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Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

GRE Overview/Structure:

  • Verbal - 30 mins 30 questions
    • Components of Verbal Section:
      • Antonyms
      • Sentence Completions
      • Text completions
      • Analogies
      • Reading comprehension
  • Math - 45 mins 28 questions
    • Components of Mathematics Section:
      • 4 choice qunati comparisons
      • 5 choice problem solving questions
      • Numeric entry
  • Essay - 75 minutes 2X essays
    • Analyze an issue
    • Analyze an argument

GRE Grading:

  • Grading scale from 200-800 (SAT - look familiar?)
    • Third digit is always 0
    • Analytical writing is listed separately and is scored in a scale of 0-6 w/ half point increments
  • Suggested 4-12 weeks to prepare as per the “Cracking the GRE 2011 Ed” – Princeton Review

Current GRE(1/30/11):

  • Currently a computer adaptive test where the more you score right the harder the next question gets.
    • If you feel its getting easy… thats a bad sign.
      • The first third will be the largest increments.
      • The second third will count less.
      • The final third will count relatively little.
  • There is no partial credit!
  • 6 sheets of paper in the beginning of the test

What Is New For GRE's Future:

  • The test will no longer be computer adaptive on a question by question basis
  • Analogies and antonyms will no longer be part of verbal section of the test
  • Reading comprehension will use highliting rather than line numbers to refer to segments of a passage
  • Student may be allowed to use a calculator
  • The test will de-emphasize geometry of data analysis in favor for data analysis and typical math concepts embedded in r.w, situations
  • The new test will follow a new 1 point scoring rage

Tips:

  • Because of its adaptive nature work SLOWLY and methodically in the first third.
    • Please practice this unique pacing style
    • Didn't take this into consideration when I was in the heat of the moment... heh.
      • I think its because we are conditioned throughout life to manage time during tests and to just breeze through at the cost of possible stupid mistakes for overlooking details.
  • It is nearly impossible to get a 650+ score without a strong vocab so... study words. Nuf said.

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