Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)

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Many Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Veterinary Schools in the U.S require that you take the GRE.  The test, conducted by Educational Testing Service (ETS) has computer-based and paper-based testing options.  The computer-based GRE is given year round. You may take the GRE once every 21 days and up to five times within any continuous rolling 12-month period. Candidates must acquire a GRE Account, register for the exam and submit payment to ETS.  Click here to learn more about where to take the GRE.

The overall testing time for the computer-based GRE is about three hours and 45 minutes. There are six sections with a 10-minute break following the third section. 1) analytical writing (One section with two separately timed tasks) 30 minutes per task; 2) verbal reasoning (two sections) 30 minutes per section; 3) quantitative reasoning (two sections) 35 minutes per section.  Verbal and quantitative reasoning are scored in 1 point increments from 130-170, where as analytical writing is scored in half point increments from 0-6.  A 152 in verbal reasoning and 153 in quantitative reasoning typically scores around the 53rd percentile. A 4.0 in analytical writing typically scores around the 54th percentile.    

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**UPDATE as of September 22, 2023 - The overall testing time for the GRE is being shortened to 1 hour, 58 minutes.  Scores will also be reported faster than in the past, helping candidates submit applications sooner.  Score scales will remain the same.

Analytical Writing (30 minutes) - 1 section, 1 essay task

Quantitative Reasoning (47 minutes) - 2 sections, 27 questions total

Verbal Reasoning (41 minutes) - 2 sections, 27 questions total