GRE

GRE EXAM (Graduate Record Examination)

 

GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is an exam that must be taken by students who want to study master's and doctorate education in all English-language universities, including Turkey. GRE, which is reminiscent of the SAT exam in terms of structure; It is two different exams as General Test and GRE Subject Test. It was first issued by the Educational Testing Service in 1949. It measures students' verbal, numerical, writing and thinking skills.

GRE Exam Application

GRE Exam applications are made on the website of the ETS organization that organizes the exam. Before you register for the GRE exam, you can find detailed information on policies, procedures, and services in the Enrollment Checklist. You will need an ETS account to register for the GRE Exam, view your scores, and access other services. You can get your ETS account here.

Before creating your ETS Account, if you have a name change, you should make sure to review important information about the Name You Use During Registration.

GRE Exams

The GRE General Test is designed to measure students' verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills. In the computer-based GRE General Test, there is a calculator on the computer screen during the exam period. For the paper-based GRE General Test, you can bring your own calculator or ask for it at the test centre.

The GRE Subject Test can help you stand out from other applicants by highlighting your level of knowledge and skill in a particular field.

GRE General Test

The GRE General Test consists of three parts: verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing. There are some differences between the computer-based GRE exam and the paper-based GRE exam. For example, the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections of the computer-based GRE exam have 20 questions, while the paper-based GRE exam has 25 questions. The computer-based GRE exam is 3 hours 45 minutes, while the paper-based GRE Exam is 3 hours 30 minutes.

Verbal Reasoning

Verbal Reasoning assesses your ability to analyze written material, synthesize information obtained, analyze relationships between component parts of a sentence, and recognize relationships between words and concepts. There are 20 questions in the verbal reasoning section. There are 3 types of questions in the exam: reading comprehension, text completion and sentence equivalence.

Reading Comprehension
Text Completion
Sentence Equivalence

Quantitative Reasoning

The quantitative reasoning section consists of individual questions, each independent, or a set of questions called data interpretation. All questions in the data interpretation section are based on data presented in tables, graphs or other data screens. The quantitative reasoning section includes 20 questions and 3 question types.

Quantitative Comparison Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
Numerical Input Questions

Analytical Writing

Analytical writing assesses your ability to think critically about a general area of ​​interest and to express your thoughts on that topic clearly in writing. In the analytical writing section, each question contains many different situations or conditions that you can discuss from various angles. There are 2 different types of questions in the Analytical Writing section.

Analyzing a Problem
Analyzing an Argument

GRE General Test Scoring System

Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores on the GRE exam are based on the number of correct answers given to the questions. In the Analytical Writing section, each article is graded by at least one trained teacher using a six-point holistic scale. The exam paper is then graded by e-rater, a computerized program developed by ETS that can identify exam characteristics related to writing proficiency.

If the teacher and e-rater score results are close to each other, the average of the two scores is used as the final score. However, if there is too much difference between the teacher and e-rater score results, a second teacher re-scores the exam and the average score given by the two teachers is used as the final score.

Essay scores on the analytical writing test are averaged and rounded to the nearest half-point on a 0-6 point scale. A single score is reported for the Analytical Writing measure. The most important part in scoring the Analytical Writing test is your critical thinking and analytical writing skills rather than grammar and mechanics.

• The Verbal Reasoning section is scored in 1-point increments on a 130-170-point scale.
• The Quantitative Reasoning section is scored in 1-point increments on a 130-170-point scale.
• The Analytical Writing section is scored in half-point increments on a 0-6 point scale.

GRE Subject Test

The GRE Subject Test consists of six sections: Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology and English Literature. The GRE Subject Test is for students who have a bachelor's degree in one of these 6 departments or have a broad background in the departments.

Biology

The Biology section consists of approximately 190 questions based on grouped descriptions of laboratory and field situations, diagrams or experimental results. Biology department consists of 3 departments: Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biology of Microorganisms, Ecology and Evolution.

Chemical

The chemistry exam consists of 4 sections, Analytical Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry, and 130 multiple-choice questions. Quiz questions are created to simplify mathematical manipulations. Calculations or logarithm tables are not needed. If solving a problem requires the use of logarithms, the required values ​​are included in the question.

Maths

Basic algebra, linear algebra, abstract algebra and number theory constitute 25% of the questions in the exam. The remaining questions relate to other areas of mathematics studied by graduate students at universities. There are 66 multiple choice questions in the math exam.

Physical

The content of the physics exam was determined by results from a worldwide graduate physics curriculum survey conducted by the exam board. The Physics exam consists of 9 sections, including Classical Mechanics, Nuclear and Particle Physics, Electromagnetism, Optical and Wave Phenomenon, Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Laboratory Methods, Atomic Physics and Special Relativity, and 100 elective questions.

Psychology

The questions in the psychology exam are related to the most common topics in psychology department courses at the graduate level. The psychology exam consists of 6 parts, namely Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Measurement in Psychology, and 205 multiple-choice questions.

English Literature

The English Literature exam is divided into sections for poetry, drama, biography, essays, short stories, novels, criticism, literary theory and history of language. It consists of 230 questions in total. The English Literature exam is based on English literature in the British Isles, USA and other parts of the world. It also contains many questions about major works, including the Bible translated from other languages.

GRE Subject Test Scoring System

In the GRE Subject Test, your raw score is determined by the number of questions you answer correctly. Questions that you answered incorrectly, did not answer, or marked as more than one answer are counted as incorrect. Answers counted as wrong do not cause any loss of points.

The Subject Test is scored in 1-point increments on a score scale between 200 and 990.
Biology and Psychology exams are calculated by giving sub-scores in increments of 1 point on a score scale between 20-99.

 

GRE Exam Dates

When determining the GRE Exam date, you should pay attention to the application deadlines of the school you wish to apply to and when the GRE Exam scores will be sent. Subject Test and General Test dates are different, it is not possible to take both exams on the same day.

The computer-based GRE Exam score report is sent to the schools to which you want to send the scores approximately 10-15 days after the test date, and the Paper-Based GRE Exam score report is sent approximately 25-30 days later.

GRE Exam Fee

The GRE exam fee is stated in US dollars and fees are subject to change without notice. The 2019 GRE Exam fees listed below do not include Value Added or similar taxes. GRE Exam fees may vary depending on the test center, test type or test dates.

There are differences between the Subject Test exam fee and the General Test exam fee. After the GRE exam, you can send a free score report document to the 4 schools you want to apply to. After the 4 points report sheet, any extra points report sheet you want to submit is subject to a fee.