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Getting Into Graduate School

The GRE General Test is the most widelyscores. All graduate programs will
accepted college admission exam forrequire your undergraduate transcripts
graduate school. This test strives toalong with letters of recommendation.
measure the knowledge that test takersMany schools also desire a personal
have gained over long periods of timeessay.
(like through their undergraduateIf you are planning on pursuing a
programs).graduate degree, it is recommended that
The GRE currently consists of threeyou apply to a few schools. Many
sections; Verbal Reasoning, Quantitativegraduate programs are highly
Reasoning, and Analytical Writing. Thecompetitive; therefore you increase your
Quantitative and Verbal Reasoningchances of getting into at least one
sections are made up of multiple choiceprogram with more applications. You
questions. The Analytical Writingnever know how your application will be
section is composed of two essayperceived by the admissions counselors.
questions.If you only send in one or two
You will receive three different scoresapplications and are not accepted by
for your GRE test; one for each of theeither school, you will likely need to
three sections. The scores for the twowait another full school year to apply
multiple choice sections, theagain.
Quantitative and Verbal ReasoningDepending on your area of study, your
sections, range from 200 to 800 (withbackground, and the schools you apply
800 being the highest). The score forto, you may qualify for an assistance
the Analytical Writing section rangesship. This can virtually pay your way
from 0-6 (6 is the highest).through graduate school. Most
The average GRE General Test score isassistance ships will pay full tuition
about a 500 for the Quantitative andalong with a monthly stipend throughout
Verbal Reasoning sections and about a 4the school year in exchange for teaching
for the Analytical Writing section.labs or undergraduate courses. In
Obviously, the better your score, theaddition to the money this will save
better chance you have of being acceptedyou, you may also add this as experience
into more competitive graduate programs.to your resume once you graduate.
In addition to your GRE General TestCompetitive assistance ships are usually
scores, some graduate programs alsogranted based on GRE scores and
require scores for the GRE Subjectundergraduate GPA's in addition to an
Tests. You will need to determine whatindividual's experience. The most
the schools you are applying to requirequalified students in a graduate program
for admissions. Many of the morewill usually secure the assistance
competitive programs within a particularships.
school will require GRE Subject Test



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