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The GRE ® General Test Accepted at top-ranked schools worldwide Get where Use the you want to go test-taker friendly with the world’s most widely accepted design to do your best — admissions test for graduate you can skip questions and business school and change answers Put your best scores forward with the ScoreSelect® option and show schools only the scores you want them to see

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The GRE® General Test Accepted at top-ranked schools worldwide

Get where Use the

you want to go test-taker friendly with the world’s most widely accepted design to do your best —

admissions test for graduate you can skip questions and business school and change answers

Put your

best scores forward with the ScoreSelect® option and

show schools only the scores you want them to see

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It’s your future. Get where you want to go with the GRE® General Test. Whether you are planning to go to graduate school or business school — or just exploring the possibilities — taking the GRE® General Test keeps your options open.

It’s a smart move to take the GRE General Test As the world’s most widely accepted admissions test for graduate and business school, the GRE General Test gives you more options for your future. You can use GRE scores to apply to master’in business and Ph.D. programs worldwide.

With the flexibility to apply more of your own test-taking strategies and the option to send only your best scores to the graduate or business school programs you choose, you can do your best on test day.

With the GRE General Test, you decide which scores to send to schools. If you feel you didn’test day, that’s okay. You can retake the test and then send ONLY the scores you want schools to see. It’of the ScoreSelect® option, only available with GRE tests.

Plus, the GRE General Test is the only admissions test for graduate or business school that lets you skip questions within a section, go back and change answers and have control to tackle the questions you want to answer first. That’s great news because GRE research shows that most GRE test takers saw score gains on those few instances when they decided it was best to change their answer.

It all makes for a test-taker friendly experience that better fits your personal testing strategies and helps you do your best. Then, with your best scores in hand, you can apply to more schools around the world than with any other graduate-level admissions test. That’s why taking the GRE General Test is a smart move.

Only the GRE General Test: • Gives you the ScoreSelect option. • Features a test-taker friendly design. • Is accepted at thousands of graduate and business schools worldwide. • Costs less than other graduate admissions tests that measure the same skills. • Is administered at more than 1,000 test centers worldwide.

Register now at TakeTheGRE.com/register.

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Use the test-taker friendly features to do your best. Put your best scores forward with the The GRE General Test is the only admissions test for graduate or business ScoreSelect® option. school that lets you go through each section of the test in the way that is most comfortable for you. You can preview questions, skip and go back to more challenging questions — even change your answers if you decide later that your first choice was incorrect — all within a section. So, this test-taker friendly design allows you to decide how to approach each question and each section in a way that fits your personal test-taking strategies.

Only the GRE General Test lets you: �• Preview and review questions within a section.

• Tag questions with the “mark” and “review” feature within a section, so you can skip and return to them later.

• Go back and change answers within a section.

• Use an on-screen calculator for the Quantitative Reasoning section.*

*For those taking the paper-delivered GRE General Test, calculators will be provided.

Get where you want to go with the most widely accepted test for graduate and business schools. No matter what advanced degree you are considering, you will have more opportunities when you take the GRE General Test because it is accepted by both graduate and business schools worldwide.

• Thousands of schools all over the world accept GRE scores, including those in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, China, India, France, Germany and many other countries.

• Scores are used in admissions decisions for all types of master’s, MBA, specialized master’s in business, and doctoral programs as well as for awarding fellowships.

• Business schools around the world, including Harvard, IE, INSEAD, MIT Sloan, Stanford and Singapore Management University accept GRE scores for their MBA programs.

Test day is a big day. But what if, after seeing your scores at the test center, you feel you did not do your best? It’s okay — you do not have to send your scores. With the new ScoreSelect option, you can retake the test and send only the scores you want your schools to see. Knowing you have that option can help you approach test day with even more confidence — and help you focus on doing your best. And it’s only available with GRE tests.

Here’s how it works:

Decide on Test Day:

When viewing your scores at the test center, you can choose not to send your scores at this time OR you can select either option below for each of your four FREE score reports:

• Most Recent option: Send your scores from your current test date.

• All option: Send your scores from all test dates in the last five years.

Decide After Test Day:

At any time, you can go online and send additional score reports for a fee and select from these options for each report you’d like to send:

• Most Recent option: Send your scores from your most recent test date.

• All option: Send your scores from all test dates in the last five years.

• Any option: Send your scores from one or as many test dates as you like from the last five years.

No matter which option you choose, you will select by specific test dates, so your scores are all from the same testing session. And the schools you designate will only see the scores you selected to send them. There will be no special indication if you have taken additional GRE tests. To learn more, go to ets.org/gre/scoreselect.

Plus, scores are good for five years, so you can take the test now while you’re still deciding what to do.

Accepted at top-ranked schools worldwide — get where you want to go. Register for the GRE General Test today!

Register today at TakeTheGRE.com/register.

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Let’s take a closer look. Graduate and business schools want to be sure that you have the skills you need to succeed in their demanding programs. The GRE® General Test measures your verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills — skills that are not related to a specific field of study, but are important for all.

Testing around the world. In most regions of the world, the computer-delivered test is available on a continuous basis throughout the year. In Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea, the computer-delivered test is available one to three times per month.

In areas of the world where the computer-delivered test is not available, the test is administered in a paper-delivered format up to three times a year in October, November and February.

To get even more helpful tips and information about the test, visit:

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Here’s an overview of the computer-delivered GRE General Test, which is about 3 hours and 45 minutes in length. You’ll get a 10-minute break after the third section of the test.

