The GRE is a graduate level exam used for admission to a variety of programs – M.A., M.S., M.B.A, J.D., and many professional degrees.
The GRE, administered via computer, emphasizes verbal and quantitative skills and analytical writing.
Arete’s approach to GRE preparation diagnoses readiness, trains the analytic approach, enhances specific skills needed to improve scores, and reduces test anxiety. We help master strategies for the computer-administered test setting, which is distinct from the traditional paper test.
| Section | # of Questions | Minutes | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Writing (1 section with 2 separately timed tasks) | 2 tasks | 30 minutes per task, 60 minutes total | 1 “Analyze an Issue” task and 1 “Analyze an Argument” task Measures your ability to: – Articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively – Support ideas with relevant reasons and examples – Examine claims and accompanying evidence – Sustain a well-focused, coherent discussion – Control the elements of standard written English |
| Verbal Reasoning (2 sections) | 20 questions per section | 30 minutes per section | Measures your ability to: – Analyze and draw conclusions from discourse – Reason from incomplete data – Identify authors’ assumptions and/or perspective – Understand multiple levels of meaning – Distinguish major from minor or irrelevant points – Summarize text – Understand the structure of a text – Understand the meaning of individual words, sentences, and entire texts – Understand relationships among words and among concepts |
| Quantitative Reasoning (2 sections) | 20 questions per section | 35 minutes per section | Measures your ability to: – Understand, interpret, and analyze quantitative information – Solve problems using mathematical models – Apply basic skills and elementary concepts of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and data analysis |
| Unscored* | Varies | Varies | Varies |
| Research** | Varies | Varies | Varies |
* 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. Questions in the unscored section are being tried out either for possible use in future tests or to ensure that scores on new editions of the test are comparable to scores from earlier editions. The Analytical Writing section will always be first. After, the Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and unscored sections may appear in any order; therefore, you should treat each section as if it counts toward your score.
** An identified research section that does not count toward your score may be included in place of the unscored section. The research section will always appear at the end of the test. Questions in this section are included for ETS research purposes.