GRE
Online Guide
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2. GRE
Scoring and Graduate Schools
You'll receive three scores for the GRE CAT:
- Quantitative scaled subscore, ranging from 200 to
800 (these are math questions).
- Verbal scaled subscore, ranging from 200 to 800
(tests reading comprehension, antonyms and
sentence completion).
- Analytical Writing Assessment scaled subscore 0
to 6 (essay on analysis of issue and argument).
The test is graded on a preset curve so that your
scaled score will correspond to a certain
percentile. An overall score of 630, for example, corresponds
to the 90th percentile, meaning
that 90 percent of test takers scored at or below this
level.
Sample approximate percentiles within the score range
of 200-800
99th percentile 720
90th percentile 630
75th percentile 570
50th percentile 500
Different Uses
The importance of your GRE scores varies from graduate
school to graduate school and from field
to field. State schools will often have minimum GRE
score requirements. More competitive programs
will often put more value on the GRE score. Certain
technical majors, such as Engineering,
also tend to
put more value on the GRE.
Some graduate schools will not include a section and
only require two sections, meaning a score
potential from 400 to 1600. Technical graduate programs
may require high Quantitative scores.
Psychology programs and those that emphasize reasoning
skills often have minimum
Analytical scores.
Graduate Program
Quant Verbal
Cal Tech Engineering
767 .
Iowa State Engineering 765
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Columbia U. Education 628
564
Lehigh U. Eduation
560
526
International
Students
International students who have studied at non-U.S.
schools and are applying to a U.S.
graduate school should put more emphasis on the GRE
because graduate school admissions
officers need an objective way to compare students from
different backgrounds. In addition,
graduate schools may need to asses the student's verbal
skills if he or she is a non-native speaker.
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