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with the GRE® revised General Test.

Thousands of graduate and business school programs accept the GRE® revised General Test, making it the most widely accepted graduate-level admissions test in the world.

It's also the only admissions test with a test-taker friendly design and the new ScoreSelectSM option (starting July 2012) that lets you send schools the scores you feel reflect your personal best.

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how GRE® revised General Test scores are reported.

After you've taken the test, the next step is getting your scores. Since GRE® scores are valid for 5 years, all scores you've received in the past 5 years will be reported to your prospective schools. Starting in July 2012, the new ScoreSelectSM option will be available — allowing you to approach test day with even more confidence knowing you can send the scores you feel reflect your personal best to your designated institutions. You can send scores from your Most Recent test administration, scores from All GRE tests you have taken, or Any specific test administration. In addition to your scores for each section of the test, your report will include your name, contact information, intended major, score recipients, test dates and percentile rank information.

Here's a look at the score scale for each of the 3 sections:

  • Verbal Reasoning scores are reported on a 130 — 170 score scale, in 1-point increments.
  • Quantitative Reasoning scores are reported on a 130 — 170 score scale, in 1-point increments.
  • Analytical Writing scores are reported on a 0 — 6 score scale, in half-point increments.

Want to know more? Visit ets.org/gre and view how the test is scored.

When to expect your scores:

Scores for the computer-based GRE revised General Test are reported 10 — 15 days after your test date.

Scores for the paper-based test are sent approximately 6 weeks after your test date.

Viewing unofficial scores:

At the test center, you will see your unofficial Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on the 130 – 170 score scale. Because of the essay scoring process, you won't be able to view your Analytical Writing scores at that time.

How GRE scores are sent to institutions:

Making sure your scores are sent to the graduate and business school programs you're applying to is a very important part of the process. Four FREE score reports are included with your test registration and sent to the programs or fellowship sponsors you select. You can also order additional score reports to be sent to more institutions of your choice for a fee.

  • If you take the computer-based GRE revised General Test, you'll designate your score recipients at the test center after you view your scores.
  • If you're taking the paper-based test, you'll designate score recipients during registration or on the admission ticket correction stub prior to your test administration.
  • Today, GRE score reporting is cumulative. That is, if you have taken one or more tests within the five-year period prior to the current testing year (July 1 — June 30) all scores earned during that period will be reported. You have the choice to report only GRE revised General Test scores and scores from the prior test format, only Subject Test scores or scores from both tests but you may not choose to send from a specific test date. However, starting in July 2012, with the new ScoreSelectSM option — you can decide to send only the scores that reflect your personal best to your prospective schools. learn more >
  • Your score report will include the names of all the schools you're sending scores to, plus your cumulative record reported at that time. The score reports your designated schools receive will not include the names of the other schools you're submitting scores to.

For more about sending your scores, visit ets.org/gre

Ways to receive your GRE scores:

There are three ways to receive your scores:

  • View your scores online — To see your scores online, you need to first create a
    My GRE Account.
  • Get your scores in the mail — Your official score report will be sent to you in the mail after your test is scored. Here's a look at a sample score report.
  • Hear scores over the phone — You can receive your scores by phone for a small fee. Learn more at ets.org/gre.

Scores for the computer-based GRE revised General Test are reported 10 – 15 days after your test date.

If you take the paper-based test, your scores will be sent approximately 6 weeks after your test date.

For more on getting your scores, visit ets.org/gre.

Coming in July 2012 — the new ScoreSelectSM option:

The new ScoreSelectSM option lets you decide which scores to send to the institutions you designate. You will be able to approach test day with more confidence knowing you can send the scores you feel reflect your personal best. Here’s how it works:

On test day, when viewing your scores at the test center*, you can select the:

  • ScoreSelect Most Recent option – Send your scores from your current test administration (FREE).
  • ScoreSelect All option – Send your scores from all test administrations in the last 5 years (FREE).

You can decide which option to use for each of your 4 FREE score reports.

After test day, you can send Additional Score Reports for a fee by selecting from the following:

  • ScoreSelect Most Recent option – Send your scores from your most recent test administration.
  • ScoreSelect All option – Send your scores from all test administrations in the last 5 years.
  • ScoreSelect Any option – Send your scores from one OR many test administrations in the last 5 years.

Scores for a test administration must be reported in their entirety. Regardless if you choose the Most Recent, All or Any option, you will select specific test administration dates so your Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing scores are all from the same testing session. Institutions will receive score reports that show only the scores that you selected to send to them. There will be no special indication if you have taken additional GRE tests.

*If you are taking the paper-based GRE revised General Test or a GRE Subject Test, you will select your options prior to test day.

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