Online registration is now available for the computer-based Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.
The GRE General Test is composed of verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing sections.

GRE tests are intended to measure only a portion of the individual characteristics that are important for graduate study: reasoning skills, critical thinking, and the ability to communicate effectively in writing in the General Test, and discipline-specific content knowledge through the Subject Tests.

The General Test measures specific reasoning skills that are developed over a long period of time.
Standardized test scores and prior grades measure overlapping but different aspects of educational attainment, and they have complementary strengths. Each also has specific weaknesses as an indicator of likely student success. Unlike prior grades, GRE scores reflect performance on tasks that are common to all applicants. The complementarity between GRE scores and other elements of the application means that GRE scores should always be used in conjunction with those other elements.

The power of the GRE General Test and Subject Tests to predict first-year grades in graduate education is  greater than has been represented in some recent criticisms. In fact, GRE scores enable important, practical improvements in admissions decision-making.
There are many different criteria for success in graduate education and a great disparity of views of how to measure it. Thus, there is no single, universally accepted way to gauge the utility of GRE scores. The prediction of graduate school grades is a common yardstick, but grades fail to capture all that is important about graduate study.
Although institutions are the major users of test scores, test takers may also use them for their personal educational decisions.

Subject Tests.
The GRE Subject Tests are designed to help graduate school admission committees and fellowship sponsors assess the qualifications of applicants in specific fields of study. The tests also provide students with an assessment of their own qualifications.
Scores on the tests are intended to indicate students' knowledge of the subject matter emphasized in many undergraduate programs as preparation for graduate study. Since past achievement is usually a good indicator of future performance, the scores are helpful in predicting students' success in graduate study. Because the tests are standardized, the test scores permit comparison of students from different institutions with different undergraduate programs. For some Subject Tests, subscores are provided in addition to the total score; these subscores indicate the strengths and weaknesses of individual student's preparation, and they may help students plan their future studies.

For more information and tips visit:
www.gre.org, www.ets.org/gre, and www.greguide.com

For online test preparation visit  www.greguide.com or www.graduateshotline.com

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