The New GRE
ETS has abandoned plans to introduce a revised GRE. The changes described below may be introduced at some point in the future. For now, disregard them.
In the Fall of 2007, ETS will be
launching a new version of the GRE General
Test. Here is a side-by-side comparison that highlights the major
changes:
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Current GRE |
New GRE |
Verbal Section |
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Time |
One 30-minute section |
Two 40-minute sections |
Focus |
More obscure vocabulary |
More reading passages |
Format |
All multiple choice |
Some selecting sentences, e.g. |
Quantitative Section |
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Time |
One 45-minute section |
Two 40-minute sections |
Focus |
More geometry |
More data analysis |
Format |
All multiple choice |
Some numerical answer entry |
Calculating |
In pencil on scratch paper |
With an on-screen calculator |
Analytical Writing Section |
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Time |
One 45-minute section and one 30-minute section |
Two 30-minute sections |
Questions |
Broad, general questions |
“More focused prompts” |
Test Dates |
Available throughout the year |
30 scheduled dates per year |
Question selection |
Adaptive (based on how you’ve performed on the previous questions) |
Linear (everybody on the test date gets the same questions, no matter what) |
Scoring |
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Verbal and Quantitative |
On a scale of 200 to 800 |
On a scale of 110 to 150 (tentative--to be finalized after the first rounds of testing) |
Analytical Writing |
On a scale of 0 to 6.0 |
On a scale of 0 to 6.0 |
Cost |
$130 |
? (probably more than $130) |
Test-prep materials compatible with the new version of the test will be available on the ETS website http://www.ets.org in Spring or Summer 2007.
Get more on information on the revised GRE