GRE- What to bring to the Test Centre?

• Official identification includes a valid passport with your name, photograph, and signature as your primary ID document
• Names of schools where you would like to send your scores
• Authorization voucher, if applicable
• Admission Ticket
  

GRE Test Scores

General test GRE scores are divided in to three sections namely verbal, quantitative and analytical writing. Verbal section is graded on the scale of 200-800 in 10 point increments. This section basically grades your vocabulary and consists of 30 questions which you have to finish in 30 minutes. Quantitative section is also graded on a scale of 200-800 in 10 point increments. This test consists of 28 questions which you have to complete in 45 minutes. AWA section contains two essays-Issue based and argument based. The grades in this section vary from 0 to 6. The two essays are read by two readers and graded on a scale varying from 0 to 6. The readers grade the essays on the basis of overall quality of the essay. If the scores are with in a range of one point then the average is considered, else another reader reads and grades the essay.

GRE Test Score Percentile Rank

In addition to the scaled GRE test scores, you also get GRE test percentile. It is very important to understand what test score percentile rank is. Your GRE test score percentile rank is a comparison of your scores with the other candidate's scores over the past three years. Based on the various percentile scores, it is clear that verbal section is difficult than quantitative section. If you get same scores in verbal as well as quantitative section, GRE test score percentile rank in both the section is going to be different. During admissions, colleges give more importance to your GRE test score percentile. Through GRE test percentile, they are able to judge your performance as compared to other test takers.

GRE Test Score Rating

Your GRE test score is rated on the basis of his GRE test score percentile rank. Every graduate school has its own individual policy to rate your GRE test score. For example if your GRE test score percentile rank is 95 then your GRE test score rating is considered better than the 95 percent of the test takers. The highest test score percentile rank, a candidate can achieve is 99th. An average GRE percentile in a section is 50 when you achieve 500 in that particular section. An average GRE test percentile rank means that 50 percent of the candidates have scores more than you and 50 percent candidates have scores lower than you. A GRE test score percentile rank below 50th percentile is bad score while a score percentile more than 90th is a good percentile. Some schools may require only general test and other schools may require GRE subject test scores for GRE test score rating. For the detailed information on GRE test score rating for the specific courses, you should contact the academic department of the schools.

Average GRE Score accepted by various universities in the year 2009

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology , 777
2. Stanford University, 780
3. University of California-Berkeley, 772
4. Georgia Institute of Technology, 767
5. University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 774
6. California Institute of Technology, 800
7. Carnegie Mellon University, 765
8. University of Southern California, 753
9. Cornell University, 775
9. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 770

Disclaimer: Please note that above mentioned average score are only for reference purpose. For exact score contact the concerned college/institution.