GRE: Graduate Record Examination
GRE consists of two separate tests: the General Test and the Subject Test in psychology. The General Test is composed of three parts: Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical writing. The verbal and the quantitative tests each yield a separate score between 200-800. Scores on the analytical writing test are reported in ½-point increments along a scale of 0 to 6. The Subject Test, required by only some programs, measures knowledge of psychological concepts that are essential to graduate study; it also yields a score of from 200-800.
The General Test now includes an analytical writing test, in which you type or write by hand your answers to two questions: one on an “issue” topic for 45 minutes and one on an “argument” topic for 30 minutes. The writing test is always taken first.
A breakdown of the scores on one GRE exam
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Verbal
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Quantitative
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Analytical
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480 > 50%
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500 > 34%
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500 > 38%
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500 > 55%
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570 > 51%
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540 > 50%
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550 > 69%
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600 > 58%
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580 > 62%
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600 > 80%
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660 > 71%
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710 > 70%
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660 > 90%
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710 > 81%
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650 > 80%
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700 > 94%
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750 > 88%
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700 > 89%
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740 > 98%
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770 > 92%
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750 > 95%
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790 > 95%
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790 > 98%
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