GRE

Stands for: Graduate Records Examination

GRE is the most commonly required admission test for grad school. The GRE exam is a broad assessment of your critical thinking, analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning skills — all skills developed over the course of many years

Test Score

Section	Score Scale
Verbal Reasoning	130–170, in 1 point increments
Quantitative Reasoning	130–170, in 1 point increments
Analytical Writing	0–6, in half-point increments

Test Format

Verbal Reasoning Measure Your Ability to:

Analyze and draw conclusions from discourse; reason from incomplete data; identify author’s assumptions and/or perspective; understand multiple levels of meaning, such as literal, figurative and author’s intent
Select important points; distinguish major from minor or irrelevant points; summarize text; understand the structure of a text
Understand the meanings of words, sentences and entire texts; understand relationships among words and among concepts

Quantitative Reasoning Measure 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

The Quantitative Reasoning section includes an on-screen calculator. If you are taking the paper-delivered test, a calculator will be provided at the test center.

Analytical Writing 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

The Analytical Writing section requires you to provide focused responses based on the tasks presented, so you can accurately demonstrate your skill in directly responding to a task.

Source: https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about/content/