Section Section Length # of Questions

Question Types Measures Your Ability to: Score Scale

Analytical Writing

• One section • Two separately timed 30-minute tasks

• Analyze an Issue • Analyze an Argument

• Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples and examine claims and accompanying evidence

• Articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively • Provide focused responses to questions

0–6, reported in half-point increments

Verbal Reasoning

• Two 30-minute sections • 20 questions in

each section

• Reading Comprehension • Text Completion • Sentence Equivalence

• Analyze and evaluate written material and synthesize information obtained from it

• Analyze relationships among component parts of sentences

• Recognize relationships among words and concepts

130–170, reported in one-point increments

Quantitative Reasoning

• Two 35-minute sections • 20 questions in

each section

• Quantitative Comparison • Multiple-choice • Numeric Entry

• Interpret and analyze quantitative information • Solve problems using mathematical models • Apply basic mathematical skills and elementary

mathematical concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, data analysis

130–170, reported in one-point increments

Unscored† Varies Varies N/A Unscored

Research†† Varies Varies N/A Unscored

Learn more about each test section at TakeTheGRE.com/overview.

For information about the paper-delivered test, visit ets.org/gre/paper. † An unidentified unscored section that does not count toward your score may be included and may appear in any order after the Analytical Writing section.

† † An identified research section may be included in place of the unidentified unscored section. The research section will always appear at the end of the test. Questions in this section are included for the purpose of ETS research and will not count toward your score.

Register today at TakeTheGRE.com/register.

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Getting ready with official prep. Feeling ready and prepared can help you do your best, and we make it easier with a variety of official test preparation materials.

FREE official test prep: • POWERPREP™ Online — Try the test for FREE! Practice for the computer-delivered

GRE® General Test with the FREE POWERPREPTM Online, which includes two full-length practice tests. It is designed to help you:

• Understand what is on the actual test. • Gain familiarity with the various question types. • Practice taking the test under timed conditions. • Understand scoring.

With POWERPREP Online you get:

• Two full-length timed tests that simulate the actual computer-delivered GRE General Test.

• Scores on the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections. • Correct answers to all Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning test questions. • Scored sample essays with reader commentary for the essay prompts on the

Analytical Writing measure to help you evaluate your performance. • Score report that summarizes your performance.

• The Practice Book for the Paper-deliverd GRE® General Test — This 120-page book includes one full-length paper-delivered practice test, as well as strategies, sample questions and more. Written specifically for those taking the paper-delivered GRE General Test.

• GRE® Math Review — A great refresher on your basic math skills. This 100-page review covers the concepts you may see when you take the GRE General Test. Includes definitions, properties, examples and a set of exercises with answers at the end of each section.

• GRE® Math Conventions — Learn more about mathematical assumptions particular to the GRE General Test. Includes notation and terminology as well as guidelines for interpreting and using information given in test questions.

• Sample questions, test section overviews, strategies, tips and more to help you become familiar with the test.

Official test prep available for purchase: • NEW! POWERPREP PLUS™ Online — Everything you love about POWERPREPTM

Online and more! POWERPREP PLUSTM Online offers two never-before-published full-length practice tests (sold separately) that simulate the actual computer-delivered GRE General Test experience, plus you receive scores on ALL three measures of the test within minutes, explanations for correct answers for all Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning test questions, and a score report that summarizes your performance.

• NEW! The Official Guide to the GRE® General Test, Third Edition — Get ready with the most authoritative guide to the test. It includes hundreds of authentic test questions and descriptions of Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections, a detailed overview of the two types of Analytical Writing essay tasks, FOUR real practice tests — two in the book and two simulated, computer-delivered POWERPREP® practice tests, PLUS Quantitative Reasoning problem-solving steps and strategies. It's everything you need to know about the test, straight from the maker of the test and available in both print and eBook formats.

• Official GRE® Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume Two Official GRE® Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume Two — Get more practice questions direct from the test maker! Each guide includes 150 never-before-published practice questions with authentic GRE questions, answers and explanations. Plus, ETS’s own test taking strategies and valuable hints and tips that will help you do your best.

• ScoreItNow!™ Online Writing Practice — This online service helps you prepare for the Analytical Writing section. You compose and submit your essay responses online, then receive immediate, confidential scores so you can see how you performed. You’ll also receive general suggestions for improving your essay-writing skills, sample responses and more.

• Official GRE® Guide Mobile App — Take your test prep with you, wherever you go! Download the only official app from the maker of the test, featuring questions from the second edition of The Official Guide, so you can prepare anytime, anywhere.

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The GRE General Test for Business School — the new path to success. Accepted at top-ranked business schools worldwide, the GRE General Test is the new path to success.

Business schools worldwide are using GRE scores as part of their admissions process for MBA, specialized master's and other graduate business programs. In fact, your GRE scores are accepted at more than 1,300 business schools worldwide, including the U.S. News & World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek and Financial Times top-ranked programs.

The world’s top business schools view GRE scores equally with other admissions tests. So consider how the GRE General Test helps you achieve your best scores — you can change your answers within a section, and GRE research shows that most GRE test takers saw score gains when they decided it was best to change their answer. Also within a section, you can preview questions, skip and go back to more challenging questions, and even change your answers.

And finally, you can send schools only your best scores. With the ScoreSelect® option, if you take a GRE General Test once now, and again in the future, you have the control to send only the GRE scores you want schools to see.

Start your path to success today, take the GRE General Test.

Show schools you are the right fit for their programs. Add your unique profile to the free GRE® Search Service database. Graduate and business school recruiters around the world use this database to find prospective students like you. If you match their recruitment profile, you could receive information about their programs, admissions requirements — even scholarships and fellowships to help pay tuition. Learn more at ets.org/gre/perfectmatch.

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