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    GRE: What You Need to Know: An Introduction to the GRE Revised General Test
    GRE: What You Need to Know: An Introduction to the GRE Revised General Test
    GRE: What You Need to Know: An Introduction to the GRE Revised General Test
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    GRE: What You Need to Know: An Introduction to the GRE Revised General Test

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    GRE: What You Need to Know

    What can you expect from the GRE revised General Test? In Kaplan’s overview of the exam, you’ll get answers to questions on:

    Exam structure and scoring: How do schools interpret your scores? Do all of the questions on the test count towards your scores? We break down the test’s format, and tell you how schools use your scores and percentile rankings in evaluating your application.

    Adaptive testing: What exactly is an adaptive exam? The GRE is a Multi-Stage Test, which means that it adjusts the questions’ difficulty to your skill level. We tell you how to strategically treat each section to maximize your scoring potential.

    Question types: Why is answer choice (D) never the correct answer to a Quantitative Comparison that has real numbers in both quantities? What’s the best way to take apart reading comprehension passages? We walk you through each of the question types that you’ll face on the GRE, and present the most effective approach to each one.

    Study plans: What’s the best way for you to increase your score by Test Day? Get advice from Kaplan experts on the basics of setting up a maximally-productive prep schedule.

    Kaplan will walk you through every aspect of the GRE, and help you make decisions that will enable you to become a strong graduate school applicant when the time is right.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKaplan Test Prep
    Release dateOct 22, 2012
    ISBN9781618652034
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      GRE - Kaplan Test Prep

      GRE®: What You Need to Know *

      An Overview of the Revised GRE

      The GRE is an exam written and administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Hundreds of thousands of prospective graduate and business school students take the GRE each year. The test, which was completely revised in August 2011, is primarily delivered as a computer-based test, and it is composed of Analytical Writing, Quantitative Reasoning, and Verbal Reasoning sections.

      Each section of the GRE is designed to assess general skills necessary for graduate school. Some of these skills include the ability to respond to an issue or an argument in written form in the Analytical Writing section, the ability to read complex informational text and understand high-level vocabulary in the Verbal Reasoning section, and the ability to apply general mathematical concepts to a variety of problem types in the Quantitative Reasoning section.

      The GRE is a key factor in the graduate school admissions process. Hundreds, if not thousands, of applicants apply to specific graduate programs each year, and the GRE is often used to filter out weak applicants and help make admissions decisions when comparing similarly strong candidates. In 2010, Kaplan Test Prep surveyed admissions officers from the top 50 graduate programs for education, engineering, psychology, and public administration (according to US News & World Report rankings) and found that these programs’ admissions officers cited the GRE as the most important factor in graduate school admissions more often than any other factor.

      Test Structure

      The full breakdown of GRE sections is as follows:

      One Analytical Writing section (2 essays)—30 minutes per essay

      Two Verbal Reasoning sections—30 minutes per section

      Two Quantitative Reasoning sections—35 minutes per section

      (On some tests) One unidentified, unscored Verbal or Quantitative section—length varies

      (On some tests) One identified, unscored, research section—length varies

      The GRE always begins with the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), which is composed of two essays. First, you’ll have 30 minutes to complete the Issue essay, and then you’ll have 30 minutes to complete the Argument essay. After you finish the AWA, you will see either a Quantitative Reasoning section or a Verbal Reasoning section.

      The test may contain an experimental section—an extra Verbal or Quantitative section that the testmakers put on the test so that they can standardize new questions for use on future GRE administrations. You will not be able to tell which section

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