecttestisgradedonarangeof200to990points,with10-pointincrements It'sworthnotingthat theseparatetestscalesonlycoverafractionofthe200-900pointrange Anysubjecttestsactualrangeis smaller,rangingfrom20to99inone-pointincrements

200-990,in10-pointsincrements

Psychology

Chemistry

Subscores:20-99,inone-pointincrement

200-990,in10-pointsincrements

LiteratureinEnglish 200-990,in10-pointsincrements

Physics 200-990,in10-pointsincrements

Subscores:20-99,inone-pointincrement

Mathematics 200-990,in10-pointsincrements

6.GRETotalMarks

TheGREtotalmarksarecalculatedonlybasedonyourQuantitativeandVerbalReasoningsection The maximumGREscoreforboththequantitativeandverbalreasoningportionsis170,whilethelowestGRE scoreforbothsectionsis130 Asaresult,thegreatestGREscoreyoucanachieveis340,whilethelowest GREscoreyoucangetis260

ThesubjecttesthasaGREtotalmarksdistributionrangingfrom200to990 Subscoresarealsoreportedon a20-99scorescale,withone-pointincrements,forPhysics,Biology,andPsychologyexaminations

However,unliketheSATandACT,combiningsectionscoresintoasingleGREtotalmarkisuncommon So instead,whensubmittingyourGREresults,you’dpublishyourthree-partscoresseparately

WhatisthepurposeofreportingGREsectionresultsseparately?It'susuallybecausemostgraduateschools aremoreinterestedinonesectionscorethantheothers,andtheywanttoseewhichoneyouearnedquickly Inaddition,gradschoolprogramsaremorespecializedthanundergraduateprograms,andthosereviewing yourGREtotalmarksareusuallyonlyinterestedinthecomponentthatmostcloselytiestothesubject matterofyourprograms

7.GRETotalScorePercentileGeneralTest

Thepercentageoftest-takerswhoscoredlowerscoresthanyouisreferredtoasapercentile Forexample,a 94thpercentilescoreindicatesthatyououtperformed94outofevery100test-takers GREScores

GREGeneralTestScores
Quantitative Verbal Scorelevels Analytical Writing 170 96 99 60 99 169 94 99 55 98 168 92 98 50 92 167 89 98 45 80 166 87 97 40 55 OurServices  Blogs  AccessFreeResources WanttoStudyintheBestSchoolsoftheWorld? BookaFreeConsultingSession +91-7217788054
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8.GRETotalScorepercentile;SubjectTest GREscore Biology Literaturein English Physics Psychology Chemistry Mathemat 980 – – 95 – – –940 99 – 86 – 99 97 900 98 – 82 – 97 94 860 94 – 76 – 92 88 820 89 – 69 99 83 80 780 80 – 62 95 73 73 740 70 98 55 86 62 66 700 58 94 48 73 51 58 660 46 85 40 58 39 50 620 34 73 32 44 28 41 OurServices  Blogs  AccessFreeResources WanttoStudyintheBestSchoolsoftheWorld? BookaFreeConsultingSession +91-7217788054 SchoolExplorer SchoolReviews  TalktoanExpert BookaFreeSession
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9 GREScoreReport

TheGREGeneralandSubjecttestsbothhavesimilarscorereports

Yourreportincludesthefollowinginformation:

Dateofbirth

Contactinformation(name,phonenumber,andemail)

Gender

Aimingforagraduatedegree

Yourtestresultsandpercentilerankings

Scorereceiptsfromauthorizedscorersorfellowshipsponsors,aswellasscoresreportedtosuch institutions

Thetotalnumberofpointsreportedinthelastveyears

Datesofthetests

Datesofthetests

Yourscorereportisnotthesameastheocialreportgiventotheschoolsyouchoose Thisreportincludes your:

YourGREresultsandpercentilerank

Aimingforagraduatedegree

Informationabouthowtocontact(name,phone,email,address)

Asaresult,therearetwotypesofscorereports:FortheTest-takerandtheinstitutions

10.WhattodoafterreceivingyourGREtotalmarks?

Afteryouvecompletedthetest,you'llbeaskedifyou'dliketoreport(see)orcancelyourresults Youcansee yourunocialquantitativeandverbalreasoningresultsrightawayifyouchoose;Report;Youwon'tbeable tochangeyourGREtotalmarksonceyou'veselectedthereportoption

Cancelthescores

Youcan'thaveonesectionofthetest'sscorecanceledwhiletherestofthetest'sscoreispublished

Yourscoreswillnolongerbeaccessibleforreviewonlineoncetheyhavebeencanceled

Yourcanceledscoreswillnotbesharedwithanyoneelse

Therewillbenoreimbursement

Ifyouwanttorepeatthetestafteryourresultshavebeencanceled,youmustregisterandpayforthe testagain

Finally,keepinmindthatETSofferstheScoreSelectoption,whichallowsyoutochoosewhatever scoreyouwishtosendtob-schools

YoucanhaveyourscoresreinstatedthroughyourETSaccountwithin60daysofthetestdateifyou changeyourmindaftercancelingthem However,therewillbea$50cost

Reinstatethescore

Youcanpaythefeebycreditcard,cheque,ormoneyorder

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Conclusion

OntheGRE,youcanonlygetafewquestionswrongandstillachieveaperfectscore,butkeepinmindthat theGREisonlyonepartofyourgradschoolapplication Studentsshoulddevotetheirtimetodevelopinga strongapplicationinavarietyofareasinsteadofconcentratingalloftheireffortsonachievingaperfect GREscore EvenifyouhadthegreatestGREscoreimaginable,itwouldn'thelpyougetintogradschoolifthe restofyourapplicationwasbad Similarly,non-perfectGREscoreswon'tdamageyouasmuchifyouhave strongcollegegrades,lettersofrecommendation,andotherfactors

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